Search results for ‘Subject term:"learning disabilities"’ Sort:
Results 1 - 7 of 7
Sexual exploitation and vulnerability
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 16.6.11, 2011, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Professionals offer advice on a case involving a young woman with learning disabilities who may be the subject of sexual exploitation by a worker at the care home where she lives.
‘I want to be listened to’: systemic psychotherapy with a man with intellectual disabilities and his paid supporters
- Authors:
- HAYDON-LAURELUT Mark, NUNKOOSING Karl
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Family Therapy, 32(1), February 2010, pp.73-86.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This paper contends that the systemic approach can be useful in working with adults with intellectual disabilities and their relational network, including paid care services. A practice example using a systemic approach with a man with intellectual disabilities and his paid supporters showed a movement from an internal description of the problem as existing in the man with intellectual disabilities to a focus on coordinating the relationship between the man and his paid supporters. More specifically, in this example the man with intellectual disabilities stated that he wished to be listened to. This led to the residential service manager accounting for her service’s support and to service change which focused more on the care relationship and to improved practices of listening. This article concludes by saying that, although this is not a new process, it would seem to be of noteworthy utility in the context of working with those who live and work in services for people with intellectual disabilities and who may not have had access to this kind of conversation in the past.
More than one victim: when people with learning disabilities make false allegations of sexual abuse
- Author:
- JONES Chris
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 12(1), January 2007, pp.28-35.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Three recent cases of false allegations of sexual abuse are described and compared. Neither the needs of alleged perpetrators nor the people with learning disabilities are adequately addressed by current practices. Key issues for service development are discussed.
Staff attributions about challenging behaviours of people with intellectual disabilities and transactional stress process: a qualitative study
- Author:
- CUDRE-MAUROUX A.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 54(1), January 2010, pp.26-39.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
It has been suggested that staff explanations about challenging behaviours in people with intellectual disabilities may impact on staff responses to such behaviour as well as on the staff and clients’ well-being. These beliefs may also impede the implementation of effective behavioural interventions. However, to date research has demonstrated only a weak empirical association between attributions, emotions and behaviours. This study investigated these relationships within a broader framework including the transactional stress model of Lazarus and Folkman. It also looked at the level of congruence with Weiner’s model of helping behaviour. A case study method, using semi-structured interviews, was adopted to cover a full caregiver’s adaptive sequence when facing challenging behaviour. Data was collected from ten subjects (in ten contextualised situations) from three social institutions for people with ID in Switzerland. The results revealed three issues: that Weiner's model is too restrictive to explain the complexity of contextualised encounters; a need to differentiate types of attributions within a temporal perspective; and the coping role of attributions needs to be considered. The author concludes that there is a need to extend the research on attribution and it needs to be set within ecological contexts and include coping behaviour as an aspect of staff attributions of challenging behaviours.
Responding to COVID19: examples of changing and emerging practice across the East of England
- Author:
- ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF ADULT SOCIAL SERVICES. Eastern Region
- Publisher:
- Association of Directors of Adult Social Services
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 50
- Place of publication:
- London
Since the start of the pandemic in March 2020, COVID19 has prompted a wide range of much needed and proactive responses to ensure people stay as independent as possible, well, safe and connected. Barriers that existed before the pandemic, have in most cases easily been removed. There is evidence of communication, partnership working and digital technology being embraced. Although it is recognised that face to face responses will continue to play an important role, there is evidence of emerging practice which has achieved better outcomes for people and that should be sustained post COVID19. This publication highlights some of those. The paper shares examples of emerging practice during the pandemic. They cover a multitude of areas such as: the use of digital technology; supporting care markets and providers; reaching out to people and communities; supporting people with accommodation needs; ensuring person-centred care and coproduction; and supporting the workforce to stay well. (Edited publisher abstract)
Who will care after I'm gone? An insight into the pressures facing parents of people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- FITZROY
- Publisher:
- FitzRoy
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 25
- Place of publication:
- Petersfield
The report draws on the findings from three focus groups and in-depth interviews with parents of people with learning disabilities to identify the pressures they face looking after their sons and daughters, and their concerns for the future. A online survey was also completed by 188 care frontline care workers to find out their perspective. The report summarises the key issues raised by parents in the research and provides an individual case study to illustrate their concerns. Key issues identified were: the support available to their son or daughter after their parents had died; the difficulties of securing good quality care and support, and feeling they needed to be ‘in crisis’ to do so; cuts in funding and lack of continuity of care; and incorrect needs assessment from social services. Issues identified in the survey of front line care staff included concerns about how the spending cuts would affect their role and the support they could give; and the poor social status of their job. The report’s recommendations call for local authorities to provide a whole lifetime approach to care; an improvement in the status and pay of care work; and the promotion of adult family placement, such as Shared Lives schemes, to enable adults outside the immediate family to provide people with learning disabilities with care and support. (Edited publisher abstract)
Better lives: an evaluation of personalisation in Southwark
- Authors:
- ELLIS Roger, SINES David, HOGARD Elaine
- Publisher:
- Centre for Welfare Reform
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 84
- Place of publication:
- Sheffield
An evaluation of the Personalisation Programme jointly developed by Southwark Adults Services and the learning disability provider Choice Support. The programme involved using Individual Service Funds (ISF) and working with individuals to get the best value for money. This evaluation focuses on outcomes, process and stakeholder perspectives. Data were gathered from an audit of the quality of life of 70 individuals and from questionnaire surveys of the views of support staff, social services staff, and parents, next of kin or friends. This quantitative data was supplemented with five individual case studies. The report summarise the challenges facing the implementation of a personalisation programme for people with learning disabilities, also identifying elements of best practice; looks the way in which Choice Support has implemented their Personalisation Programme; and then reports on the evaluation in detail. The evaluation data includes the results of the Quality of Life Audit; case studies of individuals, details of savings, the results of the surveys of staff, relatives and friends, and social work staff. The results detail the savings achieved; improvements in outcomes and citizenship; and benefits for staff and social workers. The majority of the 70 individuals in the evaluation experienced an improved quality of life with the introduction of ISFs with PCPs, however around 12 individuals did not. A minority of negative views of the Programme were also received from both staff and relatives. Recommendations including rolling out the Choice Support Personalisation Programme to other commissioners and to follow up the unfavourable audits and negative views of staff and relatives. An Action Plan from Choice support developed from the recommendations is included in the Appendices. The evaluation was undertaken by the Social Health Evaluation Unit. (Edited publisher abstract)