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Give us a break
- Authors:
- JONES Vicky, SOUZA Anya, SUMMERS Jessica
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 24.8.95, 1995, p.4.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Short-term care provides rewarding experiences for service users and carers alike.
Gentle persuasion
- Author:
- LYON Christina
- Journal article citation:
- Care Weekly, 16.2.95, 1995, p.11.
There has been a dearth of official guidance on caring for children with learning disabilities and severely challenging behaviour. Offers guidance drawn from the work of the Mental Health Foundation.
The ageing process: guidelines for recognition in people with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- TWEEDY Peter, PEEL Shelagh, FENTON Roger
- Publisher:
- North West Training and Development Team
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 13p.
- Place of publication:
- Clitheroe
Practical guidelines for carers of people with learning difficulties on the different aspects of ageing.
Sexuality as a perceived hazard in the lives of adults with learning difficulties
- Authors:
- HEYMAN Bob, HUCKLE Sarah
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 10(2), 1995, pp.139-155.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Qualitative research by the present authors has suggested that the management of hazards is a central issue for adults with learning difficulties (adults) and informal carers. This paper focuses on adult sexual relationships as a perceived hazard. Informal carers viewed such relationships as unacceptably dangerous. Those from 'danger avoiding' families, who had low risk tolerance, prohibited situations which might lead to a sexual relationship, e.g. privacy with a boy or girlfriend. Informal carers from 'limited risk taking' families gave adults more scope, e.g. to move freely round the locality, and were anxious that the adult, unsupervised, might become involved in a sexual relationship which he or she could not manage. Adult views about their own sexual relationships are analysed in these social contexts, and the implications for professional practice aimed at enhancing adult autonomy are briefly considered..
Police involvement with clients having intellectual disabilities: a pilot study in South London
- Authors:
- McNULTY Craig, KISSI-DEBORAH Rosamund, NEWSOM-DAVIES Imogen
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap Research, 8(2), 1995, pp.129-136.
- Publisher:
- BIMH Publications
Following the increasing trend for de-institutionalisation of people with learning disabilities, community services are increasingly being utilised to support those who also display challenging behaviours. Where severely challenging behaviours are involved community service providers may require additional support from the police service. Reports on a retrospective pilot study among two major community care providers in South London, and looks at the reasons for calling the police, the frequency with which the police were called; staff expectations in calling the police and the outcomes for the clients in terms of further involvement with the criminal justice system.
Support for carers of people with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- GATES Bob, WRAY Jane
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 15.11.95, 1995, pp.36-37.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
The current rhetoric associated with the provision of community care might lead some to conclude that services for people with a learning disability and their families has improved significantly. However, a recent interview with a mother who has a young son with a profound learning disability and associated behavioural problems, questions such assumptions.
Death and people with learning disabilities: interventions to support clients and carers
- Author:
- CATHCART Fiona
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 34(2), May 1995, pp.165-175.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The needs of people with learning disabilities who are bereaved have been acknowledged in the last decade. There is more understanding of ways to meet these needs. Carers need training and support when working with people who are dying or bereaved. This paper reviews the relevant literature, offers guidelines for practice and highlights area for further development.
Sexuality and learning disability: the way forward; report on a conference held on 15 February 1995 at North Lindsey College, Scunthorpe, co-ordinated by the Health Promotion Service (Grimsby & Scunthorpe) and funded by Yorkshire Regional Health Authority
- Author:
- HOLMES Jennie
- Publisher:
- Contact a Family
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 20p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report from a conference which involved parents and carers of children and young people with learning difficulties.
Community care: Britain's other lottery; a Mencap report on the practice of care management and assessment for people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- SINGH Peter
- Publisher:
- Mencap
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 67p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report examining the actual process of care management and assessment for people with learning difficulties. Based on the views, experiences and perceptions of people with learning difficulties, carers, care managers, and principal officers.
The definition of challenging behaviour in practice
- Authors:
- LOWE Kathy, FELCE David
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 23(3), 1995, pp.118-123.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Two studies explored how severely challenging behaviour might be defined in practice. Associations between behaviour and severity of management problem in the first study suggested that outer-directed behaviour tended to be rated as more challenging. The characteristics of people referred to specialist challenging behaviour services were compared in the second study to similarly labelled people not so referred. Differences again highlighted outer-directed behaviour disruptive to the material or social environment.