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Candle: CAMHS and new directions in learning disability and ethnicity: a resource for frontline staff, their supervisors/managers and trainers
- Authors:
- FORSTER Kathryn, GRUNDY David
- Publisher:
- Association for Real Change
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 117p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Chesterfield
Developed from a Department of Health funded project, this practical manual provides information and guidance to support staff working with people with learning disabilities who have mental health problem. It has sections covering the key areas of mental health, learning disability, ethnicity and transition. It can be used as a training resource, a discussion tool in meetings/supervision and also refers to other organisations. Handouts, case studies and exercises are included as appendices. The manual also comes with an accompanying CD.
Research into practice
- Author:
- MAUDSLAY Liz
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 11.9.03, 2003, p.50.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Briefly reports on a three year research project to investigate the under-representation of young south Asian people with learning difficulties in post-school education and training. The Aasha project, run by the charity Skill: National Bureau for Students with Disabilities, found that services are often not culturally sensitive to the needs of these young people. Highlights how services can better meet this group's needs.
Improving practice with people with learning disabilities: a training manual
- Authors:
- BANO Aktar, et al
- Publisher:
- Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 131p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Training materials aimed at all those working with black and minority ethnic people with learning disabilities.
The journey to adopt a child who has special needs: parents' perspectives
- Authors:
- DENBY Ramona W., ALFORD Keith A., AYALA Jessica
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Youth Services Review, 33(9), September 2011, pp.1543-1554.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Many of the children eligible for adoption are considered to have special needs. Included in the definition of special needs are sibling groups, older children, children with disabilities, black and minority ethnic children, and children with learning disabilities or mental health problems. Knowing more about the adoption process as it is experienced by prospective parents who complete (or are in the process of completing) their adoption and those who discontinue it are critical to improving the process. Using qualitative inquiry, prospective adoptive parents in nine families in the United States were studied in an effort to learn more about their motivations, expectations, preparation, and experiences. Although the adoption outcome (continued versus discontinued) was different, the process, including negative experiences, was quite similar. Programming implications and suggestions for future research are offered.
Race and groupwork
- Editors:
- MISTRY Tara, BROWN Allan
- Publisher:
- Whiting and Birch
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 307p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Includes chapters on: issues of race and gender in mixed membership groups; black/white co-working in groups; the linguistic and cultural barriers to cross national working in groups; groupwork and black women; empowerment groupwork across racial lines; groupwork with black users with learning difficulties; groupwork with travellers and gypsies; a community based approach to the development of Asian Women's groups; empowering youthwork with young Asian women; black and white issues in training groups; prison groupwork for foreign nationals; the dynamics of groupwork in a prison community; and groupwork with refugees and asylum seekers.
Experiences of community care: case studies of UK practice
- Authors:
- LYNCH Bruce, PERRY Richard
- Publisher:
- Longman
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 318p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Harlow
Illustrates the range of initiatives in community care and provides advice on how to foster, facilitate and encourage work at a local level. Looks at translating ideas into practice, staffing, training, supervision and support, users of community care projects, funding and resources, and inter-agency work.
A practical guide to working with people with learning disabilities: a handbook for care assistants and support workers
- Editors:
- BROWN Hilary, BENSON Sue
- Publisher:
- Hawker/Care Concern
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 176p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Practical text for people working with people with learning difficulties. Looks at all aspects of the work, including: how services have changed; coming into care; the caring relationship; individual planning; effective communication; sight and hearing; challenging behaviour; teaching new skills; day care; finding and keeping a job; leisure and recreation; meeting the needs of black people; mealtimes and personal care; sexuality; health care; medical matters; rights, advocacy and support; how the home is managed; managing an emergency; and career planning.