This literature review explores how having a child with a disability can have a significant impact upon parents and carers psychological health. Parents and carers of children with disabilities face unique challenges due to the complex needs of their children. Whilst working to accommodate these needs it can be easy for parents to neglect their own mental wellbeing. Analysing the impact of several elements, such as parent’s ability to handle difficulties, the type and severity of the child’s disability, and access to protective factors, paints a picture of how significant the stress felt by parents and carers of children with disabilities can be. Often parents are faced with stigmatisation from the public due to their child’s behavioral or physical disability, leading to an increase in depression and anxiety. Protective factors such as social support have displayed as an effective buffer to these psychological struggles by lowering levels of loneliness and helping parents to cope by providing respite. The literature review also draws attention to the impact of COVID-19 on families with a child with a disability. It is evident that social and professional support was withdrawn from families, and this increased the negative impact on parent’s psychological wellbeing as they were forced to take on additional responsibilities to care appropriately for their child. Many families reported a lack of information provided as to how they should be protecting their children causing confusion and isolation for parents and caregivers. The findings of this dissertation indicate that there are notable impacts from having a child with a disability on parents and carers psychological wellbeing. Chapter four will discuss the implications this has for the social work profession and how there is still the need for growth and development, both in research terms and social work practice. Keywords: disability, parents/carers, psychological health, social support, COVID-19, social work