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Functional vision assessment for people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- SEE ABILITY
- Publisher:
- SeeABILITY
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 39
- Place of publication:
- Epsom
Around 1 in 3 people with a learning disability have a sight problem. Unidentified sight problems can seriously undermine people’s quality of life and lead to avoidable sight loss and increased dependency. Many people with learning disabilities may not be able to tell others if they have a sight problem. This Functional Vision Assessment was created by SeeAbility. It is intended to be used by supporters of people with learning disabilities who know that person well, such as family carers and support staff. This Functional Vision Assessment is an observational tool that can be used to recognise how a person with learning disabilities might be using their sight, and can help give an indication of what a person might not see or have difficulty seeing. The resources in the pack aim to: enable carers to find out more about what a person can see; enable carers to effectively monitor a person’s vision between eye tests; identify questions to ask the optometrist during the person’s next eye test; identify questions to ask rehabilitation workers for people who have a visual impairment; and provide strategies to support the individual make the best use of their vision.
Mental health in learning disabilities: a reader
- Editors:
- HOLT Geraldine, HARDY Steve, BOURAS Nick, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 223p.
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
- Edition:
- 3rd ed.
This book, like its previous editions, aims to provide the reader with up-to-date information on mental health problems in people with learning disabilities and associated issues. It has been updated and extended with six additional chapters, to reflect latest developments in services and treatment.
Finding your way: how to get help from social services
- Author:
- MENCAP
- Publisher:
- Mencap
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 9p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The booklet explains community care as the help and support given to older people or people with a learning or physical disability, to help them live more independently in their own home, in a residential home or with their family. People can get help to do things like cook meals, shop, pay bills, bath or do housework.
Assessing behaviors regarded as problematic for people with developmental disabilities
- Authors:
- CLEMENTS John, MARTIN Neil
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 228p.
- Place of publication:
- London
People with developmental disabilities sometimes behave in ways that others, or they themselves, regard as problematic. This original book is about what practitioners can do to make sense of behaviours, in order to support clients more effectively. The author offers practical strategies for gathering and analysing information about behaviours, in partnership with the individual concerned, in order to gain a useful understanding of why a particular behaviour occurs. The inclusion of case histories, with corresponding behaviour plans, clearly demonstrates the real-life application of assessment methods.
Who does what?: the process of enabling people with learning difficulties to achieve what they need and want
- Author:
- DOWSON Steve
- Publisher:
- Values into Action
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 24p., diags., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
A framework for assessing what clients want, rather than what agencies perceive they need.
Transition to the new 0 to 25 special educational needs and disability system: departmental advice for local authorities and their partners
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Education
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Education
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 36
- Place of publication:
- London
- Edition:
- 3rd ed.
Departmental advice on changes to legislation relating to children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). It explains the process for moving children and young people with SEND across from the old system to the new one introduced by the Children and Families Act 2014. This guidance focuses on: arrangements relating to statements of SEN and learning difficulty assessments during the transition period; timing of transfer; the transfer review process; and arrangements for those aged under 19 in youth custody during the transition period. (Edited publisher abstract)
Special educational needs and disability: a guide for parents and carers
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Education
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Education
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 59
- Place of publication:
- London
This guide describes how the new system that supports children and young people with SEN or disabilities, and parents, is intended to work. It covers: the law and guidance on which the system is based; places to go for help and further information details about changes to the system from 1 September 2014. The guide may also be useful for staff dealing with the parents and carers of children and young people with SEND in schools and colleges and early years education settings. (Edited publisher abstract)
An independent review of the work capability assessment: year five
- Author:
- LITCHFIELD Paul
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 105
- Place of publication:
- London
Reflects on the evolution of the work capability assessment since its introduction and considers some of the issues that the Department for Work and Pensions might need to take into account in the years to come. The WCA is designed to determine eligibility for employment and support allowance. It is a functional assessment based on the premise that eligibility should not be determined by the description of a person’s disability or health condition but by how their ability to function is affected, which may vary considerably between individuals. The report shows that the number of people assessed and found fit for work has significantly declined. It also highlights that perceptions of the WCA remain overwhelmingly negative and discusses the barriers that individuals with a learning disability face with the WCA process. The review identifies a number of key principles that the department should take into account in redesigning the WCA : any assessment should not only be fair but be perceived as such; there must be clarity of purpose - determining benefit eligibility and supporting employment outcomes may not be compatible objectives; residual elements of the medical model of disability should be eradicated in favour of a bio-psychosocial model; departmental staff should be at the heart of the assessment and should drive information requirements; any revised assessment should exploit information already provided to the DWP, rather than duplicating effort and incurring unnecessary expense; and decision makers and HCPs should see a representative range of cases and have appropriate training in the capability impact of common conditions. (Edited publisher abstract)
Review of compliance: Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust: Durham Rd
- Author:
- CARE QUALITY COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Care Quality Commission
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 14p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Durham Road, part of Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust, was inspected as part of a targeted inspection programme in hospitals that care for people with learning disabilities. Durham Road provides a respite service for patients with learning disabilities and a service for the assessment and treatment adults with learning disabilities. The inspection was to assess how well they experience effective, safe and appropriate care treatment and support that meets their needs and protects their rights; and whether they are protected from abuse. Durham Road was found to meet all the essential standards of quality and safety reviewed.
The mini PAS-ADD interview pack
- Author:
- MOSS Steve
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 94p., 2 booklets
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
Psychiatric Assessments Schedules for Adults with Developmental Disabilities , the PAS-ADD system, is a set of well regarded assessment tools for undertaking mental health assessments with people with learning disabilities. They are designed to provide a smooth, reliable flow of information on psychiatric symptoms from all those involved in an individual’s care, including family members, support staff and care staff. These enhanced versions of the original materials come in three parts: The Mini-PAS-ADD handbook for use by professionals involved in mental health assessments. This comprises a new semi-structured interview and improved clinical glossary, plus new outline training plan and coding exercises. 100 Mini PAS-ADD interview score forms for recording the mini PAS-ADD interview scores. The PAS-ADD Checklist (x 100) a questionnaire written in everyday language for use by care staff and families to identify potential mental health problems and to decide whether a further assessment is needed. Of particular interest to all professionals involved in mental health assessments of people with learning disabilities.