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Group homes for people with intellectual disabilities: encouraging inclusion and participation
- Authors:
- CLEMENT Tim, BIGBY Christine
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 285p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Group homes are the dominant form of residential accommodation for people with severe learning or intellectual disabilities. The authors suggest that while well-managed group homes can realise good outcomes for residents, many settings are underperforming. “Group home” has become a generic term but here the authors “rescue” it and define it as accommodation for between four and six people where extensive or pervasive paid staff support is provided to the residents, both in the home and when leaving it to use community based settings. This book seeks to highlight the key issues for both residents and staff, and offers practical suggestions for improving community living. Based on original empirical research and drawing on extensive field notes, it paints a picture of life in group homes today. The authors propose a framework for increasing community presence and participation, and consider the barriers to be overcome if progress is to be made in achieving these key goals. The notion of 'homeliness', the challenge of maintaining a balance between individual and group needs and the concept of practice leadership are all explored.
Planning and support for people with intellectual disabilities: issues for case managers and other professionals
- Editors:
- BIGBY Christine, FYFFE Chris, OZANNE Elizabeth, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 308p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The authors outline the skills needed and common issues in case management practice across a range of people with different disabilities at different stages of their life. Emphasising the importance of taking a rights-based approach to supporting people with learning disabilities, the authors argue that effective case management needs to be individualised and carried out in partnership with the individual and their family in order to draw up a lifestyle plan that meets their many needs, including employment, education, vocational training, therapy and behaviour support. The book includes chapters on inter-agency and cross-sector negotiation and collaboration, balancing rights and protection, listening to individuals and families, communication, optimising health outcomes, approaches to behaviour support, ethical decision-making and reflective supervision, and the text is complemented by case studies throughout.
Ageing with a lifelong disability: a guide to practice, program and policy issues for human services professionals
- Author:
- BIGBY Christine
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 319p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Based on the author's 18 years' research experience and social work practice expertise, this guide provides up to date specialist knowledge about ageing with a disability in the context of the more mainstream knowledge about ageing processes. The author uses the concept of 'successful ageing' as a framework in which to consider the issues and practicalities for older people with a lifelong disability. She presents strategies for the various challenges involved in the physiological, psychological and sociological aspects of ageing and proposes an integrated framework of service development and policy directions for the implementation of these strategies. Particular focus is given to lifestyle planning, encompassing subjects such as daily activity and leisure, housing and support, advocacy, case management and health. Consideration is also given to working with older parental carers of adults with a lifelong disability to support preparation and planning for the transition from parental care.