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Contemporary issues in choice making for people with a learning disability
- Author:
- WILSON Eve
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap, 20(1), March 1992, pp.31-33.
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Mental Handicap
Outlines some strategies for helping people with learning disabilities to make choices.
Our vote, our voice: peer training about elections by people with learning difficulties
- Author:
- OUTSIDE THE BOX
- Publisher:
- Outside the Box
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 84p., DVD
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
Outside the Box has been working with people who have learning difficulties This is an information pack about elections. The pack has: information about making choices; information about finding out who is in charge; information about voting and keeping in touch with the people you elected; a list of useful contacts; ideas that other people and groups have tried and a glossary of difficult words.
What is important for advance care planning in the palliative phase of people with intellectual disabilities? A multi‐perspective interview study
- Authors:
- VOSS Hille, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 33(2), 2020, pp.160-171.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Background: Advance care planning (ACP) is the process of discussing and documenting wishes and preferences for future care. Research about ACP for people with intellectual disabilities (ID) is limited. This study describes what is important for ACP in the palliative phase of people with intellectual disabilities. Method: In‐depth interviews were conducted with people with intellectual disabilities (n = 5), relatives (n = 7) and professional caregivers (n = 8). Qualitative data were analysed inductively, using the principles of thematic analysis. Results: Important themes in ACP were as follows: tailoring care, working as a team and taking and giving time. The perceived role of people with intellectual disabilities in ACP was to express their wishes. Relatives had a signalling, representing and contributing role. Professionals felt their role was to inform, collaborate and coordinate. Conclusions: A staff training programme about ACP should cover how to build and maintain close relationships, provide a safe environment and address ACP as an integral part of care. (Edited publisher abstract)
‘I walk from trouble’: exploring safeguards with adults with intellectual disabilities – an Australian qualitative study
- Authors:
- OTTMANN Goetz, McVILLY Keith, MARAGOUDAKI Margarita
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 31(1), 2016, pp.47-63.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
People living with intellectual disabilities have a right to be safe from abuse and neglect and have a right to be included in the decision-making process determining safeguards that will affect them. However, the research evidence that could underpin good professional practice in terms of co-producing safeguards against abuse and neglect directly involving people with intellectual disabilities is largely missing. This article, based on qualitative research involving semi-structured interviews conducted during the first half of 2014, seeks to strengthen this evidence base. It reports on the prevention strategies identified by 12 adults with intellectual disabilities about how to stay safe and compares these with the findings of similar research. The article suggests that a comprehensive safeguarding approach comprises both life course-focused safety training and access to assisted decision-making. The article argues that given the plethora of risk situations encountered by people living with intellectual disability, assisted decision-making should take the form of a co-creation process that is situation specific and grounded in everyday life. (Publisher abstract)
A review of factors which potentially influence decisions in adult safeguarding investigations
- Author:
- TRAINOR Patricia
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Adult Protection, 17(1), 2015, pp.51-61.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to look at safeguarding documentation in relation to 50 adult safeguarding files for the period April 2010 to March 2011. This was followed up with semi-structured interviews with a small number of Designated Officers whose role it is to screen referrals and coordinate investigations. Findings from the research were used to redesign regional adult safeguarding documentation to ensure Designated Officers have access to the information necessary to assist them in reaching decisions. Designated and Investigating Officer training was also updated to reflect learning from the research thereby reducing the potential for variation in practice. Design/methodology/approach: A file tool was developed which examined the recorded information in safeguarding documentation contained within 50 service user files. The review tool looked at the personal characteristics of the vulnerable adult, the nature of the alleged abuse and the decisions/outcomes reached by staff acting as safeguarding Designated Officers. A semi-structured interview schedule asked Designated Offices to comment on the training and understanding of the process as well as the factors they believed were central to the decision making process. Their responses were compared to data obtained from the file review. Findings: A key finding in the research was that while factors such as type of abuse, the vulnerable adults’ consent to cooperate with proceedings, identity of the referrer, etc. did influence decisions taken there was a lack of clarity on the part of Designated Officers in relation to their roles and responsibilities and of the process to be followed. Research limitations/implications: The research was limited to one Health & Social Care Trust area and had a small sample size (n=50). Practical implications: The findings of the research led to a revamping of existing safeguarding documentation which had failed to keep pace with developments and was no longer fit for purpose. Adult safeguarding training courses within the Trust were redesigned to bring greater focus to the role and responsibilities of designated and Investigating Officers and the stages in the safeguarding process. Adult Safeguarding leads were established within programmes of care and professional support mechanisms put in place for staff engaged in this area of work. Social implications: Better trained and supported staff alongside more efficient safeguarding systems should lead to better outcomes in the protection of vulnerable people from abuse and harm. Originality/value: The research built on existing albeit limited research into what potentially influences staff involved in critical decision-making processes within adult safeguarding. (Publisher abstract)
Knowledge of mental capacity issues in community teams for adults with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- WILLNER Paul, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 24(2), March 2011, pp.159-171.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This study investigated knowledge of mental capacity issues among health and social services professionals working in community teams supporting people with learning disabilities. Participants included 40 health professionals, working in 10 multidisciplinary community teams in South Wales, for people with learning disabilities. Interviews were designed to elicit respondents’ understanding in relation to assessment of capacity and best-interests decision making. Most participants had prior training on the Mental Capacity Act 2005. While performance of social services and health staff was similar, results uncovered a total of 14 areas where there appeared to be significant gaps in knowledge. Overall, those who had experience of dealing with mental capacity issues had good insight into the extent of their knowledge. However, most participants said that the interview had made them aware of further training requirements.
Learning support for people with learning disabilities in community residential projects
- Author:
- DAVIES Sheila
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Care, 2(9), May 1999, pp.303-307.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
Community care should in theory result in greater independence and autonomy for people with learning disabilities. Traditionally, work with people with learning disabilities has been dominated by the behaviourist approach. The author reports the findings of a qualitative study of residential care projects which suggest that such approaches to learning may in fact constrain potential for independent living.
Supported employment for people with learning difficulties: findings
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
Supported employment is a service with learning difficulties, which enables them to find and hold down real jobs by providing the support and training they need at work. A two-year study of six supported employment agencies operating in Liverpool.
Making choice a reality: the impact of the Mental Capacity Act on young people in transition to adulthood
- Author:
- BADGER Janet
- Publisher:
- SCOPE
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 50p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This study aimed to investigate the impact of the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) on young disabled people with complex needs and conditions, including intellectual disabilities. Nine young disabled people using three different services - a residential school, a transition service for young people aged 18-25, and a further education college catering for residential and day students - were studied over a 12 month period. Evidence was gathered to identify if the Mental Capacity Act had a practical impact on the decision making process. A comparison study was then carried out six months later after training on the Mental Capacity Act had been received by staff. The views and comments of staff were also collected. Evidence was found to show that blanket judgements were still being made about the level of people's capacity. The importance of staff training is highlighted. Appendices include a workbook for checking the impact of the Mental Capacity Act for people who use Scope services. The study was commissioned by SCIE and research conducted by Scope.