This is probably not the answer you are looking for, but here it is... Health/home visitors can and probably do provide social support to whomever they visit...depending on how skilled they are...I think of some of the people in my community who make pastoral visits...to provide a presence/company along the journey if you will. Some of these who do pastoral care are nurses or counselors or social workers and they provide support, comfort, resources and referrals. Our pastoral care minister who is also a trained nurse told me that when she was the chaplain at a community centre, much of her work involved visiting and driving people around who were agoraphobic who weren't able to get around alone on public or private transportation. Sometimes she would need to do the shopping or run errands for them. I am sure if you type social support and disability into a good search engine you'll find something useful.
Mary Timms <[log in to unmask]> wrote:I am a Health Visitor with an MSc in Disability Studies. I have been asked
to present evidence as to the value of Health Visitors having involvement
in families where some individuals have disabilities. I realise that some
will see this as reinforcing medical interference. However, since Health
Visitors often act as advocates holistically for all families and also
work in a medical situation (i.e. when attached to GP surgeries), could
they be of value to families. Maybe a specialist Health/Home Visitor
acting as a resource and consultant to other Health Visitors does have a
role – or perhaps there is no role. I am really interested in evidence,
and would be pleased if anyone knows of any, particularly in the age band
5-18years.
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