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People First celebrate their success stories
- Authors:
- BOOTH Wendy, BOOTH Tim
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 7(2), October 1993, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
Reports on the Third International Conference of the People First movement, held in Toronto in June, which attracted 1400 self-advocates and their supporters from 32 countries.
Parenting with learning difficulties: lessons for practitioners
- Authors:
- BOOTH Tim, BOOTH Wendy
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 23(5), October 1993, pp.459-480.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Parents with learning difficulties form an underserved needs group whose numbers are steadily increasing and are likely to continue to do so as a result of deinstitutionalisation, community care and the acceptance of 'ordinary life' principles as a basis of service provision. This paper reviews the research literature on parenting by people with learning difficulties in order to draw out the lessons for practitioners and to assist them in developing a clearer view of their aims and approach when working with these families. Case vignettes from an ongoing study of mothers and fathers with learning difficulties are used to illustrate the common themes. The authors conclude that service providers still have much to learn about how best they can secure and uphold the citizenship rights of these parents as well as protect the welfare of these children.
Family undoing
- Authors:
- BOOTH Wendy, BOOTH Tim
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap, 21(4), December 1993, pp.137-140.
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Mental Handicap
Relates the story of parents with learning difficulties, arguing for the development of more responsive services based on careful listening to users.
Power to parents
- Authors:
- BOOTH Tim, BOOTH Wendy
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 1.9.93, 1993, p.61&62.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Drawing on lessons from research, puts forward a series of good practice principle for practitioners working with parents with learning difficulties.