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Facing the future: making plans for the care of someone with a learning disability
- Authors:
- LEWYCKA Marina, MARES Penny
- Publisher:
- Mencap
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 63p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Rotherham
Aimed at parents of children with learning disabilities who want to plan for the future. Provides information on social services and the role of MENCAP. Explains why it is important to make a will, and other legal arrangements. Gives advice on how to make the system work.
Tiny trust, big dreams
- Author:
- STRONG Susannah
- Journal article citation:
- Care Weekly, 3.6.94, 1994, p.12.
Looks at the work of the May Trust run by parents of children with learning and/or physical disabilities who were brought up in Camphill communities.
A special partnership: a practical guide for named persons and parents of children with special educational needs
- Authors:
- KERR Linda, SUTHERLAND Liz, WILSON Joyce
- Publisher:
- HMSO
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 63p.,list of orgs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Looks at how parents can become actively involved in the assessment of their child's needs and describes in detail the Named Person as a source of support. Offers practical advice on how to choose a Named Person and what they can do to help.
Legal issues arising from the care and control of children with learning disabilities who also present severe challenging behaviour: a guide for parents and carers
- Author:
- LYON Christina
- Publisher:
- Mental Health Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 51p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Short, practical guide aimed at people who look after children with learning difficulties and challenging behaviour.
On the rights of children with special needs in changing Europe
- Author:
- WIMAN Ronald
- Publisher:
- STAKES. National Research and Development centre for Welfare and Health
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 51p.
- Place of publication:
- Helsinki
Telling children that they have a brother or sister with Down's Syndrome
- Author:
- HAMES Annette
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 22(2), 1994, pp.62-65.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The parents of 20 children with Down's Syndrome were interviewed to find out if, and how, they had told older siblings the diagnosis. The majority of parents agreed that other children should be told immediately, or as soon as they begin to ask questions about their younger brother or sister. This paper includes some quotes from parents, recalling how they had told siblings.
Groupwork with women who have a child with a developmental disability
- Author:
- ARIAS Rosemary
- Journal article citation:
- Australian Social Work, 47(4), December 1994, pp.37-42.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The purpose of this paper is to show how groupwork with a feminist approach can be an effective and empowering form of intervention for women who are mothers of a child with a developmental disability. Women are usually the primary carers and are often isolated with no-one to share their thoughts, feelings and concerns. A group provides an opportunity to bring some of these women together to share their experiences and offer each other emotional support, feedback and practical help. The content of the group looks at issues related to women in general as well as specific issues related to disability.
Emotional and cognitive adjustment in abuse children
- Authors:
- CEREZO M. Angeles, FRIAS Dolores
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse and Neglect, 18(11), November 1994, pp.923-932.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Research on the impact of maltreatment on children has increased in the last years, as there is a need to design appropriate treatment strategies. Social, cognitive, and emotional areas may be affected in these children. Studies the psychological functioning of child victims, particularly in their emotional cognitive adjustment and contrasts the results with those obtained by other researchers who have used a similar methodology. Also analyses and discusses implications for the child abuse victims' emotional and cognitive rehabilitation.
Changing behaviours
- Authors:
- COLSEY Julie, HATTON Angela
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 28.9.94, 1994, pp.64-65.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Describes the approach taken to helping a family with a child who had frequent tantrums.
The right to choose
- Author:
- CROSS Gill
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 28.9.94, 1994, pp.60-61.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Describes the care given to a women with a learning disability who was determined to have a child of her own.