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Supporting people with learning disabilities to develop sexual and romantic relationships
- Authors:
- HARFLETT Naomi, TURNER Sue
- Publisher:
- National Development Team for Inclusion
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 23
- Place of publication:
- Bath
This short literature review looks at the barriers facing people with learning disabilities wanting to develop sexual and romantic relationships and what works to support then. The review conducted searches of research evidence and of resources to support people with learning disabilities, parents/carers and staff to enable people with learning disabilities to develop relationships. This report summarises the findings of these two searches. The review highlighted that people with learning disabilities face a number of barriers to developing sexual or romantic relationships, in particular: attitudinal barriers, barriers related to support and access to information; and additional barriers for specific groups, such as LGBT people. Although a lack of information was highlighted as a barrier in the research evidence, the review of the resources found a number of resources freely available on the internet and organisations providing training around sex and relationships aimed at people with learning disabilities, staff and parents. The report includes links to resources. (Edited publisher abstract)
Housing choices discussion paper 3: characteristics of housing and support options: inclusion, rights, choice and control
- Authors:
- HARFLETT Naomi, et al
- Publisher:
- National Development Team for Inclusion
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 12
- Place of publication:
- Bath
This paper sets out the different characteristics of housing and support options in terms of the level of choice, control, rights and inclusion they offer to people with care or support needs. Using the housing and support categories identified in the typology in briefing paper 2, the paper uses a table to show what each of the options offer. Characteristics cover: choice over who to live with, choice in relation to nature and level of support, choice over who supports, control over what happens in the home, own front door, security of tenure, rights to full welfare benefits, CQC regulated, community location, sole or shared ownership, and which client groups the housing caters for. The discussion paper aims to stimulate feedback and comments which will be used to inform a final position paper. It focuses specifically on housing and support available for older people, people with learning disabilities and people with mental health problems (Edited publisher abstract)
Housing choices discussion paper 1: what is the evidence for the cost or cost-effectiveness of housing and support options for people with care or support needs?
- Authors:
- HARFLETT Naomi, et al
- Publisher:
- National Development Team for Inclusion
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 12
- Place of publication:
- Bath
A brief summary of evidence on the costs and cost-effectiveness of residential care and other housing and support options for older people, people with learning disabilities and people with mental health problems. It draws on a review of peer reviewed and grey literature in the UK and Ireland from 2000 onwards. The paper highlights limitations in the available evidence, which include limitations in terms of quantity; quality; lack of reliability of unit costs used in the research, and difficulties of making comparisons across studies. It then provides a broad summary of the evidence that is available. The paper finds that limitations in quality and quantity mean that there is not sufficient, reliable evidence in which to inform housing and support decisions on the basis of cost. It concludes that there is therefore a strong argument that decisions about an individual’s housing and support should be based on other factors supported in current health and social care policy such as rights, inclusion, choice and control. (Edited publisher abstract)
The impact of personalisation on the lives of the most isolated people with learning disabilities: a review of the evidence
- Authors:
- HARFLETT Naomi, TURNER Sue, BOWN Helen
- Publisher:
- National Development Team for Inclusion
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 12
- Place of publication:
- Bath
This paper provides a short summary of the findings of an evidence review of impact of personalisation for the most isolated people with learning disabilities. The study focused in particular, but not exclusively, on people in residential care, and people in out of area placements. As well as searching for evidence on the impact of taking a general personalised or person-centred approach, the research also looked at the impact of specific mechanisms including personal budgets, direct payments and person-centred planning. Systematic searches were conducted using an academic search engine, the Social Care Online database, reference lists and websites and publication databases of relevant organisations. The review has revealed a clear gap in the evidence around how personalisation has impacted on the lives of the most isolated people with learning disabilities. As no research was found which looked at this specific question, the conclusions should be considered as tentative but they appear to suggest that: some of the most isolated people with learning disabilities are missing out on personalised approaches to care altogether; some of the most isolated people with learning disabilities do not have access to the support or resources to get the most positive outcomes from particular elements of personalisation; and some of the most isolated people are also less likely to have access to advocacy - the mechanism which should be in place to address this inequality. (Edited publisher abstract)