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Working out at the memory gym
- Author:
- BARNES Colin
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 18(1), January 2010, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Using the example of groups for people with mild memory problems run by speech and language therapists in Portsmouth, this article reports on therapy for people with mild memory impairment. It describes how, after reviewing the therapy programme in 2006, the team identified three key factors to drive future service developments: a clear link between achieving improvement in function and mildness of memory impairment, an increasing health promotion and prevention agenda locally and nationally recognising the importance of good cognitive health, and an increase in referrals of people who were presenting with very mild memory impairments. A new form of memory group for people with very mild memory impairment was established, called the Memory Gym, using paper-based and computer-based exercises, and aiming to provide support and advice for people with very mild memory impairments, explore the use of cognitive exercises in a group setting, enable individuals to identify the most suitable memory strategies and cognitive exercises for their own use, enable individuals to develop lasting memory strategy use, and enable the development of resources and experience that could be used to promote cognitive exercise more widely in Portsmouth. The first three groups were evaluated using client reports and a client-completed evaluation form, with generally positive results.
Direct payments and their future: an ethical concern?
- Author:
- BARNES Colin
- Journal article citation:
- Ethics and Social Welfare, 1(3), November 2007, pp.348-354.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Abingdon
Recent policy developments in the general area of disability have presented a whole range of ethical dilemmas for everyone involved in the development and delivery of services for disabled people at the national and local levels. This is almost certainly due to government acceptance of the principles of independent living and the social model of disability, and greater user involvement and control of support services, in particular 'direct payments'. This paper will centre on the ethical concerns that arise from recent government policy regarding the latter.
Chatter matters: advice on communication for carers
- Author:
- BARNES Colin
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 11(5), September 2003, pp.19-21.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
The author, a specialist speech and language therapist, describes how he offers communication advice to family carers of people with dementia. Also describes the materials he has developed to help carers understand the reasons for common difficulties and strategies for more successful communication.
What a difference a decade makes: reflections on doing 'emancipatory' disability research
- Author:
- BARNES Colin
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 18(1), January 2003, pp.3-17.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article provides a broad-based overview of the development of emancipatory disability research in the UK since its emergence in 1992. Drawing on personal experience in the field, the author responds to several important considerations that need to be addressed before considering adopting this controversial perspective. The paper is divided into two main sections. The first part provides a concise introduction to the thinking that underpins the concept of emancipatory disability research. The second section discusses key elements of this approach including the problem of accountability, the social model of disability, choice of methods and, empowerment, dissemination and outcomes. The paper concludes by suggesting that whilst there has been considerable progress over the last decade the future of emancipatory disability research remains precarious.
Where is 'IT' at in UK social services and social work departments?
- Author:
- BARNES Colin
- Journal article citation:
- New Technology in the Human Services, 9(4), 1997, pp.12-17.
- Publisher:
- Centre for Human Service Technology
One hundred and twenty eight UK local authority agencies administering personal social services in the UK were surveyed at the beginning of 1996 to ascertain how they were deploying Information Technology and Information Systems (IT/S). Over 66 percent of the agencies replied. Data is presented which shows the changes which have occurred in the deployment of computers for recording data about service users since 1992 and 1993 when two similar surveys were conducted. The results would suggest that over 95 percent of agencies already register referrals on a computer record but there still remain many plans for increasing the use of IT/S in the future.
From national to local: an evaluation of the effectiveness of national disablement information providers' services to local disablement information providers
- Author:
- BARNES Colin
- Publisher:
- British Council of Organisations of Disabled People
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 66p.
- Place of publication:
- Derby
National or local?
- Author:
- BARNES Colin
- Journal article citation:
- National Disability Information Project Newsletter, 11, July 1994, p.1.
Outlines the findings of research which evaluated the services provided by national information providers to local information providers.
Disabling imagery and the media: an exploration of the principles for media representation of disabled people
- Author:
- BARNES Colin
- Publisher:
- Ryburn/British Council of Organisations of Disabled People
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 60p.,list of orgs.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Halifax
Focuses on stereotype portrayals of disabled people in the media and provides a number of important recommendations for improvement.
Institutional discrimination against disabled people and the campaign for anti-discrimination legislation
- Author:
- BARNES Colin
- Journal article citation:
- Critical Social Policy, 34, Summer 1992, pp.5-22.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Defines and describes institutional discrimination, discusses the influence of social policy and disabled people's collective response in the form of politicisation and the campaign for anti-discriminatory legislation.
Disabled people in Britain and discrimination: a case for anti-discrimination legislation
- Author:
- BARNES Colin
- Publisher:
- British Council of Organisations of Disabled People/Hurst & Co
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 282p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Clay Cross
Challenges the perception that disabled people are clients of social services. Outlines legislative action taken in other countries to ensure that disabled people have the same rights as others. Argues that in Britain we have failed to attack discriminatory practices because of the entrenched charity model of services. Includes chapters on: education; employment; social security; housing and transport; leisure and the influence of the media; and political life.