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Circles of support and mutual caring
- Author:
- TOWERS Christine
- Publisher:
- Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 5p.
- Place of publication:
- London
A number of people with learning disabilities are providing regular and substantial care for their ageing relatives. In many cases, neither person would be able to remain living independently without this support. This is known as mutual caring. This booklet is aimed at workers and other people who know these families. The aim is to encourage people to think about the importance of support networks for these families and to develop Circles of Support to improve these. A Circle of Support is a group of family, friends and supportive workers who come together to give support and friendship to a person. The booklet describes: why Circles of Support are a good idea for older families where there is mutual caring; how Circles of Support can make a difference to older families where people are supporting each other; and 10 steps to setting up a Circle of Support. It also describes a case study of how a Circle of Support is helping a mother and daughter make choices and changes.
Prepared for the future?: information to prepare families when a young person with a learning disability is leaving school or college
- Authors:
- MORGAN Hazel, DAVIES Jill
- Publisher:
- Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 33p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities, in the second phase of its What Kind of future? project, has worked with young people who have Down’s syndrome. This booklet has been prepared on the basis of what the participants have said would be helpful. It provides information on: the role of family and friends; government support and initiatives; personalisation and person centred
Life in the community: better daytime opportunities for people with higher support needs
- Author:
- FOUNDATION FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES
- Publisher:
- Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The 'Life in the Community' project was set up to establish good practice in daytime support for people with higher support needs. The project was initiated in response to a review of day services for people with learning disabilities, published by SCIE. This briefing paper summarises the key findings of the project, which highlight the importance of person-centred approaches, individualised services which develop relationships and 'community connecting. Suggestions are also made about how to put these findings into practice. The final section provides a selection of resources and links. The paper aimed at those responsible for purchasing, commissioning or arranging day care services.
Connecting people: the steps to making it happen
- Author:
- WIGHTMAN Clare
- Publisher:
- Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 17p., DVD
- Place of publication:
- London
This report concerns people with higher support needs, whose treatment, it says, is scandalous. It discusses connecting with people, why building relationships matters, getting the basics right, knowing what community connecting looks like, ending with tips for connectors on asking.
A life in the community: an action research project promoting citizenship for people with high support needs
- Authors:
- SWIFT Paul, MATTINGLY Molly
- Publisher:
- Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 26p., DVD
- Place of publication:
- London
This project aims to work with four organisations from the third sector to improve daytime opportunities for up to 40 people with higher support needs and help them to be more included in the life of a community; develop the capacity of organisations in the not-for-profit sector to support this group to make greater use of mainstream services and facilities; and stimulate new ways of support provided to them.
We can dream!: ways of planning for the future for young people with autistic spectrum disorders
- Authors:
- DAVIES Jill, et al
- Publisher:
- Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 19p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This booklet is for young people and their families, friends and supporters to read and talk about together, based on the stories of four young people.
Recognising fathers: ideas for practitioners in education, health, social care and family support settings to involve fathers in meetings and appointments about their children with learning disabilities
- Author:
- FOUNDATION FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES
- Publisher:
- Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 3p.
- Place of publication:
- London
There is strong evidence that children benefit from the involvement of their fathers. This publication provides practitioners with ideas about how to better involve fathers in meetings, appointments and discussions.
Recognising fathers: a national survey of fathers who have children with learning disabilities
- Author:
- TOWERS Christine
- Publisher:
- Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 69p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This reports on results of a national survey of fathers who have children with learning disabilities’. It presents the findings from 251 fathers who completed a questionnaire. It highlights that current policies and practices often fail to acknowledge or support fathers in their role as carers and make recommendations to address the situation. Contents include: designing and analysing the survey; survey participants; involvement of fathers; impact on relationships with family and friends; support from family and friends; contact with services; impact on health; impact on paid employment; support with paid employments; recommendations. Appendix includes good practice guidance for practitioners.
What about us?: promoting emotional well-being and inclusion by working with young people with learning difficulties in schools and colleges
- Authors:
- BYERS Richard, et al
- Publisher:
- Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 88p.
- Place of publication:
- London
As more young people with learning difficulties and disabilities are included in mainstream schools and colleges, there is evidence that some of them experience isolation, marginalisation and bullying. Young people with learning difficulties are also six times more likely to experience mental health problems than their non-disabled peers. 'What about us?' was an action research project promoting the emotional well-being of young people with learning difficulties in inclusive secondary schools and colleges. The young people who participated in the project are concerned about their experiences across the whole of the school or college and wanted designated 'safe places', sources of support or supervised activities, especially in the stressful times between lessons. Participants also said that a great deal of information in schools and colleges is inaccessible to them and that it is hard to make their views heard. Some of the mainstream schools and colleges visited did not take up opportunities to use the forms of communication most available to young people with learning difficulties (such as signs, symbols and visual images), therefore excluding them from a great deal of information that they needed to share More positively, the project showed that these young people can make powerful contributions to school and college improvement.
Whose decision?: preparation for and implementation of the Mental Capacity Act in statutory and non-statutory services in England and Wales
- Authors:
- MYRON Rowan, et al
- Publisher:
- Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 41p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Mental Health Foundation undertook a timely study to explore knowledge of decision making by people who may lack capacity to consent to acts of care and treatment prior to the implementation of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 in England and Wales. The study also explored practitioners' knowledge of issues surrounding mental capacity, their awareness of the new law and their participation in training in preparation for the Act. The study reports on the findings from 73 questionnaires completed by a range of staff and interviews with 20 service users and six carers. Those interviewed commented on the applicability of the Act to adults using mental health, learning disability or older people's services.