Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
SAGE OPEN, cilt.14, sa.3, 2024 (SSCI)
Families with parents with visual disabilities and sighted children continue to be viewed with suspicion and prejudice; however, when suitable conditions are provided, these families can function in a healthy manner. Social work, as a profession, is of great importance in terms of empowering these families. The aim of this article is to understand how such families function. We interrogate how disability affects functioning and consider the circumstances under which healthy family functioning occurs. Interviews were conducted with nine mothers and nine fathers with visual disabilities, and nine sighted children in T & uuml;rkiye. The findings indicate that family members' autonomy, their ability to adapt, and the social support they receive play key roles in the existence of a functional, strong family. Finally, suggestions are presented for social workers on how they can help families to make them stronger. The purpose of this article is to explore how the family life of parents with visual disabilities and their sighted children function in a healthy way. To deeply understand their experience, qualitative method was chosen and interviews were carried out with nine mothers and nine fathers with visual disabilities, and nine sighted children in T & uuml;rkiye. The findings indicate that family members' autonomy, their ability to adapt, and the social support they receive play key roles in the existence of a functional, strong family. The most significant limitation of the study is that almost all of the parents participating are from a particular socio-economic-cultural background and they have already gained the awareness and skills of independent living. The majority are well-educated. To overcome these difficulties, the data were evaluated from a solution-oriented perspective and the factors that empower family functioning were revealed through the existing positive examples. To empower these families, implications are presented on the basis of social work at the micro-messo and macro level.