Your Children, Your Say: Experiences of Meitheal in the Dublin Mid Leinster Area

Alcala, Alexandra, Darmody, Kate, Dennehy, Holly, White, Fay and Cummins, Lána (2023) Your Children, Your Say: Experiences of Meitheal in the Dublin Mid Leinster Area. In: Prevention and Early Intervention Summit. PEIN, Limerick, Ireland. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

This research aimed to generate parent feedback that would influence the delivery of future training for Lead Practitioners of Meitheal in the Dublin Mid Leinster area. This study aim to fulfil two objectives: Objective 1: To learn how Meitheal can be more effective from the perspective of the parents. Objective 2: To help promote Meitheal within the wider community. Overall, the findings indicated the parents were satisfied with the Meitheal process, with participants indicating the experience had been life changing. The support received in the Meitheal process had for these parents eased pressures and reduced their stress levels and had enabled some processes for their children to be fast-tracked. There were two key areas that the participants noted were challenging which can be used to improve practice. Findings indicated that the relationship between parents/guardians and the school could be difficult at times. Some parents noted that with engagement from Tusla relationships were better, however, others expressed a desire for Tusla to advocate more for the children with the schools. Secondly, findings indicated that families had experienced significant challenges regarding accessing urgent services for their child and were put on significant waitlists after the assessments had been completed.

Item Type:	Book Section
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman > Children H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform > Community Development
Divisions:	Early Learning Initiative Publications
Depositing User:	Tamara Malone
Date Deposited:	27 Nov 2023 15:47
Last Modified:	28 Nov 2023 15:24
URI:	https://norma.ncirl.ie/id/eprint/6861

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