'Young Carers' and Disabled Parents: Time for a change of direction?

Newman, Tony

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“…In (Newman, 2002). This orientation towards risk factors reflects the organisational culture of social work (Early and Glenmaye, 2000) in its wider socio-political environment.…”

Section: The Definition Of 'Young Carer'mentioning

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“…This orientation towards risk factors reflects the organisational culture of social work (Early and Glenmaye, 2000) in its wider socio-political environment. Although many analyses of young caring as a risk factor have been put forward, Newman (2002) concluded that studies involving control groups have indicated little aggregate impact, with slightly higher average anxiety levels balanced by gains in maturity (McHale and Harris, 1992).…”

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‘The sooner you can change their life course the better’: the time-framing of risks in relationship to being a young carer

Heyman

2013

Health, Risk & Society

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In this article, we compare accounts given by young carers and specialist support workers about the riskiness of becoming a carer relatively early in life. We argue that since the mid1990s the policy response has problematised the comparatively early adoption of a caring role as a risk factor for future personal development. This temporal issue has become societally organised around concern about NEETs (young adults not in education, employment or training). Such concern is predicated on cultural assumptions, now being undermined in response to economic crisis, about the existence of a critical age for transition to adulthood, successful navigation of which requires a time-limited period of personal freedom. Our findings suggest that, whereas support workers mostly see young caring in terms of risks to future prospects, young carers themselves identify not only current stresses, but also personal gains, from their experiences. Instead of categorising the timing of their caring as a source of risk, young carer respondents questioned service shortcomings which they felt made it harder for them to cope in the present, particularly inadequate social service support for relatives with disabilities and insensitivities in the education system. They did not see service providers as helping them to manage their futures. We locate this tension in risk social science debates about individualisation (Beck and Beck-Gernsheim, 2002;Beck, 1992;Giddens, 1991); transition to adulthood in late modern society (Roberts, 2012;Roberts, 2007; Wyn and Woodman, 2007)

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“…In (Newman, 2002). This orientation towards risk factors reflects the organisational culture of social work (Early and Glenmaye, 2000) in its wider socio-political environment.…”

Section: The Definition Of 'Young Carer'mentioning

confidence: 98%

Section: The Definition Of 'Young Carer'mentioning

confidence: 99%

‘The sooner you can change their life course the better’: the time-framing of risks in relationship to being a young carer

Heyman

2013

Health, Risk & Society

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“…Newman (2002) in the United Kingdom suggests that as an 'unintended consequence of the rise of young carers', many disabled parents feel disempowered and 'pathologised', believing that researchers and official authorities have the perception that their disabilities are seriously affecting the immediate and long-term welfare of their children. Aldridge and Becker (1994) investigated the perspective of parents receiving care and found a tendency to 'keep it in the family' and for families not to involve friends and neighbours in caring routines.…”

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“…In the United Kingdom, the disability rights movement has argued that it is the lack of sufficient, accessible and affordable services for people with chronic illness, particularly mental illness or physical disability, that leads adults to rely on their own children for care, and that if appropriate and sufficient resources and services were available, the need for reliance on young carers would be mitigated (Keith 1992;Keith & Morris 1995;Newman 2002;Prilleltensky 2004). …”

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Young Carers in Australia:Understanding the Advantages and Disadvantages of Their Care Giving

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“…Ze zijn er trots op dat ze kunnen zorgen voor hun ouder en voelen zich gewaardeerd om hun bijdrage aan het huishouden. Daardoor ervaren kinderen een gevoel van eigenwaarde dat bijdraagt aan de ontwikkeling van hun identiteit (Lackey en Gates, 2001;Newman, 2002).…”

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In Nederland groeit ongeveer 10 tot 13 procent van de kinderen op met een chronisch lichamelijk zieke ouder. De ziekte heeft niet alleen gevolgen voor deze ouders, maar ook voor partners en kinderen. Uit onderzoek van de Universiteit van Amsterdam blijkt dat kinderen met een zieke ouder een verhoogd risico lopen op angstklachten, somberheid en teruggetrokken gedrag. Ze hebben behoefte aan ondersteuning, vooral in de vorm van lotgenotencontact en specifieke voorlichting over de ziekte en hoe ze daarmee kunnen omgaan.Naar schatting hebben vijfhonderdduizend kinderen in Nederland een chronisch zieke ouder. Dat aantal zal waarschijnlijk toenemen, doordat mensen met ernstige ziekten langer blijven leven door de medische vooruitgang en doordat voorheen vaak dodelijke ziekten, zoals kanker, hersenbloedingen en hartklachten, zijn veranderd in chronische aandoeningen. Ook het feit dat ouders op latere leeftijd kinderen krijgen, draagt bij aan het toenemende aantal chronisch zieke ouders (Lubkin en Larsen, 2006).De chronische ziekte van een ouder heeft invloed op het hele gezin. Een zieke ouder heeft vaak lichamelijke beperkingen en pijn. De gezonde partner en de kinderen worden belast met extra zorgtaken.Kinderen met een chronisch zieke ouder hebben vaker last van lichamelijke klachten en internaliserend probleemgedrag, zoals depressief, teruggetrokken en angstig gedrag, dan kinderen met twee gezonde ouders. Externaliserend probleemgedrag, zoals grensover-

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'Young Carers' and Disabled Parents: Time for a change of direction?

Cited by 69 publications

References 48 publications

‘The sooner you can change their life course the better’: the time-framing of risks in relationship to being a young carer

‘The sooner you can change their life course the better’: the time-framing of risks in relationship to being a young carer

Young Carers in Australia:Understanding the Advantages and Disadvantages of Their Care Giving

Jonge mantelzorger heeft behoefte aan aandacht

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