Final report : Supporting aboriginal children and youth with learning and/or behavioural disabilities in the care of Aboriginal child welfare agencies

Unmet Needs of Children with Disabilities and Their Families 44 Lack of support for families caring for children 44 Lack of education and training for parents and foster parents 45 Lack of community-based services 45 Lack of recreational activities in the community 45 Lack of early diagnosis and intervention services 46 Lack of resources to assess needs and follow through 46 Lack of access to prof [...] This article also recognizes the rights of children with disabilities to assistance for the child or parents to care for the child and to ensure the child has. [...] OVERVIEW OF THE RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS This project was designed to further knowledge related to (a) the needs of Aboriginal children with learning and/or behavioural disabilities in the care of Aboriginal child welfare agencies, (b) current practices of Aboriginal child welfare agencies in providing services to these children and their families; (c) challenges that are faced by child welfare [...] In keeping with the objectives of the research project, the research focused on the following questions: § What is the extent to which Aboriginal child welfare agencies provide services to children with learning and/or behavioural disabilities and their families? [...] PHASE 1 In the first phase of the research the objective was to determine on a broad level the scope of the issue and agencies’ perceived needs, best practices, and challenges.