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Socialt arbete och MBD - om diagnosens sociala dimensioner. (Social work and MBD - on the social dimensions of the diagnosis.)
- Author:
- SUOMINEN Sauli
- Journal article citation:
- Nordisk Sosialt Arbeid, 13(3), 1993, pp.12-23.
- Publisher:
- Universitetsforlaget AS
A diagnosis of MBD (minimal brain dysfunction) is generally seen as a medical concern, a neurological abnormality in risk children. Studies have shown with increasing clarity, however, that neurological development takes place in interaction with the social environment right from the foetal stage. These studies have been conducted by, among others, representatives of the disciplines of psychology and education. In social work there has been hitherto no interest in the problem. This article is mainly based on the diagnosis of MBD. The author presents various aetiological models, discusses the consequences of the diagnosis, and looks at the abnormality from a network perspective. He presents an attempt to help families with children with disturbances like MBD. At the holiday and course centre of H"gsand, the Child Care Association of Finland has run adaptation courses for parents and children since 1986. Finally, the author shows why social work has an important place in research concerning MBD children and risk children in general.
Children first?
- Authors:
- TRICKETT S., LEE F.
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 26.1.89, 1989, pp.15-17.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Mentally handicapped children do not seem to have the same rights as other children, particularly in care arrangements.
National service framework for children, young people and maternity services: continence
- Authors:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health, GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Children, Schools and Families
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 12p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Continence issues form a part of the national service framework for children, young people and maternity services. This exemplar describes a patient journey and the considerations that apply to each stage in addressing the issues.
Continence promotion among children with severe disabilities
- Author:
- GRIEVE Teri
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 14.10.98, 1998, pp.58-59.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
This article considers the literature on continence promotion among children with severe learning disability and looks at parents perceptions of the support they receive.
Children with challenging behaviour: past and present in the United Kingdom
- Authors:
- CHUNG Man Cheung, NOLAN Peter
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Society, 12(4), September 1998, pp.251-262.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The aim of this paper is to give a brief overview of the historical and current understanding of and care for children with learning difficulties who displayed challenging behaviour in the UK. It is clear that challenging behaviour is not a new phenomenon but has existed throughout the history of learning difficulty.
Special families, special needs
- Authors:
- CROSS Gill, MARKS Bob
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 27.3.96, 1996, pp.38-40.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Community nurses have an important role to play in helping parents with learning disabilities to care for their children successfully. This article explains how.
The link worker system: an innovation in child care practice
- Authors:
- DODSON Gerry, ONG Bie Nio
- Publisher:
- Barnardo's
- Publication year:
- 1989
- Pagination:
- 21p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Liverpool
Describes the use of keyworkers in a residential unit for profoundly mentally handicapped children.
Respite and family support services: responding to the need
- Authors:
- STARKEY J., SARLI P.
- Journal article citation:
- Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 6(4), Winter 1989, pp.313-326.
- Publisher:
- Springer
Outlines various services, their value in preventing permanent institutional care, and issue arising.
Working together: parents and professionals as partners; papers form a National Children's Bureau study day arranged in association with Radford Family Centre at Queen's Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, 10th November 1983
- Authors:
- WOLFENDALE Sheila., et al
- Publisher:
- National Children's Bureau
- Publication year:
- 1983
- Pagination:
- 30p., bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Disabled children's access to childcare (DCATCH) pilot activity: information for local authorities
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Children, Schools and Families
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Children, Schools and Families
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 35p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report provides early information about DCATCH pilot activity. DCATCH is investigating ways of achieving better access to childcare for disabled children and young people in 10 pilot areas of England. It was made possible by funding of £35 million from the Aiming High for Disabled Children (AHDC) program. Work began in September 2008 and is likely to run to 2011. Different activities are in place in the different pilot areas, but all aim to identify and address gaps in local provision in partnership with families and to explore ways to increase the quality and range of childcare available. Improvement of data collection is important and DCATCH is piloting the Benchmarking and Planning tool to establish baseline measure for quantitative and qualitative data relating to childcare arrangements for the families of disabled children and to track service improvements over time. Other DCATCH activities include consulting with families to identify gaps in childcare services and to establish local priority actions, improving information provided to families and supporting families to make choices. DCATCH is also investigating affordability and cost of childcare, workforce development of childcare providers, and increasing capacity, inclusion and improving quality of childcare.