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Time for a break: respite care: a study of providers, consumers and patterns of use: an interim report to the Department of Health
- Authors:
- ROBINSON Carol, STALKER Kirsten
- Publisher:
- Norah Fry Research Centre
- Publication year:
- 1989
- Pagination:
- 38p.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Regulations issued under the Children Act were intended to address the poor practice which had been identified during the 1980s concerning the placement of disabled children in respite services. However, the research found that there was a widespread failure to accord children the entitlement to care plans and reviews of placements, partly because of a lack of recognition that disabled children in 'respite care' were 'accommodated' and 'looked after'.
Carers of people with learning disabilities, and their experience of the 1995 Carers Act
- Authors:
- ROBINSON Carol, WILLIAMS Val
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 32(2), March 2002, pp.169-183.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This paper seeks to highlight the impact of the Carers (Recognition and Services) Act of 1995 on carers of people with learning disabilities. It draws on research conducted in the south west between 1997 and 1999, which examined the views and experiences of carers who had an assessment of their needs, together with those of the person they care for and the professional conducting the assessment. It concludes that the Carers Act is not widely used, or understood, by this group of carers. Recommendations for improving practice include changes to the current terminology, new triggers for a carer's needs assessment, and a greater input from other agencies, especially health services. Although the current paper focuses on the views and experiences of carers, an exploration of the Carers Act, and its
Someone to turn to
- Authors:
- ROBINSON Carol, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 2.5.91, 1991, pp.24-25.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Describes the pattern of respite care schemes in the U.K. and highlights the resource implications for users and respite carers.
Care in the family
- Authors:
- WILLIAMS Val, ROBINSON Carol
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 24.8.00, 2000, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at the impact of carers' assessment on the families of people with learning difficulties. Asks whether assessments recognised the increasing dependency of older carers themselves.
Stronger links: a guide to good practice for children's family-based short-term care services
- Editors:
- JONES Vicky, LENEHAN Christine, ROBINSON Carol
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 198p.,list of orgs.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
The second edition of this guide on good practice for family-based short-term care services for children has been updated and offers a legislative framework for each area in practice in addition to practical guidelines for implementing the legislation. Case studies and material used by existing schemes are included. This guide includes guidelines on all aspects of running a service, including publicity, recruitment, assessment, reviews, quality assurance and management issues.
In their own right: Carers Act and carers of people with learning difficulties
- Authors:
- WILLIAMS Val, ROBINSON Carol
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 79p.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Report of a research study looking at the experiences of carers of people with learning difficulties. The views of people with learning difficulties are also looked at, focusing on how people felt about being cared for, and becoming carers as their parents grow older. Few carers were aware of their rights under the Carers Recognition and Services Act 1995 and the study looks at why. Also examines the level of satisfaction of those carers who received a needs assessment and follows up what actually happened after the assessment.
Stronger links: a guide to good practice for children's family based short-term care services
- Editors:
- JONES Vicky, LENEHAN Christine, ROBINSON Carol
- Publisher:
- Shared Care UK
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 141p.,list of orgs.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Guide to good practice for short term care services for disabled children and their families. The guidance is based on the Children Act 1989 and includes sections on: recruiting carers; access to services; assessing the carers; assessing children and families; preparation; consulting children, parents and carers; matching and linking carers to children and families; reviewing and monitoring placements; reviewing the approval of carers; training and support for carers; quality assurance; and managing good practice. The 2nd edition, dated 2000, is also available.
Seeing red
- Authors:
- SIMONS Ken, ROBINSON Carol
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 24.10.96, 1996, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
A recent survey found most people with learning difficulties valued the chance to live with their family. So why make things difficult by introducing legislation which often prohibits this option? Reports on the red tape tying people up in knots.
In safe hands: quality and regulation in adult placements for people with learning difficulties
- Authors:
- ROBINSON Carol, SIMONS Ken
- Publisher:
- University of Sheffield. Joint Unit for Social Services Research
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 96p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- Sheffield
Report outlining the findings of a research project looking at adult placement services providing long and short term placements for vulnerable adults with families. Includes chapters on: the views of professionals; the views of people with learning difficulties in short and long term placements; the views of carers; and shared housing.
'He will finish up caring for me': people with learning disabilities and mutual care
- Authors:
- WILLIAMS Val, ROBINSON Carol
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 29(2), June 2001, pp.56-62.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Reports on a research study of the impact of the UK Carers Act 1995 on families with someone with a learning disability. It involved canvassing the views of people with learning disabilities about their experience of assessments and their relationships within the family. The authors found that many people with learning disabilities expressed empathy for their carer's point of view and that several people (including some who had high support needs themselves) were performing care tasks for their elderly parents. However, no one appeared to recognise the situation as one of mutual care, and parents generally carried on defining themselves as carers since they took responsibility and exercised control. The authors conclude that mutual caring is far more common than is recognised and includes people with severe learning disabilities. A more holistic approach to assessment of needs is required that can take into account the complex web of interdependence within a family. Rather than categorising people into 'carers' and 'cared-for', the authors suggest a model that recognises mutually supportive partnerships within the family.