Stručni rad
YOUNG CARE-GIVERS – CHILDREN OF DISABLED PERSONS
Kristina Urbanc
Sažetak
Generally speaking, not one of the existing laws or rules, however well regulated, enables or ensures the realisation of human rights and fundamental human freedoms unless the supporting conditions have been provided within the framework of community and society, and unless the society offers support in terms of developing tolerance towards disabled persons. Within this context the author speaks of under-aged children of disabled persons who, due to insufficient social support and care, have been made the main and sometimes only source of assistance to their parents or family members. Although results of systematic research about the kind of influence such demands and family obligations have had on the quality of life and experience of these children do not exist, practice has confirmed that the community's deficiencies in caring for its disabled members often bring about the cummulation of various risk and stress factors in the growing and maturing process of disabled persons' children. In the paper the author also points out the importance of conducting research of this (potentially) risk prone group of children and youths for the purpose of organising a more effective and better established support for families of disabled persons.
Ključne riječi
disabled persons; young care-giver; medical and social concept of disability
Hrčak ID:
3511
URI
Datum izdavanja:
15.12.2003.
Posjeta: 3.200 *