Publications

A number of my publications are available here:

Book
Day by Day: Emotional Wellbeing in Parents of Disabled Children

Articles and blogs
Trauma and Parent Carers – The Psychologist
Supporting Parent Carers – The Psychologist
Let’s Celebrate Emotions: Our Evolutionary Allies – BACP Private Practice
The Emotional Impact of Parenting A Disabled Child – Counsellors Cafe
When you feel helpless as the parent of a disabled child –  The Mighty
Why we need more inclusive days – The Mighty
The Emotional Impact of Parenting a Disabled Child – Special Needs Jungle
Looking After You – Self Care for Parent Carers – Kidz to Adultz
Parents Need Support Too – SEN Magazine
Parenting A Disabled Child – BACP Therapy Today
There is possibility to find hope even in the depths of despair – The Psychologist

Academic Papers

Griffin, J. (2025) ‘They Got It’: How professionals can support the emotional wellbeing of parents of children with a learning disability, or who are autistic, European Journal of Qualitative Research in Psychotherapy. Vol 15, 110-125. https://doi.org/10.24377/EJQRP.article3185

Apanasionok, M. M., A. Paris, J. Griffin, et al. 2025. “Digital Psychological Wellbeing Interventions for Family Carers of Children and Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Systematic Review.” Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities 38, no. 4: e70081. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.70081.

Sutherland, D; Griffin, J; Austin, D; Bjornstad, G; Bradshaw, Ji; Charles, M; Cooper, V; Divers, J; Evans-Jones, K; Foxwell, S; Gore, N; Minhas, S; Penfold, I; Singh, G & Hastings, R. (2025)  “Developing guidance on co-producing research with family carers of people with learning disabilities”, Tizard Learning Disability Review https://www.researchgate.net/publication/394965081_Developing_guidance_on_co-producing_research_with_family_carers_of_people_with_learning_disabilities

Sutherland, D., Flynn, S., Griffin, J., & Hastings, R. P. (2025). Programme recipient and facilitator experiences of Positive Family Connections for families of children with intellectual disabilities and/or who are autistic. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 38:e70003 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jar.70003 

Griffin, J., Sutherland, D., Austin, D., Bjornstad, G., Bradshaw, J., Charles, M., Cooper, V., Divers, J., Evans-Jones, K., Foxwell, S., Gore, N. Hastings, R. P., Minhas, S., Penfold, I. and Singh. G.  (2024) Co-Production in Research: Guidance for family carers of people with a learning disability, Researchgate. Co-Production with Family Carers – University of Birmingham

Griffin, J., Sutherland, D., Austin, D., Bjornstad, G., Bradshaw, J., Charles, M., Cooper, V., Divers, J., Evans-Jones, K., Foxwell, S., Gore, N. Hastings, R. P., Minhas, S., Penfold, I. and Singh. G.  (2024),  Co-Production in Research: A toolkit for research with family carers of people with a Learning Disability Researchgate. 

Sutherland, D., Griffin, J., Flynn, S., Thompson, P., Hastings, R. P. (2024). Positive Family Connections for families of children with a developmental disability: cluster randomized controlled trial. Journal of Family Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0001211

Griffin, J., Austin, D., Lynham, J., Hafidh, R., Boxill, N., Sutherland, D., Flynn, S. and Hastings, R.P. (2023), “Positive family connections: co-producing a virtual group programme for family carers of children with learning disabilities or who are autistic”, Tizard Learning Disability Review, Vol. 28 No. 3/4, pp. 61-70. https://doi.org/10.1108/TLDR-03-2023-0008

Sutherland, D., Flynn, S., Kurzeja, O., Griffin, J. & Hastings, R. (2023) Family-systems interventions for families of people with an intellectual disability or who are autistic: a systematic review. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. https://doi.org/10.1111/jir.13068

Griffin, J. & Gore, N. (2023) ‘Different things at different times’: Wellbeing strategies and processes identified by parents of children who have an intellectual disability or who are autistic, or both. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 36(4), 822-829  https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.13098

Documents
PARENT CARER TRAUMA Discussion Paper
Guidance for Health Education and Social Care Professionals