This webinar (44 min., in French) explores the realities experienced by the ageing parents of special-needs children. It explores the professional and financial impacts of being a carer, including retirement planning for life partners, as well as the thoughts expressed by these parents as to their own futures and that of their child. as well as the thoughts expressed by these parents as to their own futures and that of their child. Presented by Mireille Chaumont-Goneau, a population studies masters student at the Institut national de recherche scientifique (INRS), the webinar is based on a masters research project that involved 10 semi-structured interviews with mothers and fathers. It was initially broadcast on April 19, 2023 as part of the lunchtime talks held by the Famille en mouvance research partnership.
Penser à la retraite en ayant un enfant à besoins particuliers
This webinar (in French) explores the realities experienced by the ageing parents of special-needs children. It explores the professional and financial impacts of being a carer, including retirement planning for life partners, as well as the thoughts expressed by these parents as to their own futures and that of their child.
Year: 2023
Languages: French
Format: Webinar
Dimension(s) of caregiving:
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