The experiences of families of children with cerebral palsy and complex disability after three years accessing the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

Introduction: In Australia, children with cerebral palsy and complex disability receive funded supports through the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). This individualised funding scheme requires parents to navigate and advocate on behalf of their child, supported by expert reports, recommendations, and allied health services. Supports aim to enable participation in all areas of daily life, which may be otherwise largely inaccessible to children with complex disability and their families.

Fathers of children with a disability: health, work, and family life issues.

Purpose: Fathers in families raising children with disabilities are under-researched. Fathers' perspectives can be better accommodated in childhood disability services that operate on a family-centred paradigm if their perspectives are understood. This study aimed to investigate the perspectives of fathers on caring and family life, work, and health.

Controlled choice, not choice and control: Families' reflections after one year using the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

Introduction: At least 40 percent of children with cerebral palsy and their families rely on access to allied health services, assistive technology, and require funding and expertise to achieve skills and participate in daily life. Implementation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has resulted in a shift to public funding and emphasis on choice and control of services, support and assistive technology to promote social and economic participation. Families of children with cerebral palsy are invested in scheme success and their subjective experiences require consideration if the NDIS is to meet participation targets.

Evaluation of the UK Public Health Skills and Knowledge Framework (PHSKF): implications for international competency frameworks.

Background: The value of competency frameworks for developing the public health workforce is widely acknowledged internationally. However, there is a lack of formal evaluations of such frameworks. In the UK, the Public Health Skills and Knowledge Framework (PHSKF) is a key tool for the public health workforce across the UK, and this study presents the evaluation of the PHSKF 2016 version, with the aim of reflecting on implications for international public health competency frameworks.

School success and participation for students with cerebral palsy: a qualitative study exploring multiple perspectives.

Purpose: This qualitative study investigated perceived successful school experiences for students with cerebral palsy in Australia. Participation and appropriate support in school are complex concepts, although few studies have investigated all stakeholders' perspectives.

Methods: Phenomenology informed the study that centered on the concept of a successful school experience.

Complementary, Alternative, and Mainstream Service use Among Families with Young Children with Multiple Disabilities: Family Costs to Access Choices.

ABSTRACT Families raising a young child with multiple disabilities are charged with significant responsibilities such as learning about their child's condition and navigating mainstream and alternative services. Aim: Describe service choices, costs, out of pocket expenses, and the impact on families. Methods: Survey design using a custom questionnaire was used to collect extensive retrospective and current data.