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Images of possibility: rethinking services for people with mental handicaps in the light of American experiences
- Author:
- WERTHEIMER Alison
- Publisher:
- Campaign for People with Mental Handicaps
- Publication year:
- 1986
- Pagination:
- 20p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Real jobs: report of a conference for Supported Employment Agencies sponsored by the Real Jobs Initiative, a partnership between the National Development Team, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, and Training in Systematic Instruction
- Editor:
- WERTHEIMER Alison
- Publisher:
- National Development Team
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 47p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Conference report. Includes papers on: the role of supported employment agencies and employers; profile of a sample of supported employment agencies; issues, opportunities and threats to supported employment in the UK; and strategies for the future.
Self-advocacy skills training: report of two workshops held between April and September 1987
- Author:
- WERTHEIMER Alison
- Publisher:
- Kings Fund Centre
- Publication year:
- 1988
- Pagination:
- 31p., illus., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Hospital closures in the eighties
- Author:
- WERTHEIMER Alison
- Publisher:
- Campaign for People with Mental Handicaps
- Publication year:
- 1986
- Pagination:
- 21p., tables, bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
It's good to be part of things: working with older people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- WERTHEIMER Alison
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 78p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This publication is intended to assist and encourage local Age Concern groups to develop services and activities for older people with learning disabilities and their older carers. It explores common attitudes, myths and misconceptions about people with learning disabilities.
Great expectations: experiences of supported living
- Author:
- WERTHEIMER Alison
- Publisher:
- National Development Team
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 70p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
Captures some of the early experiences of supported living for people with learning difficulties via the stories of six people and how they experienced supported living.
Building on positives: staff development in community services
- Editor:
- WERTHEIMER Alison
- Publisher:
- King's Fund Centre
- Publication year:
- 1989
- Pagination:
- 80p., tables, bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Looks at staff development issues that arise from providing community services to mentally handicapped people through strategies such as normalisation, rights and participation.
Everyday lives, everyday choices for people with learning disabilities and high support needs
- Editor:
- WERTHEIMER Alison
- Publisher:
- Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 127p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Reports on the Choice Initiative to explore the way in which those with severe, profound and multiple learning disabilities who had high support needs, and in particular, little or no verbal communication, could be empowered to make choices. It is a series of innovative service development projects designed to support people in expressing their preferences and to bring about changes in their lives, either in daytime opportunities, leisure, housing or friendships. Communication in these circumstances is discussed. Chapters cover the choosing of: community activities, work, friends, and how you live. Choice through citizen advocacy, risk and choice, and appropriate staff development and training are addressed.
Housing consortia for community care
- Author:
- WERTHEIMER Alison
- Publisher:
- National Federation of Housing Associations
- Publication year:
- 1988
- Pagination:
- 27p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Looks at the housing consortium model, and Newham Special Needs Housing Consortium.
Meeting the emotional needs of young people with learning disabilities: a booklet for parents and carers
- Author:
- WERTHEIMER Alison
- Publisher:
- Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 31p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This booklet helps young people explore and enjoy opportunities in their local area which can help them feel good about themselves .Emotional difficulties are not uncommon amongst adolescents and some young people with learning difficulties will develop mental health problems. They may go through relatively mild and brief periods of being anxious or unhappy, but occasionally they may experience more prolonged or serious difficulties and will need specialist help. The second part of this booklet explains how parents and carers can recognise if this is happening, and where and how they can find help.