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Help For New Parents/Disabled Parents: - 2007/10/18 23:32
Help For New Parents/Disabled Parents: Disabled Parents Direct.Gov.Uk Website: http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeople/HealthAndSupport/Disabledparents/index.htm
To arrange the support you may need as a disabled parent, the place to start is the adult social services team in your local authority.
This is a different team to the ' Children and families team'.
Health and social care assessments and the parenting role:
A disabled person has the right to ask for an assessment of their health and social care needs and if you have parenting responsibilities (for a child under 18) the assessment of your needs should also cover the support you need to carry out these responsibilities.
If you are a parent-to-be, you can let the social services team know about your situation before your baby is born to help them plan your support.
Remember, social services are not there to assume that you are unable to cope or that you will not be a good parent.
Instead, decisions about the support offered should focus on how to help you in your parenting role and not 'what you cannot do'.
It's important to remember that your assessment as a disabled person/parent is about your needs.
If you receive the right support, your child's needs will be met without the need for services from the 'Children and families team'.
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