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Futures planning - adult sibling perspectives

Davys, D; Mitchell, D; Haigh, C

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Authors

D Davys

D Mitchell

C Haigh



Abstract

15 adult siblings of people who have a learning disability were interviewed in relation to their future wishes and expectations of care giving. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was used to analyse transcripts from the interviews where it was demonstrated that futures planning remains an area of difficulty for families of learning disabled people. The range and degree of plans in place were variable across the families and overall, plans tended to lack detail and clarity. Various factors were cited as hindrances to the futures planning process such as parental anxiety, difficulty with service providers, superstition, attitude, assumption and life stage. Futures planning presented as a transitional process and further research into how best to support families and individuals who have a learning disability to develop long term yet flexible plans is indicated.

Citation

Davys, D., Mitchell, D., & Haigh, C. (2014). Futures planning - adult sibling perspectives. British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 43(3), 219-226. https://doi.org/10.1111/bld.12099

Journal Article Type Article
Online Publication Date Jun 30, 2014
Publication Date Jun 30, 2014
Deposit Date Oct 17, 2014
Publicly Available Date May 24, 2017
Journal British Journal Of Learning Disabilities
Print ISSN 1354-4187
Publisher Wiley
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 43
Issue 3
Pages 219-226
DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/bld.12099
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bld.12099
Related Public URLs http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bld.2015.43.issue-3/issuetoc

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