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Groundwork: building the foundations for change
- Authors:
- HORSFALL Linda, CROWHURST Greg
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 8(2), October 1994, pp.20-21.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
The experiential learning perspective is the groundwork on which better services can be built.
A chance to answer
- Author:
- STRONG Susannah
- Journal article citation:
- Care Weekly, 27.10.94, 1994, pp.12-13.
Advocacy in relation to vulnerable sections of people in society is a relatively new concept. Looks at the different approaches to advocacy and to some of the fundamental dilemmas of advocacy.
Brook Advisory Centres: responding to the needs of young people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- FRASER Jane
- Journal article citation:
- Mencap News, 47, September 1994, pp.18-19.
Explains how the Brook Advisory Centres have developed sex education teaching strategies and published materials for young people with learning disabilities.
Making sense of multisensory rooms for people with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- THOMPSON Simon B.N., MARTIN Sarah
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 57(9), September 1994, pp.341-344.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Reports an evaluation of multisensory rooms (often referred to as 'Snoezelen' and 'White Tower'), by focusing on the preferences of individuals to a range of sensory stimuli. The systematic presentation of sensory stimuli to this user group enabled an objective evaluation of users' preferences and facilitated clear feedback of information to keyworkers and care managers responsible for these users.
A wider view
- Author:
- RICHARDSON Malcolm
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 28.9.94, 1994, p.66.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Explains why learning disability nurses should consider working with clients with head injuries.
Learning tools
- Authors:
- WIGGIN Christa, JAMES Judy
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 4.8.94, 1994, p.30.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
People with learning difficulties have been called upon by Wiltshire SSD to help make council documents user-friendly. Reports on the success of involving them in the provision of information.
Socialising
- Authors:
- DAVIES Charlotte Aull, JENKINS Richard
- Journal article citation:
- Mencap News, 46, July 1994, pp.6-7.
Reports on a study of how people with learning disabilities experience their transition to adulthood, which focussed in particular on their social activities.
Towards an alternative basis for policy and practice in community care: with particular reference to people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- BURTON Mark
- Journal article citation:
- Care in Place the International Journal of Networks and Community, 1(2), June 1994, pp.158-174.
Draws on the critical theory of Habermas, an analysis of global trends, and Wolfensberger's account of societal devaluation in forming an alternative to the dominant basis for theory and practice in 'community care'. These perspectives identify three linked threats to people with major disabilities: colonisation of the life-world, socioeconomic destabilisation and systematic discrimination. Using Doyal and Gough's theory of human need, an agenda is outlined for an appropriate service response to this context.
Art therapy and learning disability
- Author:
- KUCZAJ Ed
- Journal article citation:
- Mencap News, 45, June 1994, pp.12-13.
Describes how art therapy can help people with learning disabilities.
Physiotherapy in learning disability
- Author:
- FRASER Rita
- Journal article citation:
- Mencap News, 45, June 1994, pp.4-5.
Shows how physiotherapy can be used with people with learning difficulties.