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Residential provision for people with learning disabilities: a research review
- Authors:
- HATTON Chris, EMERSON Eric
- Publisher:
- University of Manchester. Hester Adrian Research Centre
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 25p.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
The aims of the review were fourfold: to produce an authoritative comprehensive summary of existing research relating to the characteristics, quality and costs of differing forms of residential provision for people with learning disabilities in the UK; to utilise 1991 Census data to describe the nature of current residential provision for this client group; to begin to map out, through a process of consultation with a wide range of organisations and visits to services, the defining characteristics and aims of differing approaches to residential provision; and to generate a list of recommendations concerning the conduct of future research into alternative forms of residential provision for people with learning disabilities.
Deinstitutionalisation
- Authors:
- EMERSON Eric, HATTON Chris
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 10(1), February 2005, pp.36-40.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Over the last 50 years deinstitutionalisation has dominated social policy development for people with learning disabilities in most of the richest countries. This commemorative issue attempts to place what we have learned about the successes and failures of deinstitutionalisation in the light of 3 themes clearly evident in the work of Tizard and his colleagues: the unrealised potential of people with learning disabilities, the importance of measuring and analysing quality in residential services and the value of applied research.
Residential provision for people with intellectual disabilities in England, Wales and Scotland
- Authors:
- EMERSON Eric, HATTON Chris
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 11(1), 1998, pp.1-14.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Describes the nature and extent of residential provision for people with intellectual disabilities in 1991 in England, Scotland and Wales. Data from the OPCS Census suggest that: (1) substantial regional and national variation existed; (2) overall, the level of provision was significantly lower than Department of Health targets for 1991; (3) the majority of people with intellectual disabilities were living in relatively large-scale congregate care settings; (4) the majority of residents were younger and middle-aged adults; (5) young black men were significantly more likely to be placed in residential provision than their peers from other ethnic groups; (6) young Asian men, young Chinese/Other men and young Asian women were significantly less likely to be placed in residential provision than their peers from other ethnic groups; (7) rates of employment and marriage among residents were markedly lower than for the general population. The results are discussed in relation to national policy aims and existing and future demand for residential provision.
Staff in services for people with learning disabilities: an overview of current issues
- Authors:
- HATTON Chris, EMERSON Eric
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap Research, 8(4), 1996, pp.215-236.
- Publisher:
- BIMH Publications
Despite the obvious importance of high quality staff performance for achieving the aims of community care policy, it is only recently that attention in the UK has begun to be focussed on staffing issues in services for people with learning disabilities. Discusses possible reasons for this increase in activity and introduces the content of the issue - which concentrates on demonstrating the range of approaches currently being used in UK research concerning staff in-services for people with learning disabilities.
Moving out
- Authors:
- HATTON Chris, EMERSON Eric
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 19.5.94, 1994, pp.23-25.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
Reports on a Department of Health review of the impact of community care on the quality of life of people with learning difficulties and the lessons which should guide future provision.
Trends in the identification of children with learning disabilities within state schools in England
- Authors:
- HATTON Chris, EMERSON Eric
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 21(2), 2016, pp.108-112.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present data drawn from the Department for Education (DfE)concerning trends in the number of children identified as having a learning disability within state schools in England. Design/methodology/approach: Data based on the school census conducted by the DfE was examined annually for 2009/2010 to 2014/2015, to determine the number of children identified as having moderate learning difficulty (MLD), severe learning difficulty (SLD) or profound multiple learning difficulty (PMLD) within state schools in England, at two levels: having a Statement of Educational Needs/Education Health Care Plan, or at School Action Plus. Findings: The number of children identified as MLD reduced substantially over time, for both statemented children and children identified at the School Action Plus level. In contrast, the smaller number of statemented children with SLD or PMLD increased over time, in line with increasing school rolls and epidemiological trends. Research limitations/implications: Further work is needed to understand the sharp reduction in the number of children being identified as having MLD within schools, and the educational support being offered to this group of children. Better information is also needed on children with learning disabilities not being educated in the state school sector. Originality/value: This paper highlights important trends in the identification of children with learning disabilities in state schools in England, with consequences for how large groups of children are being supported.
Deinstitutionalisation
- Authors:
- EMERSON Eric, HATTON Chris
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 8(4), December 2005, pp.23-27.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
In this article the authors attempt to place what has been learned about the successes and failures of deinstitutionalisation and the unrealised potential of people with learning disabilities, the importance of measuring and analysing quality in residential services and the value of applied research.
Learning disabilities: the fundamental facts
- Authors:
- EMERSON Eric, HATTON Chris, FELCE David, MURPHY Glynis
- Publisher:
- Mental Health Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 56p.
- Place of publication:
- London
- Edition:
- Rev. ed.
Practical text defining providing basic facts and statistics on people with learning difficulties, concepts of learning disability, community, health needs, service provision and its costs.
Future trends in the ethnic composition of British society and among British citizens with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- EMERSON Eric, HATTON Chris
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 4(4), November 1999, pp.28-32.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Discusses in what ways the age and ethnic composition of British society will change over the next two decades. Also looks at how age and ethnic composition of the population of British citizens who have a learning disability will change over the next two decades.
Estimating the future need for adult social cares services for people with learning disabilities in England
- Authors:
- EMERSON Eric, HATTON Chris
- Publisher:
- Lancaster University. Centre for Disability Research
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 19p.
- Place of publication:
- Lancaster
This research, commissioned by the Learning Disability Coalition, shows that the demand for services for people with learning disabilities is increasing by between 3.2% and 5.5% per year which exceeds the government estimate of 1% per year. It is suggested that there will be sustained growth in the need for social care services for adults with learning disabilities from 2009-2026.