Models of Inclusion in Child Care: Child Care that Works for Children with Emotional and/or Behavioral Challenges: Family Member Perceptions

Authors

Shane Ama, Portland State University
Eileen M. Brennan, Portland State UniversityFollow
Sara BermanFollow
Jennifer R. Bradley, Portland State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2004

Subjects

Work and family, Mentally ill children -- Services for, Child care -- Perceptions

Abstract

Although 5-10% of employed parents care for a child with emotional or behavioral challenges (EBCs) (Emlen, 1997), family support resources are notably lacking. A recent focus group study of 41 working parents (Rosenzweig, Brennan, & Ogilvie, 2002) found child care to be particularly difficult to find and maintain for families that included children with EBCs. Participants reported a number of barriers to child care arrangements that could successfully meet their family's needs. First, since few qualified providers had the expertise to meet the needs of children with EBCs, arrangements were difficult to find. A combination of the lack of quality care in general, and few qualified providers for children with emotional or behavioral problems, created a nearly impossible situation for working families looking for child care. The aim of the Models of Inclusion in Child Care study (MICC) was to identify and investigate programs and strategies that improve access for families of children with emotional or behavioral disorders to child care that is inclusive, family-centered, culturally competent, and of high quality.

Description

Article first appeared in Building on family strengths: Research and services in support of children and their families. 2002 conference proceedings, edited by Jay M.G. King, Jonathan Cook, Michael D. Pullmann, and Jennifer Simpson (2004). Available at http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/PDF/cp02.pdf

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/9034

Citation Details

Ama, S., Brennan, E., Berman, S., and Bradley, J. (2004). Models of inclusion in child care: Child care that works for children with emotional and/or behavioral challenges: Family member perceptions. In Gordon, L.J., Tullis, K., Hanson, A., Magee, A., Everhart, M., & Bradley, J. (Eds.). (2004). Building on family strengths: Research and services in support of children and their families. 2002 conference proceedings. Portland, OR: Portland State University, Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children’s Mental Health., 61-66.