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Community-Based Respite Care for Disabled Children

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 February 2016

Marigold Williams
Affiliation:
Interchange Programme, Mercy Family Life Centre
Skaidrite Roper
Affiliation:
Young Disabled Children's Programme, North East Metropolitan Region, Department of Youth & Community Services

Extract

This article is an overview of community based respite care programmes operating in the metropolitan area of Sydney. The term “community-based respite care” in this article refers to a model where the care is given by other families within the community. The term “families” encompasses traditional two parent families, single parents and other caring adults. These families are identified as “host families” and “respite care” is defined as provision of short term relief from 2 hours to 2 weeks to disabled persons and their families on a planned basis or in emergency situations.

The underlying philosophy of community respite care is that services to the disabled should be based on making available to them the same patterns and conditions of everyday life which most citizens enjoy.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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