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• 1. [Article] Families in context: Work-life Integration Experiences of Parents of Children with Mental Health Disabilities

  PDF version of a presentation given at the Community, Work and Family Conference, Manchester, UK, March 2005.

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Families in context: Work-life Integration Experiences of Parents of Children with Mental Health Disabilities Author: Rosenzweig, Julie M., Bradley, Jennifer R., Huffstutter, Katherine J., Brennan, Eileen M. Year: 2005 PDF version of a presentation given at the Community, Work and Family Conference, Manchester, UK, March 2005. Title: Families in context: Work-life Integration Experiences of Parents of Children with Mental Health Disabilities Author: Rosenzweig, Julie M., Bradley, Jennifer R., Huffstutter, Katherine J., Brennan, Eileen M. Year: 2005 PDF version of a presentation given at the Community, Work and Family Conference, Manchester, UK, March 2005. Close

• 2. [Article] "It's Personal:" Does Disclosure of Family Circumstances Influence Organizational Response to Employee's Requests for Flexibility?

  PDF version of a presentation given at the Community, Work and Family III International Conference, Utrecht, Netherlands, April 2009.

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: "It's Personal:" Does Disclosure of Family Circumstances Influence Organizational Response to Employee's Requests for Flexibility? Author: Rosenzweig, Julie M., Brennan, Eileen M., Malsch, Anna M., Huffstutter, Katherine J. Year: 2009 PDF version of a presentation given at the Community, Work and Family III International Conference, Utrecht, Netherlands, April 2009. Title: "It's Personal:" Does Disclosure of Family Circumstances Influence Organizational Response to Employee's Requests for Flexibility? Author: Rosenzweig, Julie M., Brennan, Eileen M., Malsch, Anna M., Huffstutter, Katherine J. Year: 2009 PDF version of a presentation given at the Community, Work and Family III International Conference, Utrecht, Netherlands, April 2009. Close

• 3. [Article] Parents as Navigators: How Caregivers of Children with Mental Health Difficulties find Supports in the Workplace

  For some parents, the gap between the demands of work and family and the resources they have available to meet these responsibilities is too great, particularly for employed parents of children with emotional ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Parents as Navigators: How Caregivers of Children with Mental Health Difficulties find Supports in the Workplace Author: Huffstutter, Katherine J., Bradley, Jennifer R., Brennan, Eileen M., Penn, Marlene, Rosenzweig, Julie M. Year: 2007 For some parents, the gap between the demands of work and family and the resources they have available to meet these responsibilities is too great, particularly for employed parents of children with emotional or behavioral disorders (Brennan & Brannan, 2005). While responding to the increasing demands of the workplace for dedicated performance and significant facetime, parents must also arrange for their children's treatment, see that their educational needs are met, and provide enrichment opportunities in the community (Huang et al., 2005). Despite challenges, these parents have used creative approaches to "cobble together" flexible arrangements that work for both their families and employers (Rosenzweig, Brennan, & Ogilvie 2002). We report the results of six focus groups of employed parents of children with mental health difficulties. This research was conducted as part of a federally funded five-year research project investigating work-life integration for this group of families. Title: Parents as Navigators: How Caregivers of Children with Mental Health Difficulties find Supports in the Workplace Author: Huffstutter, Katherine J., Bradley, Jennifer R., Brennan, Eileen M., Penn, Marlene, Rosenzweig, Julie M. Year: 2007 For some parents, the gap between the demands of work and family and the resources they have available to meet these responsibilities is too great, particularly for employed parents of children with emotional or behavioral disorders (Brennan & Brannan, 2005). While responding to the increasing demands of the workplace for dedicated performance and significant facetime, parents must also arrange for their children's treatment, see that their educational needs are met, and provide enrichment opportunities in the community (Huang et al., 2005). Despite challenges, these parents have used creative approaches to "cobble together" flexible arrangements that work for both their families and employers (Rosenzweig, Brennan, & Ogilvie 2002). We report the results of six focus groups of employed parents of children with mental health difficulties. This research was conducted as part of a federally funded five-year research project investigating work-life integration for this group of families. Close

• 4. [Article] Access to Child Care for Children with Emotional or Behavioral Challenges: An Essential Element of Family Support

