Implementing Family-Centred Service in Ontario Children's Rehabilitation Services

1996

Investigators & Staff

• M Law
• S Brown
• S Barnes
• G King
• P Rosenbaum
• S King

Funding Agency

The Ontario Ministry of Health (1996)

Summary

This qualitative study was designed to explore the effects of implementing family-centred service (FCS). The findings indicate that the implementation of FCS leads to an increased partnership and sharing of power between families and service providers.

One of the greatest challenges is how to implement family-centred services on a day-to-day basis within the constraints of limited time and resources. A sustained and participatory leadership appears to facilitate a satisfactory experience of change toward family-centred service.

Impact

• Findings provide evidence of both the value of and challenges inherent in providing FCS.
• Links FCS to client satisfaction.