Disability and Society, 26(2), March 2011, pp.207-221.
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
... and the need for children with disabilities to be able to direct supports as partners and to tell others when they need and do not need supports.
In this study in Belgium, semi structured interviews and focus groups were conducted with 6 children and young people with a disability, aged 9 to 18 years and attending general education schools, and 19 of their classmates. The aim was to examine what it meant for them to have supports at school. The supports included peers, adults, adaptations, and devices. The analysis results showed that the children think of supports as positive because they help them participate in activities at the school and make their life easier, but that supports can also make them feel bad because of excessive support, standing out, a wish for independence, and maintaining relationships with people providing support. The article notes that the children's accounts demonstrate the ambiguous nature of supports, and the need for children with disabilities to be able to direct supports as partners and to tell others when they need and do not need supports.
Subject terms:
personal assistants, young people, assistive technology, children, disabilities;
Children and Society, 23(2), March 2009, pp.99-111.
Publisher:
Wiley
This article examines the experience of inclusive education from the perspective of disabled children. The study uses observations of, and interviews with, 15 children, aged 5–17 who go to a mainstream school. The study is set in the context of a 3-year research project exploring the practice of inclusive education in Flanders. The authors report on the key findings from the children's accounts, focusing on what they had to say about themselves, what they think about school, friends, support and their future prospects.
This article examines the experience of inclusive education from the perspective of disabled children. The study uses observations of, and interviews with, 15 children, aged 5–17 who go to a mainstream school. The study is set in the context of a 3-year research project exploring the practice of inclusive education in Flanders. The authors report on the key findings from the children's accounts, focusing on what they had to say about themselves, what they think about school, friends, support and their future prospects.
Subject terms:
inclusive education, learning disabilities, user views, children, disabilities;
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Publication year:
2007
Pagination:
78p., bibliog.
Place of publication:
Paris
As the population aged 65 and over will continue to grow steadily in OECD countries over the next decades, improvements in the functional status of elderly people could help mitigate the rise in the demand for, and hence expenditure on, long-term care. This paper assesses the most recent evidence on trends in disability among the population aged 65 and over in 12 OECD countries: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States. One of the principal findings from this review is that there is clear evidence of a decline in disability among elderly people in only five of the twelve countries studied (Denmark, Finland, Italy, the Netherlands and the United States). Three countries (Belgium, Japan and Sweden) report an increasing rate of severe disability among people aged 65 and over during the past five to ten years, and two countries (Australia, Canada) report a stable rate. In France and the United Kingdom, data from different surveys show different trends in ADL disability rates among elderly people, making it impossible to reach any definitive conclusion on the direction of the trend. One of the main policy implications that can be drawn from the findings of this study is that it would not be prudent for policymakers to count on future reductions in the prevalence of severe disability among elderly people to offset completely the rising demand for long-term care that will result from population ageing.
As the population aged 65 and over will continue to grow steadily in OECD countries over the next decades, improvements in the functional status of elderly people could help mitigate the rise in the demand for, and hence expenditure on, long-term care. This paper assesses the most recent evidence on trends in disability among the population aged 65 and over in 12 OECD countries: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States. One of the principal findings from this review is that there is clear evidence of a decline in disability among elderly people in only five of the twelve countries studied (Denmark, Finland, Italy, the Netherlands and the United States). Three countries (Belgium, Japan and Sweden) report an increasing rate of severe disability among people aged 65 and over during the past five to ten years, and two countries (Australia, Canada) report a stable rate. In France and the United Kingdom, data from different surveys show different trends in ADL disability rates among elderly people, making it impossible to reach any definitive conclusion on the direction of the trend. One of the main policy implications that can be drawn from the findings of this study is that it would not be prudent for policymakers to count on future reductions in the prevalence of severe disability among elderly people to offset completely the rising demand for long-term care that will result from population ageing.
Subject terms:
long term care, older people, ageing, assessment, disabilities, evidence-based practice;
Location(s):
Canada, Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States
VAN DONGEN Thirsa, SABBE Bernard, GLAZEMAKERS Inge
Journal article citation:
Journal of Interprofessional Care, 32(1), 2017, pp.14-23.
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Interagency collaboration has many advantages, but seems hard to realise in practice. In Belgium, the need for collaboration between the practitioners in the field of child welfare and child psychiatry, especially for children and adolescents with complex health care needs, was identified. Children with complex health care needs require coordinated care and collaboration between the different sectors in child mental health care (child welfare, child psychiatry, disability care). The authors have developed a standardised protocol based on the wraparound principles, which support interagency collaboration with family participation, named Client Network Consultation (CNC). Focus groups evaluated the CNC by eliciting practitioners’ views on the structure, content and impact of collaborative interagency protocols with family involvement. Thematic analysis revealed four core themes: (1) Empowering the child and the family; (2) Utilising the strength of the collective; (3) Being considerate versus constructive a dilemma for participants in CNC; and (4) The structure of a protocol offers opportunities and challenges. Results of the study offer implications for daily practice. Several challenges for interprofessional (IP) practice in the complex field of child and adolescent mental health care are described. The value of the CNC protocol to engage families in a clinical process is also discussed.
(Publisher abstract)
Interagency collaboration has many advantages, but seems hard to realise in practice. In Belgium, the need for collaboration between the practitioners in the field of child welfare and child psychiatry, especially for children and adolescents with complex health care needs, was identified. Children with complex health care needs require coordinated care and collaboration between the different sectors in child mental health care (child welfare, child psychiatry, disability care). The authors have developed a standardised protocol based on the wraparound principles, which support interagency collaboration with family participation, named Client Network Consultation (CNC). Focus groups evaluated the CNC by eliciting practitioners’ views on the structure, content and impact of collaborative interagency protocols with family involvement. Thematic analysis revealed four core themes: (1) Empowering the child and the family; (2) Utilising the strength of the collective; (3) Being considerate versus constructive a dilemma for participants in CNC; and (4) The structure of a protocol offers opportunities and challenges. Results of the study offer implications for daily practice. Several challenges for interprofessional (IP) practice in the complex field of child and adolescent mental health care are described. The value of the CNC protocol to engage families in a clinical process is also discussed.
(Publisher abstract)
Subject terms:
children, complex needs, empowerment, interagency cooperation, child and adolescent mental health services, families, disabilities, mental health care;