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"Is it Saturday?": a play and recreational programme for children and young people with moderate learning difficulties
- Authors:
- KILPATRICK Rosemary, MCCLINTON Janet
- Publisher:
- Queen's University Belfast. Institute of Child Care Research
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 44p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
A group of eleven children aged 8-12 years were involved in the project, all of whom attended a special school for children with moderate learning difficulties in Belfast. Needs were identified by means of focus groups and one-to-one interviews with the children and their parents. On the basis of this information a programme for 'Is it Saturday?' was developed in collaboration with voluntary agencies and professionals willing to have an input to the project, which took place over a ten week period between September and December 1998. A group of twelve volunteers were trained and nine of this group worked with the project worker in delivering the programme. Five years after the programme had been introduced the young people, who were now reaching school-leaving age, were invited to a review session to explore what play and recreational facilities were available to them at this stage in their lives. An independent researcher conducted the evaluation of the project by means of focus groups and/or questionnaires with the project worker, the parents, the children, the volunteers and the teachers in the school.
Family placement schemes for adult persons with intellectual disabilities living with elderly carers
- Authors:
- McCONKEY Roy, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Learning Disabilities, 8(3), September 2004, pp.267-282.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Few family placement schemes involve adult persons, and rarely have they been targeted at older carers. Twenty-five carers, aged 55 years and over, of people with intellectual disabilities using one of two placement schemes in Northern Ireland were studied, along with a further 20 carers recommended for these schemes. Semi-structured individual interviews were used to obtain the views of carers, people with intellectual disabilities and placement providers. The placement schemes were very favourably received. Carers welcomed the break and valued the relationship with the placement provider. Individuals with disability reported greater opportunities to participate in activities. Placement providers were very satisfied with the way the schemes operated: the main complaint was the low level of payments. Key factors affecting the further development of services include recruitment of male providers, registration issues, training of providers and the difficulty in meeting the needs of multiply disabled persons.
The development of a protocol for the joint investigation of crimes committed against vulnerable adults
- Authors:
- BAILEY A, MCALLISTER A, MCAULEY W J
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 9(2), April 2004, pp.18-22.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Describes the development and implementation of a joint protocol for the investigation of crimes against vulnerable adults. The protocol was piloted in Northern Ireland by the Police Service and Homefirst Community Health and Social Services Trust. Explains the aims of the protocol, examines the training involved in implementing it and explains the operational arrangements with special attention to capacity and consent, joint investigation, liaison points and review methods. Concludes with an examination of potential future developments.