  Parents don't always feel they can disclose the special needs of their children to other families or even caregivers unless it is obvious they have had the training and skills to handle the situation. ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Access to Child Care for Children with Emotional or Behavioral Challenges: An Essential Element of Family Support Author: Brennan, Eileen M., Rosenzweig, Julie M., Malsch, Anna M., Huffstutter, Katherine J., Stewart, Lisa Maureen, Conley, John Year: 2007 Parents don't always feel they can disclose the special needs of their children to other families or even caregivers unless it is obvious they have had the training and skills to handle the situation. They also may not disclose their children's special needs to their employer, unless difficulties arranging and keeping child care make disclosure necessary. Major policy issue but unknown to public because many families do not disclose. Reality is that 1 in 5 families have a child with special needs. Research implications---parents develop strategies to keep their jobs and keep child care. Parents often have to choose between keeping their jobs or accessing services because health care and mental health services are often available only during working hours. Research findings are that children are not accepted for child care due to their special needs; and if a provider does enroll them, parents are called often at work to handle child care problems, disrupting their work. Considering expulsion from child care: 1/4 parents asked to remove their child for behavioral issues vs. 1/10 for physical issues. Some families try to handle child care by tag-team parenting, and attempt to rearrange their work schedules so that they can care for the child at home. Nearly 20% of US children have emotional or behavioral problems which provide unique challenges to access services, keep up with regular school, or make transportation arrangements. Work-family integration problems are particularly acute for parents having children with emotional or behavioral challenges; 48% of parents of children with emotional or behavioral problems had to quit work at some time to care for their children at home. Children with behavioral needs are 20% more likely to be expelled from child care, than children without those challenges. The ideal situation for families that have children with special needs may be inclusive child care arrangements. Inclusion consultants and mental health consultants should be supporting the workers who need to gain strategies and knowledge so that care providers and parents have honesty in communication as partners, and then the care givers can assist and support the children and families. Title: Access to Child Care for Children with Emotional or Behavioral Challenges: An Essential Element of Family Support Author: Brennan, Eileen M., Rosenzweig, Julie M., Malsch, Anna M., Huffstutter, Katherine J., Stewart, Lisa Maureen, Conley, John Year: 2007 Parents don't always feel they can disclose the special needs of their children to other families or even caregivers unless it is obvious they have had the training and skills to handle the situation. They also may not disclose their children's special needs to their employer, unless difficulties arranging and keeping child care make disclosure necessary. Major policy issue but unknown to public because many families do not disclose. Reality is that 1 in 5 families have a child with special needs. Research implications---parents develop strategies to keep their jobs and keep child care. Parents often have to choose between keeping their jobs or accessing services because health care and mental health services are often available only during working hours. Research findings are that children are not accepted for child care due to their special needs; and if a provider does enroll them, parents are called often at work to handle child care problems, disrupting their work. Considering expulsion from child care: 1/4 parents asked to remove their child for behavioral issues vs. 1/10 for physical issues. Some families try to handle child care by tag-team parenting, and attempt to rearrange their work schedules so that they can care for the child at home. Nearly 20% of US children have emotional or behavioral problems which provide unique challenges to access services, keep up with regular school, or make transportation arrangements. Work-family integration problems are particularly acute for parents having children with emotional or behavioral challenges; 48% of parents of children with emotional or behavioral problems had to quit work at some time to care for their children at home. Children with behavioral needs are 20% more likely to be expelled from child care, than children without those challenges. The ideal situation for families that have children with special needs may be inclusive child care arrangements. Inclusion consultants and mental health consultants should be supporting the workers who need to gain strategies and knowledge so that care providers and parents have honesty in communication as partners, and then the care givers can assist and support the children and families. Close

• 5. [Article] Families Challenged by Children's Mental Health: Employment and Community Integration

  Slides of a presentation given to the conference 'Work, Stress, and Health 2006: Making a Difference in the Workplace' held in Miami, FL, in 2006.

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Families Challenged by Children's Mental Health: Employment and Community Integration Author: Brennan, Eileen M., Huffstutter, Katherine J., Rosenzweig, Julie M., Bradley, Jennifer R. Year: 2006 Slides of a presentation given to the conference 'Work, Stress, and Health 2006: Making a Difference in the Workplace' held in Miami, FL, in 2006. Title: Families Challenged by Children's Mental Health: Employment and Community Integration Author: Brennan, Eileen M., Huffstutter, Katherine J., Rosenzweig, Julie M., Bradley, Jennifer R. Year: 2006 Slides of a presentation given to the conference 'Work, Stress, and Health 2006: Making a Difference in the Workplace' held in Miami, FL, in 2006. Close

• 6. [Article] "Come pick up your child!" Integrating Work and Family Life for Parents of School-Aged Children with Mental Health Challenges

