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Getting work and being included
- Author:
- OUTSIDE THE BOX
- Publisher:
- Outside the Box Development Support
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
Outside the Box will be working with people in Borders who have learning disabilities and people with mental health problems, to look at what helps people get into work. The first stage of the project is looking at what helps people get into work and what the problems are and about different types of work. Ways to get involved in the project are outlined.
Borders Finding Out project: employment workshop
- Author:
- BORDERS FINDING OUT PROJECT
- Publisher:
- Outside the Box Development Support
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 18p.
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
The Borders Finding Out project brings together people who have learning disabilities, families, people who work in services for people with learning disabilities and people who are interested in everyone having the chance to do what they want. A report from a workshop in Hawick on 16 November 2006 with the Fife Employability Team is presented. The benefits of people with learning disabilities working are outlined.
Being a witness: helping people with learning disabilities who go to court: a guide for carers
- Author:
- ENABLE Scotland
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 32p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This booklet is aimed at carers and covers how to help adults with learning disabilities who have been asked to be a witness in a criminal court case or at a children’s hearing court case. An adult witness is someone aged 16 or over. It contains information that informal carers, care workers and advocacy or other staff may find useful before, during and after the court case. The court process and the people present are explained, and what a carer can do in advance, on the day and afterwards is outlined.
Being a witness: I am a witness in court: a guide for people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- ENABLE Scotland
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 34p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
A booklet designed for people with learning difficulties about being a witness in court. The booklet describes what a witness is , the experience of going to court, and the roles of the different people in court. It also explains about the help available to someone with learning difficulties who is a witness and where to ask for help.
What's happening?
- Authors:
- BARBARA Tim, et al, (Producers), WILSON Alastair, (Author)
- Publisher:
- Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- DVD
- Place of publication:
- London
The University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, worked with 16 young people with learning disabilities to find out what makes them feel anxious or depressed. Using video and photo diaries the young people talked about how they felt. This DVD presents the experiences of three young people from this study. They talk about how their lives became difficult or unhappy and what helped them to start to feel better. The DVD is intended to help young people, families and practitioners to identify and learn from their experiences.
Making connections: stories of local area co-ordination in Scotland
- Author:
- SCOTTISH CONSORTIUM FOR LEARNING DISABILITY
- Publisher:
- Scottish Consortium for Learning Disability
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 35p.
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
This booklet explains the local area coordination approach through stories provided by individuals and their families. These personal accounts show how good things happen when people have control of their own lives and futures and how Local Area Co-ordinators (LACs) can support people to make that happen.
Responding to the pain experiences of older people with a learning disability and dementia
- Authors:
- KERR Diana, CUNNINGHAM Colm, WILKINSON Heather
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 81p.
- Place of publication:
- York
This report explores the pain management needs of people with a learning difficulty who have dementia. People with a learning difficulty are living longer. This increased longevity brings with it the conditions and illnesses of older age, such as dementia. It is known that amongst people in the general population who have dementia there is inadequate pain recognition and treatment. This report has identified similar trends in pain management amongst people with a learning difficulty and dementia. The report explores knowledge and practice in relation to pain recognition and management amongst direct support staff, members of community learning disability teams and general practitioners. It also examines the understanding and experiences of pain amongst people with a learning difficulty and dementia. It identifies the dilemmas and obstacles to effective pain management, and reports on examples of good practice. The authors make clear recommendations for practitioners and service providers. The report found that the pain experiences and management of people with a learning difficulty who have dementia mirrored findings in relation to people in the general population. It did, however, identify extra and compounding issues in relation to people with a learning difficulty. The findings in this report will be of interest to service providers and direct practitioners in health, housing, social care and social work.
Best practice in learning disability and dementia
- Author:
- CENTRE FOR RESEARCH ON FAMILIES AND RELATIONSHIPS
- Publisher:
- Centre for Research on Families and Relationships
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Dementia is a particular concern for service providers supporting older people with learning disabilities. Until recently little forward planning had been built into services to prepare for residents to grow older, and cope with medical conditions of older age such as arthritis, osteoporosis or dementia. For people with Down’s syndrome, there is a high prevalence rate of dementia as medical advances mean they, as with the rest of the population, are living longer lives. Little is known about the views and experiences of people with a learning disability who have dementia or are living with someone with dementia in a residential setting (Wilkinson et al 2003, 2004; Lyngaard 2004). A three year research project funded by the Community Fund in collaboration with CARE1 has explored best practice for people with a learning disability who develop dementia - looking at what enables people to remain in their own homes and communities. A key element of this wider project was a service user advisory forum. One of the things this research wanted this group to tell us was what people with learning disabilities know about dementia and what it was like to live with someone who has dementia.
Supporting vulnerable witnesses
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Rostrum Magazine, 85, July 2006, p.13.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers (Scotland)
This article summarises some of the key provisions of the Vulnerable Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2004, which aims to provide additional support to vulnerable witnesses to enable them to give their evidence as best the can.
Working with an interpreter: toolkit: improving communication for people who use mental health and learning disability services in Scotland
- Author:
- MENTAL WELFARE COMMISSION FOR SCOTLAND
- Publisher:
- Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 42p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Practical advice and guidance is provided for people who need to use, or who provide, interpreting or translation services in a mental health setting, such as a meeting with a psychiatric nurse in hospital or in someone’s home. The first section is aimed at mental health practitioner or interviewers, and comprises: detailed guidance and information for every stage of working with an interpreter; and a checklist designed to help achieve the most out of working with an interpreter and to guide if things go wrong. The second section is aimed at users of mental health and learning disability services and advises: how to use a professional interpreter; rights before, during and after an interview with an interpreter; and how to complain. The final part is aimed at interpreters and highlights: ethical issues that need to be considered; and practical advice and guidance for interpreting during an interview.