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Changes in day opportunities and employment
- Author:
- BEYER Steve
- Journal article citation:
- Llais, 100, Autumn 2011, pp.34-37.
- Publisher:
- Learning Disability Wales
What a person does during the day clearly affects their well-being. Time spent at work or in other activities can contribute to a person’s social life, family life, personal development and keeps someone mentally active. For most, employment is the norm, but for people with learning disabilities these daily activities are often absent. Day centres help fill this gap and provide a valuable service for families so can organise their days. When the All Wales Strategy (AWS) emerged in 1983 segregated forms of adult training centres and education centres were the main form of day provision. However, problems with this model led the AWS to call for the provision of better experience for people with learning disabilities. This article traces the development and changes within day services across Wales since their early inception in 1983.
Sexual abuse within services for people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- ALLINGTON Carolyn L.J.
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap, 20(2), June 1992, pp.59-63.
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Mental Handicap
Describes a study of staff awareness of issues concerning sexual abuse; the data indicated that many staff did not discuss the subject in their worksetting, and the majority felt the need for further information.
Developing models for day services
- Authors:
- SHAW Ian, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy and Administration, 26(1), March 1992, pp.73-86.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Reports an evaluation of a rural activity project for people with learning difficulties funded by the All Wales Strategy for the Mentally Handicapped and discusses the various views about normalisation and models for the scheme which have implications for service delivery.
Shared initiatives in residential and day services practice: supporting lifestyles for people with a learning difficulty/mental handicap; an outline cirriculum for training at post basic/post qualifying level
- Author:
- CENTRAL COUNCIL FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN SOCIAL WORK
- Publisher:
- Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work
- Publication year:
- 1988
- Pagination:
- 15p.
- Place of publication:
- London
An outline curriculum for courses for both health and social service staff.
Support workers and people with learning disabilities: participative and life history research
- Authors:
- MONAGHAN Valerie, CUMELLA Stuart
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 12(3), October 2009, pp.28-36.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This report details undisclosed participant and life history research based on one support worker’s experiences over ten years, whilst in the employ of six differently sized private, family led and public agencies providing community-based residential and day care for people with learning disabilities. It illustrates the challenges and factors at play within this sector of care. The authors describe how, although often unqualified and untrained, support workers tend to have the highest day-to-day contact with people with a learning disability. It was observed that a lack of training was often associated with a limited awareness of the needs, observable impact on the quality of care delivered and added to stress among permanent and agency staff. Person centred approaches had limited impact especially with clients with severely impaired communication. It was noted that smaller, family managed organisations were the most committed to induction, training and individualised care practices. It is suggested that the impact of agency size on quality of care needs further research to establish whether the extended lines of management and standardised procedures more common in large residential care providers are causing disempowerment of clients as well as staff. The underbelly of the dispersed pattern of learning disability services which have replaced the mental handicap hospitals in the United Kingdom is detailed by these authors who call for increases in induction, training for management and their staff, and for continuing management support to help staff manage stress.
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.
Managing challenging behaviour literature pack: children with emotional behavioural difficulties
- Author:
- STUDIO III TRAINING SYSTEMS
- Publisher:
- Studio III Training Systems
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 20p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Plymouth
Pack containing an outline training course developed specifically to aid staff in managing challenging behaviour among children with emotional and behavioural difficulties in an effective and acceptable manner. The 3 day course is based on a non-confrontational, non-violent approach.
Active support: getting it working within an organisation
- Author:
- TINDALL Bob
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 4(1), January 1999, pp.32-38.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article describes the implementation of 'active support' in United Response, a national voluntary organisation which provides services to people with learning disabilities. The learning process in implementing active support demonstrates that effective leadership by service managers and area managers is very important. It is also important to recognise the scale of change when introducing active support, and that managers may have difficulty with being given a very specific practice focus which they are required to model for other staff members.
Managing challenging behaviour literature pack
- Author:
- STUDIO III TRAINING SYSTEMS
- Publisher:
- Studio III Training Systems
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- n.p.
- Place of publication:
- Plymouth
Literature pack designed to accompany a 3 day course on managing challenging behaviour in children with learning difficulties. The course is based on applied research carried out in residential homes, day care services and institutional settings. The aim of the course is to give carers the skills they need to manage challenging behaviour so that the environment for the users improves and the carers begin to develop more positive relationships with them. A non-confrontational, non-aggressive approach is advocated throughout.
Experiences of community care: case studies of UK practice
- Authors:
- LYNCH Bruce, PERRY Richard
- Publisher:
- Longman
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 318p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Harlow
Illustrates the range of initiatives in community care and provides advice on how to foster, facilitate and encourage work at a local level. Looks at translating ideas into practice, staffing, training, supervision and support, users of community care projects, funding and resources, and inter-agency work.