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Person-centred future planning
- Authors:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE, NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE
- Publishers:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 4
- Place of publication:
- London
A quick guide to help practitioners to support people growing older with learning disabilities when they are planning for the future. The guide covers person-centred planning for now, core principles for planning for the future; creating a future plan; and planning for future housing. The content is based on the NICE guideline on 'Care and support of people growing older with learning disabilities.' The quick guide is available as a pdf and as an interactive web resource. (Edited publisher abstract)
Learning disabilities: applying All Our Health
- Author:
- PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- Public Health England
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Place of publication:
- London
- Edition:
- Updated 2018
Evidence and guidance to help healthcare professionals to improve the health and wellbeing of people with learning disabilities. Individuals regardless of their age, gender or label should receive care that is based on their unique needs, that is appropriate in its design and effective in its delivery. A learning disability, not to be confused with a learning difficulty such as dyslexia and dyspraxia, is a label given to a group of conditions that are present before the age of 18. This impacts on the way individuals develop in all core areas, and ultimately how they live their lives and access health care. For simplicity, this document has grouped causes and condition. The causes of a learning disability mainly fall into 3 distinct areas, developed in the prenatal period, perinatal period and postnatal period. The guide outlines key facts relating to health and people with a learning disability; core principles for health professionals; and interventions at population, community, and family and individual levels. (Edited publisher abstract)
Specialised supported housing: guidance for local government and NHS commissioners
- Authors:
- SKIDMORE Clare, COPEMAN Ian
- Publisher:
- Local Government Association
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Place of publication:
- London
This is guidance for local government and NHS commissioners about a category of supported housing referred to as ‘Specialised Supported Housing’ (SSH), particularly lease-based models of SSH. The overarching purpose of the guidance is to support commissioners to protect and promote the best interests of people with a learning disability and autistic people, and other people with support needs, in the course of commissioning solutions with and for people who might otherwise not be able to live in housing which supports their health and wellbeing. Supported housing is typically defined as a housing service where housing, support and/or care services are provided to help people to live as independently as possible. SSH is a sub-category of supported housing that is exempt from usual social rent setting requirements as set out in the Rent Standard (these are requirements for registered providers in England in relation to social rent setting) and the Government’s Policy statement on rents for social housing. Specifically, this guidance for commissioners covers: how best to ensure that SSH, including the current lease-based model of SSH, works well for the people living in such supported housing; considerations about the sustainability of existing lease-based SSH schemes; considerations about entering into new lease-based and other SSH arrangements. (Edited publisher abstract)
Preventing falls in people with learning disabilities: making reasonable adjustments
- Author:
- PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- Public Health England
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Place of publication:
- London
This guide contains information to help staff in public health, health services and social care to prevent falls in people with learning disabilities. It is also intended to help falls prevention services to provide support that is accessible to people with learning disabilities. It sets out the findings of research, highlights relevant policy and guidelines, and also provides case studies and examples of reasonable adjustments. It provides links to online resources and where they can be accessed. It will be of use to family carers, friends and paid support staff to help them think about what risks may contribute to falls and how to reduce these risks. It is one of a series of guides looking at reasonable adjustments in different service areas to enable public sector organisations to fulfil their duties to disabled people under the Equality Act 2010. (Edited publisher abstract)
Big Tree
- Publisher:
- Rix Centre
The Big Tree is dedicated to sharing information and ideas about multimedia and what it can do for the learning disability community. This resource is provided by the Rix Centre, a research and development centre and independent charity based at the University of East London's Docklands campus. The Big Tree is designed for people working with and supporting people with learning disabilities, including social carers, teachers, web developers, family members and advocates.
Managing challenging behaviour: supporting the Certificates in Working with People who have Learning Disabilities
- Author:
- BRADLEY Alice
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 145p., booklets, CD ROM
- Place of publication:
- Kidderminster
A complete package of training materials for managers and trainers, to provide everything staff need to know about working with people with learning disabilities who present challenging behaviour. The pack contains: a trainer’s guide with timed session plans, supporting overhead transparencies, course handouts and activity sheets; a trainer’s reader for the manager or trainer to read before each session; · a CD with overhead transparency masters, course handouts and activity sheets to print out and use; and a workbook for use by participants who cannot attend every session. The trainer pack is fully mapped to the Manage Challenging Behaviour units from the Levels 2 and 3 Certificates in Working with People who have Learning Disabilities. Written by an experienced learning trainer and practitioner, the pack covers: understanding challenging behaviours – why they occur, and factors that influence behaviour; the range of functions that challenging behaviour can serve for people with learning disabilities who challenge; improving the lifestyles of people who challenge;· positive strategies for working with services users that challenge; policies and procedures, teamwork, the role of observation and record keeping, and responding to service users who may be affected by the challenging behaviour of others; and planned and emergency uses of physical interventions.
Have we learned the lessons from Steven Hoskin's murder?
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 12 mins
- Place of publication:
- London
This film focuses on the lessons learned from Steven Hoskin’s murder. Steven Hoskin was tortured and murdered by people who targeted him because of his learning disabilities. The serious case review into Steven’s murder found there had been serious failings by the agencies that should have been protecting him, but they had subsequently made significant improvements. Professor Michael Preston-Shoot and Hugh Constant indicate that although we have moved forward, many of the problems still persist. They say for real progress, we should be addressing key themes for development: information sharing and joint working; partnership working; legal literacy and proper training; and convening the system. Getting it right at strategic level, is absolutely key to ensuring every other level, in each partner agency, is able to contribute to good-quality multi-agency working. Key messages for practice are included. (Edited publisher abstract)
A COVID-19 guide for social workers supporting an adult with learning disabilities/autism
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Place of publication:
- London
A guide to help social workers and occupational therapists supporting autistic adults and adults with learning disabilities through the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. It aims to help occupational therapists and social workers keep people with learning disabilities and autistic adults safe, while at the same time protecting and promoting people's rights wherever possible. Areas covered in the guide include: staying well; advance planning; easements of the Care Act and Mental Health Act; safeguarding and death and bereavement. (Edited publisher abstract)
A COVID-19 guide for care staff supporting an adult with learning disabilities/autism
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Place of publication:
- London
A guide to help care staff and personal assistants supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults through the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. It aims to help care providers and care workers keep people with learning disabilities and autistic adults informed and safe, while protecting and promoting people’s rights to equitable health care and support. Areas covered in the guide include: staying well; social distancing; Advance planning; Care Act easements; safeguarding duties; and death and bereavement. The aim of the guide is to ensure that high quality care and support can continue to be given to these groups during the pandemic. (Edited publisher abstract)
Arranging services for people with a learning disability and behaviour that challenges: a quick guide for commissioners
- Authors:
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE, SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publishers:
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 4
- Place of publication:
- London
People with a learning disability and behaviour that challenges should have the support they need to live how and where they want. Organising and developing services in the right way is the first step to making this happen. This quick guide focuses on achieving good outcomes for people through effective commissioning of services. It looks at planning and delivering services, providing services in the community, and considering housing options. The content is based on NICE’s guideline on learning disabilities and behaviour that challenges: service design and delivery. (Edited publisher abstract)