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Parent Had a Placement Disruption Respite Care Services Used
13 Yes Yes
14 Yes Yes
15 No No
Table 6
Disruptions and use of respite in Harris County
Parent Had a Placement Disruption Respite Care Services Used
16 Yes No
17 Yes Yes
18 No No
19 No Yes
20 Yes No
When asked if they felt that respite care services could prevent placement disruption, eleven (11) participants or fifty-five percent (55%) said yes.
Nine (9) participants or forty-five percent (45%) of the sample do not think that respite care is an effective strategy for preventing disruption. One
participant stated, “The nature of the problems were such that respite would not have addressed them.” Another participant explained, “I don’t see it
as having to do with how much care they require but how emotionally invested you are.” In reference to a disruption, one participant said, “The child
began acting out and became violent, this was not a temporary thing that would have been resolved in a short period of time.”
When asked for ideas on how respite care services might be improved, suggestions fell into four (4) major categories:
1. More respite care time
Safe Future – A Plan for Program Improvement
Georgia Department of Human Resources
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