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Interpersonal skills and reflection in regeneration practice
- Author:
- KAGAN Carolyn
- Journal article citation:
- Public Money and Management, 27(3), June 2007, pp.169-174.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Many of the situations that regeneration practitioners meet are new, and present challenges to their effective use of interpersonal skills. These situations vary in terms of both the expectations people come with, and the degree of clarity over their roles. This article discusses some of the ways that practitioners can develop their interpersonal skills, which in turn may then contribute to changed ways of working.
Regional development for inclusion: community development and learning disabled people in the north west of England
- Author:
- KAGAN Carolyn
- Publisher:
- Manchester Metropolitan University. Interpersonal and Organisational Development Research Group
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 23p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
Outcomes of a project of research into the active inclusion of learning disabled people in community development plans in the north west of England.
Creating community cohesion: the power of using innovative methods to facilitate engagement and genuine partnership
- Authors:
- KAGAN Carolyn, DUGGAN Karen
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy and Society, 10(3), July 2011, pp.393-404.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Partnership arrangements between public bodies and the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) are expected as a major vehicle for delivering public policy objectives, enhancing democratic participation and building community. Partnership processes need to find ways of encouraging engagement and participation, and they face challenges concerned with power and legitimacy. These issues are particularly acute in relation to the involvement of marginalised community groups. This article explores the contribution of different creative methods in creating meaningful partnerships between universities, the VCS and health and regeneration professionals working to strengthen community cohesion. In particular, it illustrates the use of storytelling, creative writing, visual methods (film, and photography) and table top board games. Following this discussion, the key advantages of creative methods of engagement across traditional boundaries are summarised. In conclusion, these methods can enable the three key ways of living together: a shared future vision and sense of belonging; a focus on what new and existing communities have in common alongside a recognition of the value of diversity; and strong and positive relationships between people from different backgrounds.
Comparing transition expectations of young people with moderate learning disabilities with other vulnerable youth and with their non-disabled counterparts
- Authors:
- CATON Sue, KAGAN Carolyn
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 22(5), August 2007, pp.473-488.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article uses data obtained from a study that examined transition experiences of young people with moderate learning disabilities. A comparison is made between those experiences and the experiences of both other vulnerable young people and non-disabled youth in the UK. It was found that non-disabled youth experience extended transitions with events that signify adult status taking place well into young people's 20s. On the other hand, vulnerable youth transitions are often (out of necessity) rushed, with young people having to take on responsibility beyond their years. The results of the study demonstrate that for young people with moderate learning disabilities the experiences of transition more closely mirror those of other vulnerable youth than they do the non-disabled population.
Inter-generational understanding in the inner city: 'edge effects' and sustainable change in community organisations
- Authors:
- CHOUDHURY Mal, KAGAN Carolyn
- Publisher:
- Manchester Metropolitan University. Interpersonal and Organisational Development Research Group
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 12p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
A community organisation, aimed at developing inter-generational understanding and community spirit in the inner city Borough of ‘New Borough’ was developed. The paper presents an action research project conceived from a community psychology perspective, in which a new community setting was created. Three cycles of the Action Research process will be described, illustrating how alliances were formed, and ‘edge effects’ maximised. The project launch, held at Manchester United Football Ground, as well as subsequent inter-generational events will be described. Some of the dilemmas of conducting ‘insider’ action research will be highlighted.
Decoding Valuing People
- Authors:
- BURTON Mark, KAGAN Carolyn
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 21(4), June 2006, pp.299-313.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Government policy frameworks on the support of disabled people can often be difficult to ‘read’, as they contain contradictory elements that simultaneously support and confront social processes that create inequalities and oppression. Valuing People (VP), the UK government’s policy framework for learning disability (intellectual disability), provides such a context for work that enhances learning disabled people’s inclusion in community and society, and to reverse some of the systemic disadvantage they have experienced. However, as an uneasy amalgam of the progressive and the neoliberal, the romantic and the practical, it has been difficult to evaluate in order to use its opportunities and minimise its dangers. This article attempts to decode VP in terms of ideologies in human services, and the current New Labour policy mix. Its emphases on Person Centred Planning, Direct Payments and employment will be analysed to try to establish what VP means, and to suggest more adequate priorities. This analysis might also be relevant to other sectors where there is a similar problem of decoding their particular policy context.
Tracking post-school destinations of young people with mild intellectual disabilities: the problem of attrition
- Authors:
- CATON Sue, KAGAN Carolyn
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 19(2), June 2006, pp.143-152.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This research was carried out as an assessment of the transition towards adult life for school leavers with mild intellectual disabilities. Ninety young people who were enrolled at three schools for people with mild intellectual disabilities were followed up for the first 12–18 months after they left school to assess how they experienced this transition. Young people were interviewed using semi-structured interviews before they left school regarding their aspirations for school leaving. They were then followed up and those who were traced were interviewed a second time regarding how they had experienced the previous year. There were a number of difficulties encountered in following up the school leavers. Most importantly, there were a high number of participants who were unable to be traced for the study, by the schools, the careers office, or other service providers. The attrition started early in the transition process and was largely overlooked by the schools and careers service, presenting a challenge for successful transition experiences. The implications of the high level of attrition are discussed. In addition, the impact of a number of new initiatives are discussed.
Report of the development of understanding of the Family Based Intervention for Children with Cerebral Palsy and their Inclusion in the Community project from the perspectives of occupational therapy and community psychology
- Authors:
- KAGAN Carolyn, SCOTT-ROBERTS Sally
- Publisher:
- Manchester Metropolitan University. Interpersonal and Organisational Development Research Group
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 19p.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
Community psychology and occupational therapy offer some frameworks for self-aware social change, with an emphasis on value based, participatory work: one that is pragmatic and reflexive, whilst not wedded to any particular orthodoxy of method. Thus within a community psychological approach, different sources of information might be combined to develop an integrated picture of a complex change project. This project was conceived as an action research project.
Chinese migrants: their experiences in their own words
- Authors:
- LO Sandy, LAWTHORN Rebecca, KAGAN Carolyn
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 46p.
- Place of publication:
- York
This collection of stories describes the experiences, in their own words, of 37 Chinese migrant workers who have come to the UK over the last 10 years. It explores what drew them from China to the UK, how they made the move and what their lives were like when they arrived. Their stories show how difficult it can be to move to better jobs here, how vulnerable they are, and the impact on family and relationships. Finally, it looks at what stops them escaping exploitation. This collection forms part of a research project into forced labour, and most of the data comes from a study of recent Chinese migrant workers’ experiences of forced labour and exploitation, mainly in north-west England in 2010.
The experiences of working parents of disabled children: family case studies
- Authors:
- KAGAN Carolyn, LEWIS Suzan, HEATON Patricia
- Publisher:
- Manchester Metropolitan University. Interpersonal and Organisational Development Research Group
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 47p.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
Parents of disabled children are no different from any other parents. Some want to work, others choose to stay at home to look after the children, at least for a while. These families have lower average incomes, higher living costs, greater levels of stress and family dysfunction, more lone parents and higher levels of unemployment. Often they see their caring responsibilities stretching far into the future. Paid work can help address these problems and parents report that the benefits are not only financial but improve their self-esteem and sense of wellbeing.