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Inspection of day care services for people with learning disabilities in Dorset: to inspect and evaluate the effectiveness of the use made of recreation and leisure opportunities ... main findings and recommendations
- Authors:
- WALKER Mary, et al
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate. South and Wes
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 17p.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Inspection of day services for people with learning disabilities: Shropshire Social Services Department; to inspect and evaluate the effectiveness ... of recreation and leisure opportunities to promote personal and social development ...
- Authors:
- JEAL Jim, et al
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate. Central Inspe
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 67p.
- Place of publication:
- Nottingham
Inspection of day services for people with learning disabilities: Norfolk Social Services Department; to inspect and evaluate the effectiveness of the use ... of recreation and leisure opportunities to promote personal and social development ...
- Authors:
- JEAL Jim, et al
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate. Central Inspe
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 59p.,2 booklets.
- Place of publication:
- Nottingham
We want our voices heard: developing new lifestyles with disabled people
- Authors:
- COLE Angela, McINTOSH Barbara, WHITTAKER Andrea
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 118p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
This study is based on the "Changing Days" project, which sought to improve day opportunities for people with learning difficulties. It describes the cultural change needed for good practice to come about and the development of a person centred approach. The report suggests how users can be empowered and the implications of this for service provision, such as providing support for people in work and leisure. It emphasises the need to build relationships between disabled people and the wider community.
What price theory if you cannot afford the bus fare: normalization and leisure services for people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- BROWN Hilary
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 2(3), May 1994, pp.153-159.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Explores whether normalization theory can provide a useful framework against which to assess the relevance of leisure activity as part of day or residential services to people with learning disabilities. Changing attitudes and patterns of leisure are discussed. Costs and benefits of segregated leisure activities are reviewed.
A day in the life: a long-term evaluation of a day service for people with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- COLLINS G.J., TOFT S.L.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Learning Disabilities for Nursing Health and Social Care, 3(2), June 1999, pp.92-97.
Evaluates the progress of health day services for adults with learning difficulties over an 8 year period of 1990-1998. The services were evaluated in terms of: opportunities, community presence and status. Results demonstrate an increase in the range of activities offered to clients, an increase in the percentage of community based activities, a decrease in the group size of community activities and increased engagement levels. Conclusions are reached both on the services progress and on the worth of the evaluation process in day services.
Looking at day services in Dorset: recreation and leisure
- Authors:
- SHEPHERD Andrew, WRIGHT Fiona
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate. South and Wes
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 7p.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Report from two people with learning difficulties who were involved in an inspection of day services in the Dorset area.
Community-based day activities and supports for people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Place of publication:
- London
This guide is about what services can do to ensure that people with learning disabilities 'have a good day'. It is about: building community opportunities and support so that people can have ordinary daily lives; day service modernisation; community-based services; employment, lifelong learning, leisure, relationships, and more. It includes: research evidence policy, examples of good practice, checklists, practical hints and tips suggestions about where to get more information. (Previously published as SCIE Practice Guide no. 10).
Evaluation of an education programme designed to suggest possible changes to leisure day service provision
- Authors:
- JINKS A.M., REDWORTH F.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Learning Disabilities for Nursing Health and Social Care, 2(2), June 1998, pp.66-70.
Describes an evaluation study, the focus of which is the changeover foundation programme. This programme was designed to critically examine, evaluate and to suggest changes to leisure day service provision for people with a learning disability at two social service managed facilities. The findings give a generally positive evaluation. A major strength of the programme was that of bringing together a diverse group of people that included service users to undertake critical appraisal of day care leisure services. Limitations of the study are discussed. The problems of including those with a learning disability in this type of project are identified and suggestions to how it may have been better approached are given.
A pilot evaluation of a new approach to day services in Solihull
- Authors:
- McEVOY John, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap, 21(2), June 1993, pp.54-58.
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Mental Handicap
Describes a pilot evaluation of an individualised day care service in Solihull based on ordinary life principles. Activities occur both within and outside the home and include the use of a network of community-based work, leisure and education resources.