  Our research team sought to discover the factors that lead to the unemployment of parents of children with mental health disorders. Our preliminary analyses and findings are reported in this presentation. ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: "Come pick up your child!" Integrating Work and Family Life for Parents of School-Aged Children with Mental Health Challenges Author: Brennan, Eileen M., Brannan, Ana Maria, Kendall, Judy, Bradley, Jennifer R., Huffstutter, Katherine J. Year: 2006 Our research team sought to discover the factors that lead to the unemployment of parents of children with mental health disorders. Our preliminary analyses and findings are reported in this presentation. We controlled for factors that affect participation in the paid workforce for parents in general: (a) child age, (b) level of caregiver education, and (c) the number of children in the household. We also introduced factors that pertain specifically to families that have children with emotional or behavioral disorders: the level of the child's internalizing and externalizing symptoms, and the number of child absences from school. Our research was guided by specific hypotheses: 1. The more severe the child's symptoms, the more days of school the child will miss. 2. The greater the number of child absences, the greater the disruption in the caregiver's employment. 3. Some caregivers will have to stop working outside the home because of frequent disruptions. Title: "Come pick up your child!" Integrating Work and Family Life for Parents of School-Aged Children with Mental Health Challenges Author: Brennan, Eileen M., Brannan, Ana Maria, Kendall, Judy, Bradley, Jennifer R., Huffstutter, Katherine J. Year: 2006 Our research team sought to discover the factors that lead to the unemployment of parents of children with mental health disorders. Our preliminary analyses and findings are reported in this presentation. We controlled for factors that affect participation in the paid workforce for parents in general: (a) child age, (b) level of caregiver education, and (c) the number of children in the household. We also introduced factors that pertain specifically to families that have children with emotional or behavioral disorders: the level of the child's internalizing and externalizing symptoms, and the number of child absences from school. Our research was guided by specific hypotheses: 1. The more severe the child's symptoms, the more days of school the child will miss. 2. The greater the number of child absences, the greater the disruption in the caregiver's employment. 3. Some caregivers will have to stop working outside the home because of frequent disruptions. Close

• 7. [Article] Parents as Navigators: How Caregivers of Children with Mental Health Difficulties find Supports in the Workplace

  Presentation given at the 19th Annual Research Conference: A System of Care for Children's Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base, Tampa, FL, February 2006.

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Parents as Navigators: How Caregivers of Children with Mental Health Difficulties find Supports in the Workplace Author: Brennan, Eileen M., Penn, Marlene, Huffstutter, Katherine J., Bradley, Jennifer R., Rosenzweig, Julie M. Year: 2006 Presentation given at the 19th Annual Research Conference: A System of Care for Children's Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base, Tampa, FL, February 2006. Title: Parents as Navigators: How Caregivers of Children with Mental Health Difficulties find Supports in the Workplace Author: Brennan, Eileen M., Penn, Marlene, Huffstutter, Katherine J., Bradley, Jennifer R., Rosenzweig, Julie M. Year: 2006 Presentation given at the 19th Annual Research Conference: A System of Care for Children's Mental Health: Expanding the Research Base, Tampa, FL, February 2006. Close

• 8. [Article] How Human Resource Professionals Manage Diversity: Decisions on Flexible Work Arrangements for Parents of Children with Disabilities

  PDF version of a presentation given at the Community, Work and Family II International Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, April 2007.

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: How Human Resource Professionals Manage Diversity: Decisions on Flexible Work Arrangements for Parents of Children with Disabilities Author: Rosenzweig, Julie M., Brennan, Eileen M., Huffstutter, Katherine J., Coleman, Daniel Year: 2007 PDF version of a presentation given at the Community, Work and Family II International Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, April 2007. Title: How Human Resource Professionals Manage Diversity: Decisions on Flexible Work Arrangements for Parents of Children with Disabilities Author: Rosenzweig, Julie M., Brennan, Eileen M., Huffstutter, Katherine J., Coleman, Daniel Year: 2007 PDF version of a presentation given at the Community, Work and Family II International Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, April 2007. Close

• 9. [Article] Managing Employees Dependent Care Challenges: Human Resource Professionals' Perspectives

  PDF version of a presentation given at the 86th annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Palm Springs, CA.

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Managing Employees Dependent Care Challenges: Human Resource Professionals' Perspectives Author: Bradley, Jennifer R., Huffstutter, Katherine J., Brennan, Eileen M., Rosenzweig, Julie M. Year: 2006 PDF version of a presentation given at the 86th annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Palm Springs, CA. Title: Managing Employees Dependent Care Challenges: Human Resource Professionals' Perspectives Author: Bradley, Jennifer R., Huffstutter, Katherine J., Brennan, Eileen M., Rosenzweig, Julie M. Year: 2006 PDF version of a presentation given at the 86th annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Palm Springs, CA. Close

• 10. [Article] Assessing the Business Case for Flexible Work Arrangements

  PDF version of a presentation given at the 87th Annual Convention of the Western Psychological Association. Vancouver, BC, May 2007.

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Assessing the Business Case for Flexible Work Arrangements Author: Brennan, Eileen M., Rosenzweig, Julie M., Huffstutter, Katherine J., Stewart, Lisa Maureen, Coleman, Daniel Year: 2007 PDF version of a presentation given at the 87th Annual Convention of the Western Psychological Association. Vancouver, BC, May 2007. Title: Assessing the Business Case for Flexible Work Arrangements Author: Brennan, Eileen M., Rosenzweig, Julie M., Huffstutter, Katherine J., Stewart, Lisa Maureen, Coleman, Daniel Year: 2007 PDF version of a presentation given at the 87th Annual Convention of the Western Psychological Association. Vancouver, BC, May 2007. Close