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Sheltered employment in five member states of the Council of Europe: Austria, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland
- Authors:
- SAMOY Erik, WATERPLAS Lina
- Publisher:
- Council of Europe
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 67p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Strasbourg
Comparative study looking at the situation of sheltered employment in the twelve Member States of the European Union. The data for each country is grouped under the following headings: institutional context; target population; access to sheltered employment; characteristics of the people in sheltered employment; and a discussion of the topics currently under debate around sheltered employment in each country.
Helping disabled people to work: a cross-national study of social security and employment provisions; a report for the Social Security Advisory Committee
- Authors:
- THORNTON Patricia, SAINSBURY Roy, BARNES Helen
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office/University of York. Social Policy Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 164p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Research paper presenting a comparative study of the employment of disabled people, focusing in particular on the need to be flexible in terms of hours worked and breaks needed. Also looks at the disabling effects of many working environments.
The place of special villages and residential communities: the provision of care for people with severe, profound and multiple disabilities
- Editor:
- SEGAL Stanley S.
- Publisher:
- AB Academic Publishers
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 121p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Bicester
Set of papers from a symposium on alternatives to institutional care for people with learning difficulties. Includes papers on the place of special villages in the context of current and developing provision; the evolution from a mental handicap hospital into a village; the situation in the Netherlands; the closure of Darenth Park Mental Handicap Hospital and its effect on residents; and special villages and community care. Also outlines specific village projects.
5th international foster care conference: 'love is not enough' 26th July- 1st August 1987: conference papers
- Editor:
- CROSBY Ian
- Publisher:
- Leeds. Social Services Department
- Publication year:
- 1989
- Pagination:
- 302p.
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
A collection of conference papers on various aspects of foster care - child abuse, training, leaving care, mentally handicapped children, adult foster care, violence, recruitment of foster parents, long-term foster care.
Life after violence: a study on how women with intellectual disabilities cope with violence they experienced in institutions
- Authors:
- HOLLA Juultje, SMITS Jose
- Publisher:
- Inclusion Europe
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 89
- Place of publication:
- Belgium
Based on 10 in-depth interviews, this report highlights issues faced by women with intellectual disabilities who have experienced violence in institutions in the Netherlands. The research investigated: What types of violence women experience, and what violence is specific to institutions?; What women do to deal with this violence?; What happened when they move to a smaller setting or out of the institution all together?; How their experiences influence their opportunities to develop an life included in the community; and What would support women to deal with these trauma’s? The report’s recommendations include the need for inclusive education, putting an end to the institutionalisation and segregation of women with intellectual disabilities, and support in the community. (Edited publisher abstract)
Parent training interventions for parents with intellectual disability
- Authors:
- COREN Esther, RAMSBOTHAM Kerry, GSCHWANDTNER Manfred
- Publisher:
- Cochrane Collaboration
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 49
Background: Parents with intellectual disabilities may find it more difficult than other parents to provide adequate childcare. Parent training programmes are one way of providing support. The evidence about the effects of parent training programmes for parents with intellectual disabilities was reviewed. Included studies: Four randomised controlled trials (RCT; a type of experiment where similar people are put into different groups) were included in this review. Review question: Do parent training interventions help parents with intellectual disabilities to parent adequately? Search Date: The evidence is current to July 2017. Study characteristics: The four RCTs were conducted in Australia, Canada, the Netherlands and USA, and involved 192 parents. Each studied a different intervention and considered different outcomes. Key results: Compared to those parents without parent training, the studies reported some improvements in parents in the intervention group. One study reported improvement in safe home practices, recognition of child illness and safe use of medicines, in favour of the intervention group. Another study reported improvements in childcare and safety, also in favour of the intervention group; and a third study found that parents who had attended parent training reported less child-related parenting stress compared to the control group. A fourth study reported improvement in mother-child interaction in the intervention group compared with the control group. No study reported that interventions caused harm. The quality of the evidence ranged from very low to moderate. Conclusion: There is some low-quality evidence that parent training interventions for parents with intellectual disabilities may support their parenting. It may also help to establish good parent-child relations. (Edited publisher abstract)
The employment of people with disabilities in small and medium-sized enterprises
- Author:
- CARPENTER Morgan
- Publisher:
- European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 149p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- Dublin
Comparative study, based on company case studies from six EU member states, of people with disabilities working in small and medium sized companies. Looks at: the legislative framework; employee characteristics; employer and workplace related characteristics; and mediating organisations. Concludes with sections on policy implications and recommendations.
Social work in the Netherlands: current developments
- Editors:
- HESSER Karl-Ernst H., KOOLE Wibo
- Publisher:
- Hogeschool van Amsterdam. Faculty of Social Work
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 127p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Amsterdam
Introduces social work in the Netherlands and goes on to look at: social work and drug addiction - the Amsterdam model; female social work or gender-specific social work with women and girls; gender-specific social work with men and boys; the office for children of drug addicted parents; Opstap, a preventive home based programme; social work with people with learning difficulties, older people, migrants, people with mental health problems, and young people; AIDS prevention; community development; child welfare; and an overview of social work education in the Netherlands.
European social services
- Editor:
- MUNDAY Brian
- Publisher:
- University of Kent. European Institute of Social Services
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 401p.
- Place of publication:
- Canterbury
Detailed account of social services in the twelve member states of the European Community. Contains sections on: organisation, responsibility and finance for social services; preventative services; children and families; elderly people; people with disabilities; addictions; illnesses; AIDS/HIV; socially excluded people; young people; services for migrants; names and addresses of major public and private social services agencies.