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A 10-year plan for quality living for people with disabilities and their carers
- Authors:
- CRAIG Jocelyn E., CARTWRIGHT Collen
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 43(4), 2015, pp.302-309.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Background: The concerns of older carers of an adult with disabilities have been well documented. The sudden incapacity or death of the carer can result in a crisis response rather than a planned transition to a chosen sustainable alternative care arrangement for the person with disability. Building on previous ‘Futures Planning’ projects, the aim of this project was to enrich the lives of people with disabilities and their carers whilst ensuring that their wishes for the future are documented to provide security. Materials and Methods: This article reports on information sessions and workshops that were held for people with disabilities, their carers and staff, and the training sessions for staff for this project. Results: The sessions underlined the fact that people with disabilities want to enjoy the same experiences that most other people enjoy. Drawing on the ideas and suggestions from participants, the ‘Futures Planning’ documents were modified to meet the aims of the Quality Living project, making them suitable for planning for quality living for the carer and the person with a disability for the next 10 years. Conclusions: Findings supported the concept that planning allows people with disabilities and their carers to take steps to achieve their dreams. (Publisher abstract)
Positive behavioural support: competency framework
- Author:
- PBS ACADEMY
- Publisher:
- PBS Academy
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 72
This framework provides details of all the things that need to be known and done to provide best practice in Positive Behavioural Support to people with learning disabilities and behaviours that challenge. The Framework is divided into three main areas, which detail the competencies that need to be achieved to deliver effective support. These areas are: creating high quality care and support environments - which aims to ensure that organisations and those providing individual support operate from a person-centred foundation; Functional, contextual and skills based assessment - aims to ensure that the support for each person is based on a thorough understanding of that person’s needs, preferences, abilities and communication style; and Developing and implementing a Behaviour Support Plan (BSP) - aims to provide a detailed and personalised description of how best to support each person with developmental disabilities and their behaviours of concern. The framework will be useful for individuals and organisations providing or procuring direct support or working with people with intellectual disabilities and behaviours that challenge, as well as any health, education or social care professional or service provider responsible for the provision of services. (Edited publisher abstract)
Care and treatment review: policy and guidance
- Author:
- NHS ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- NHS England
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 52
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
Policy and guidance which sets out the expectations for implementation of Care and Treatment Reviews (CTR) for people with learning disabilities and/or autism in England. CTRs were developed as part of NHS England’s commitment to improving their care and aim to reducing admissions and unnecessarily lengthy stays in hospitals. They are intended to bring a person-centred and individualised approach to ensuring that the treatment and support needs of the person with learning disabilities and/or autism and their families are met and that barriers to progress are challenged and overcome. The approach is rooted in principles of human rights, person-centeredness and co-production. The document outlines the CTR process and pathway standards, the quality indicators, roles and responsibilities, how the reviews interface with other frameworks, and governance. (Edited publisher abstract)
Futures planning: adult sibling perspectives
- Authors:
- DAVYS Deborah, MITCHELL Duncan, HAIGH Carol
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 43(3), 2015, pp.219-226.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
A total of 15 adult siblings of people who have a learning disability were interviewed in relation to their future wishes and expectations of care giving. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was used to analyse transcripts from the interviews where it was demonstrated that futures planning remains an area of difficulty for families of learning disabled people. The range and degree of plans in place were variable across the families and overall, plans tended to lack detail and clarity. Various factors were cited as hindrances to the futures planning process such as parental anxiety, difficulty with service providers, superstition, attitude, assumption and life stage. Futures planning presented as a transitional process and further research into how best to support families and individuals who have a learning disability to develop long term yet flexible plans is indicated. (Publisher abstract)
Focussed visits 2013: summary of recommendations and outcomes from focussed visits 2013
- Author:
- MENTAL WELFARE COMMISSION FOR SCOTLAND
- Publisher:
- Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 19
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This report identifies the main issues raised following focussed visits to 96 different services (eg hospitals, care homes and prisons) carried out between January 2013 and December 2013. The visits aim to identify individual concerns; assess whether the requirements of legislation are being met; and assess the facilities for individuals' care. A total of 339 recommendations were made relating to these visits. These were grouped into the categories of: Assessment, care planning and review, person-centred care; Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000; The physical environment; Therapeutic activity; Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003; Medication; Restrictions. Some specific examples of where improvements have been made are also highlighted. (Original abstract)
How can mental health clinicians, working in intellectual disability services, meet the spiritual needs of their service users?
- Authors:
- LOYNES Benjamin, O'HARA Jean
- Journal article citation:
- Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities, 9(1), 2015, pp.9-18.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify approaches that mental health clinicians, working in intellectual disability services, can adopt to ensure the spiritual needs of their service users are met. Design/methodology/approach: A narrative literature review examining original research, expert opinion pieces and book chapters was undertaken. To broaden the perspective of the paper, publications from different academic areas were reviewed including intellectual disabilities, mental health, neurodevelopmental disorders, general health and spirituality literature. Findings: The main principles of spiritual assessment tools from the general health literature can be applied to this group. However, the literature would suggest that certain approaches are of particular importance in intellectual disabilities mental health including advocating for service users to attend the religious services they wish to and working collaboratively with families and carers when addressing spiritual issues. Research limitations/implications: The question of how to meet the spiritual needs of people with autism and severe intellectual disability is a neglected research area. Research examining the spiritual needs of service users with intellectual disabilities, on mental health inpatient units, is also needed as well as a review of whether spiritual needs are being met in current person-centred care plans. Originality/value: No published literature review was identified that specifically addressed the question of how mental health clinicians should approach the spiritual needs of their service users. (Publisher abstract)