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Barriers, lessons learned, and helpful hints — grandmother caregivers talk about service utilization
Author(s)	Priscilla A Gibson
Journal title	Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 39, no 4, 2002
Pages	pp 55-74
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Grandmothers ; Grandparents as carers ; Grandchildren ; Usage [services] ; Qualitative Studies ; United States of America.
Annotation	Increasingly, grandmother caregivers must interact with social agencies to obtain services for their grandchildren, but they encounter unanticipated obstacles. This qualitative study reports the experiences of 12 grandmothers who were caring for grandchildren through five social service agencies. A semi-structured instrument was used that included questions about different aspects of the experience through in-depth interviews and a focus group. Findings describe three categories of experience: barriers encountered in the systems; lessons learned about the systems; and helpful hints about the systems. Implications for social workers include behaviour during service delivery, the dual role inherent in practice with caregivers, and the inclusion and support of biological parents. (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-040107509 A
Classmark	SW2: P6:SW: SW5: QLD: 3DP: 7T
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