Help as a disabled parent

Broken_hearted

Have you looked at the SS stats for dealing with disabled parents. I had plenty of proffesional experience knew the system inside out, didnt stop us being screwed over.

Indie_Kid

Broken_hearted wrote: »

Not scaremongering just a lot of reading up on disabled parents asking for help and never seeing their kids again. Even on these boards we have evidence of such a situation. As I said your choice after all babies are so easy to adopt out.

This is a last resort. I have a friend who is autistic and has a disabled son. SS haven't taken his son away from him. They do whatever they can to keep families together.

holistic_witch

Hi shel

sorry to hear you not to good bet little man running you out my little lady certainly is now she walking. I'm waiting for a homestart volunteer to start mid sept. speak to you HV you can get CAF place for him for upto 2 days for 12 weeks i've still got few left when big one goes back school have you got a parent support worker in your area mines brill

take care

Ali

aka moonflower on the other site

ShelBell

Hi Ali,

Whats a CAF place? Not heard of that one. Walking already, wow, we're stuck on backwards crawling here.

lynzpower

CAF is Contact A Family http://www.cafamily.org.uk/index.php?section=861

kingfisherblue

CAF also means Common Assessment Framework - used to assess the needs of a child. I think this is the likely meaning in this case, as Contact A Family are a charity to help families with disabled children, and the OP is a disabled parent.

http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/everychildmatters/strategy/deliveringservices1/caf/cafframework/

ShelBell

Those were the two acronyms I knew, I didn't think the framework was the right one to fit what Ali was talking about but I am often wrong I will speak to my HV, she has talked about additional support before now but I've always resisted. Too stubborn and proud to admit that I need it!

Bacchus_061

ShelBell wrote: »

Hi guys,

Can I ask if anyone can tell me what help there is out there to parent as effectively as a non-disabled person? My husband is working away mon-fri for the next 6 weeks (and the last 7) and it is a huge struggle. My walking is terrible right now so we can't go out without another adult to help, and there isn't anyone. So we are pretty much stuck indoors. I have contacted adult SS and referred myself in but when I asked about help to parent (which I believe they are supposed to provide?) they got very vague.

So any guidance, help or advice would be hugely appreciated, I am feeling pretty much at rock bottom right now

You may approach both really but adult services may be a better bet. I thought they would need to do a 'Carer's assessment'.However, children maybe able to advice as well.

Bacchus_061

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Disabled...ts/DG_10037844


http://www.disabledparentsnetwork.or...ges/19/19.html


Those two links look good

holistic_witch

Shel

just sent you a mess havent got energy to stay on long i'll let you know more when i've spoke HV

Ali
xx