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Listening to young people with special needs: the influence of group activities
- Author:
- BURKE Peter
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 9(4), December 2005, pp.359-376.
- Publisher:
- Sage
- Place of publication:
- London
The article reports on the experiences of group activities within an area of Yorkshire that helped young people with special needs to express their views and opinions. Significant issues were raised by the ethics of undertaking work with young people and these are reviewed. The young people involved in the research reported that their participation in the groups developed their self-confidence and advocacy skills. This led them to be more confident in expressing their needs at school and in the community. To establish wider generalizability for the study findings, the Yorkshire group activities were compared with another similar group in London where further data were collected from the young people involved. In facilitating group activities, willing staff were an important addition to the group because their presence provided and encouraged positive reactions to the distinctive achievements of the young people themselves. In both groups, members were committed to participation in project-based activities that raised their self-esteem and helped establish a sense of their own identity and purpose.
Learning disabilities in children
- Authors:
- BURKE Peter, CIGNO Kathy
- Publisher:
- Blackwell Science
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 191p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
Draws on the experiences of families with children with learning difficulties, and on research. Introduces the theory relating to learning disabilities from the family perspective, and includes an examination of support systems for parents, carers, and siblings. Emphasises the importance of contact from service providers and the need to give power to children and families receiving multiagency services. Includes a chapter on child development.