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Article: Respite care: an opportunity for the religious community. (includes related information)
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- The Exceptional Parent
- Article date:
- June 1, 1990
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RESPITE CARE: An Opportunity for the Religious Community
Respite care services for families are ripe for new and effective partnerships between secular service systems and the religious community. There is a growing variety of respite care services, most using paid providers. Many of the programs are excellent. However, most respite is still provided by family, friends and other kinds of informal arrangements. One reason is lack of services, but others have to do with family trust, preference and a reluctance to use agency services.
In addition, it is often difficult to find respite services or to keep such services after the family uses them. Also, ...