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ArticleBritish journal of learning disabilities2022

'In the circumstances I think we've all managed

Pippa Higgs, Jennifer McElwee

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Article in British journal of learning disabilities, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 40% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. 'In the circumstances I think we've all managedBritish journal of learning disabilities · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Pippa HiggsDepartment of Education University of Bath Bath UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0147-7225
Jennifer McElweeAneurin Bevan University Health Board, NHS Wales Newport UK.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board · GBUniversity of Bath · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The Child Development Advisor (CDA)  (Portage) service provides developmental support to children with significant developmental delays and emotional support for their families through fortnightly home visits. However, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent restrictions imposed to control its spread prevented services from providing face-to-face sessions with families and caregivers, thus removing the CDA (Portage) service's primary means of supporting children and their families. This article aims to explore the impact of those changes on a team of CDAs. Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with six CDAs representing the CDA (Portage) service within one NHS Health Board. Findings: The CDAs expressed feeling an initial negative impact of the COVID-19 restrictions on the service, but in the longer term they noticed a number of positive impacts, including caregiver empowerment and improved working with other professionals. Conclusion: Despite having their primary means of providing support removed as part of the COVID-19 restrictions, the service has been able to adapt to continuously support families and promote child development throughout the pandemic and inadvertently developed a service offer that may be more beneficial for both families and professionals in the future.

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child developmentCOVID‐19developmental delayPortagevideo consultation

Identifiers

PMID35602321
PMCPMC9111847
OpenAlexW4210934670

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