Search results for ‘Subject term:"learning disabilities"’ Sort:
Results 1 - 2 of 2
Do service users with intellectual disabilities want to be involved in the risk management process? A thematic analysis
- Authors:
- KILCOMMONS Aoiffe M., WITHERS Paul, MORENO-LOPEZ Águeda
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 25(5), September 2012, pp.433-444.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Giving people with intellectual disabilities (ID) the right to make choices requires consideration of their ability to assess the implications and associated risks. People with ID are more likely to find it difficult to identify and assess risk adequately, and may also have had less opportunity to learn from past experiences. The aim of this study was to investigate ID service users’ awareness and understanding of risk management (RM). The participants were 13 people in a residential ID service who were reviewed under the RM process. Thematic analysis explored participants’ knowledge and understanding of risk management to establish their ability to make informed choice. Two main meta-themes (lack of awareness about RM, and awareness about RM) and 4 meta-themes (extent of RM awareness, locus of control, compliance, and empowerment) emerged. Nine participants demonstrated some knowledge and awareness of RM and wanted to contribute to the RM process. The findings indicate that the majority of the service users in this sample had some awareness of the purpose of RM and could make partially informed decisions about whether they would like to be involved in the RM process. The findings highlight the need for professionals to actively attempt to involve ID service users in the management of their own risk.
Occupational therapy in a medium secure intellectual disability and personality disorder service
- Authors:
- WITHERS Paul, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Learning Disabilities and Offending Behaviour, 3(4), 2012, pp.206-218.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This general review describes the development and implementation of an occupational therapy services within a newly-established medium secure service for 16 men with intellectual disabilities with a dual diagnosis of intellectual disability and personality disorder located in the North West of England. The paper seeks to illustrate the efficacy of occupational therapy implemented by a specifically recruited and trained staff team, describing engagement in meaningful, bespoke programmes of occupation used to assist service users to address deficit areas via mutual engagement in activities, serving to facilitate the formation and development of positive and trusting relationships between service users and staff. The impact of the service is also described from a service user's perspective. (Edited publisher abstract)