Young Carers
The informal carer and service user group this assignment will be focusing on is young carers supporting their disabled parent. More specifically, the young carers are based on the ages from five to eighteen; and the service user group are based on a single parent that has a disability.
Young carers have many needs that need to be met; one of them being education. It has been reported that young carers miss around ten weeks of school a year; in order to help care for their service user (Bennett, 2014). Even when young carers do attend school, they often tend to turn up late; this could be due to helping their parent get up and ready or waiting for someone from an organisation to come over. Young carers also suffer from a lack of concentration and anxiety, as they constantly wonder if their parent is okay. This in turn means their school work will suffer, and low grades will be produced. Being bullied is …show more content…
It is important for a young carer to form relationships with other people their age. It allows them to take a break from their home life, and feel like they have someone to confide in. however, young carers find it difficult to form relationships; this can be down to a few reasons. Firstly, the young carer is from a lone parent family and their parent suffers from a disability, making having a job difficult. So, money from claiming benefits would be the main source used to live off; meaning the young carer would not have the funds to go out and enjoy leisure activity with others. Another reason would be due to the young carer spending majority of their time at home, and being seen as different from peers; their self-confidence and self-esteem would be quite low, making it harder for them to form relationships. The young carer also spends majority of their time looking after their parent and working on household chores; which in turn means they do not have the time to go out and socialise (Edwards et al,
Young carers have many needs that need to be met; one of them being education. It has been reported that young carers miss around ten weeks of school a year; in order to help care for their service user (Bennett, 2014). Even when young carers do attend school, they often tend to turn up late; this could be due to helping their parent get up and ready or waiting for someone from an organisation to come over. Young carers also suffer from a lack of concentration and anxiety, as they constantly wonder if their parent is okay. This in turn means their school work will suffer, and low grades will be produced. Being bullied is …show more content…
It is important for a young carer to form relationships with other people their age. It allows them to take a break from their home life, and feel like they have someone to confide in. however, young carers find it difficult to form relationships; this can be down to a few reasons. Firstly, the young carer is from a lone parent family and their parent suffers from a disability, making having a job difficult. So, money from claiming benefits would be the main source used to live off; meaning the young carer would not have the funds to go out and enjoy leisure activity with others. Another reason would be due to the young carer spending majority of their time at home, and being seen as different from peers; their self-confidence and self-esteem would be quite low, making it harder for them to form relationships. The young carer also spends majority of their time looking after their parent and working on household chores; which in turn means they do not have the time to go out and socialise (Edwards et al,