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Time out
- Author:
- MARCHANT Catriona
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 2.12.93, 1993, p.8.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Respite care offers a much needed break for families of people with learning difficulties. The Natural Breaks project is a joint initiative between Liverpool SSD, MENCAP and the health authority. It focuses on enabling people with learning difficulties to use their chosen community and leisure facilities.
Learning disabilities: report of seminars held during 1993
- Author:
- SOUTH EAST INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH
- Publisher:
- South East Institute of Public Health
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 63p.
- Place of publication:
- Tunbridge Wells
Report from seminars covering: services for adults with learning difficulties, who does what and why in service teams; and opportunities for people with learning difficulties and their carers for a full life.
Support networks and transitions over two years among adults with a mental handicap
- Author:
- GRANT Gordon
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap Research, 6(1), 1993, pp.36-55.
- Publisher:
- BIMH Publications
Begins by tracing the development of policy and research interest in the idea of social networks as something which provides important clues about the social behaviour of individuals. An argument is made for closer consideration of dimensions of support networks as a way of understanding the lives and lifestyles of adults with a mental handicap and of those who support them. Draws on data from a longitudinal study which examined the change and stability of informal support networks of adults persons with a mental handicap over an initial period of two years, and raises questions about policy, practice and future research.
What can we do: the legal framework of community care services for adults with learning disabilities; a guide for families, advocates and support personnel in England and Wales
- Authors:
- ROBERTS Gwyneth, GRIFFITHS Aled
- Publisher:
- National Development Team
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 47p.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
Guide to community care services.
The right to know: informing people with learning difficulties-some issues and possibilities
- Author:
- MOFFATT Virginia
- Publisher:
- Southwark Inform
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 18p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report arising out of wide consultation in the borough of Southwark with service users, carers and service providers. Outlines issues for consideration in providing information for people with learning difficulties, the major information needs of service users and identifies some possible methods of improving accessibility.
Building and evaluating family support initiatives: a national study of programs for persons with developmental disabilities
- Authors:
- DUNST Carl J., et al
- Publisher:
- Paul H. Brookes
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 288p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- Baltimore, MD
Details the results of a study in the United States which looked at federal and local policies and practices for the families of people with disabilities and goes on to discuss issues arising from the survey. These include: how individual organisations are working towards improving family support services; factors that affect the success or failure of services; probable outcomes of existing programmes and initiatives; United States public laws that are concerned with the family; criteria for judging the effectiveness of programmes; and determining which practices to implement in a community.
Older adults with developmental disabilities: optimizing choice and change
- Authors:
- SUTTON Evelyn, et al
- Publisher:
- Paul H. Brookes
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 368p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Baltimore, MD
Examines the present and future situation of older people with learning difficulties in an American context. In 4 sections: health and medical issues; lifestyles and transitions; community living options; and service trends.
The elderly caregiver: caring for adults with developmental disabilities
- Editor:
- ROBERTO Karen
- Publisher:
- Sage
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 240p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Newbury Park, CA
Addresses issues and concerns relating to older people who are carers of people with learning difficulties. Brings together empirical research from a variety of disciplines and looks at service needs. Includes a chapter on empowering older care givers.
Carers perceived: policy and practice in informal care
- Authors:
- TWIGG Julia, ATKIN Karl
- Publisher:
- Open University Press
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 173p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Buckingham
Explores the reality of how service providers, such as doctors, social workers and community nurses, respond to carers. Looks at which carers get help and why, analysing how age, relationship, class and gender structure the responses of service providers and carers themselves. Also examines the moral, economic and policy issues posed by trying to fully incorporate carers' interests into service provision. Focuses on the views of both carers and service providers.
Learning disabilities: the fundamental facts
- Author:
- MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Mental Health Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 44p.,diags.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Practical text defining providing basic facts and statistics on people with learning difficulties, their place in the community, and education and service provision as it currently stands.