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Ready, willing and waiting: supported employment and people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- BUSH Tom
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Learning Disabilities for Nursing Health and Social Care, 2(4), December 1998, pp.221-224.
The 1990s have seen a rapid growth in the number of agencies offering supported employment for people with learning disabilities. Initially, many of these agencies saw their role as a job coaching and support in the work place. However, with the implementation of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 some large employers have started to use these agencies as consultants in setting up their own growth and evolution of these schemes and considers the impact of the Disability Discrimination Act.
Engaging in participatory research: some personal reflections
- Author:
- NORTHWAY R.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Learning Disabilities for Nursing Health and Social Care, 2(3), September 1998, pp.144-149.
The need for critical self-reflection by researchers engaging in disability research has been widely recognised. However, whilst participatory research approaches are beginning to be used with people with learning difficulties, the literature has tended to focus on the principles underpinning such approaches rather than the practical implications of using them. Therefore, this paper seeks to contribute to this area of knowledge by reflecting on the author's experience of engaging in a research project that has sought to use a participatory approach.
Is there a future for the community learning disabilities team?
- Authors:
- GREIG Rob, PECK Edward
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 3(1), January 1998, pp.35-41.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Provides a distillation of consultancy and service evaluation of Community Learning Disabilities, from across the country over the last five years. Finds that many community teams are in a state of organisational confusion and others have ceased to exist. Aims to help develop our understanding of what has been happening to these teams and identify the issues that need to be considered if these resources are to be used effectively in the future.
Role of the registered nurse learning disability within community support teams for people with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- MANSELL I., HARRIS P.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Learning Disabilities for Nursing Health and Social Care, 2(4), December 1998, pp.190-194.
The role of the Registered Nurse Mental Handicap (RNLD) within multidisciplinary community support teams was explored within a single county in South Wales. A survey of six community support teams included all members with a professional background. Each professional was issued with a pre-tested questionnaire that examined their perceptions of their own role and the role of the RNLD. The results suggested that the RNLDS were seen to contribute five key roles: client based interventions; co-ordination and planning of care; training; care management and health promotion. The roles and skills of the RNLD and implications of referral and record keeping methods were discussed.
Quality of life issues in the development and evaluation of services for people with intellectual disability
- Authors:
- McVILLY Keith R., RAWLINSON Rosanne B.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 23(3), September 1998, pp.199-218.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article reviews and evaluates methodologies for the assessment and promotion of quality of life (QOL), a multidimensional and dynamic construct frequently used to measure psychological and physiological wellbeing in people with intellectual disability (ID). Objective and subjective components of QOL are critically reviewed, together with the social and psychological factors that impinge on it. Discusses contrasting approaches to the assessment of QOL, including process-centred approaches to evaluation. Proposes that the future research should directly address the question of concurrence in QOL evaluations between and people with ID and their proxies.
Publishing about intellectual disability: an analysis of the contents of the Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability and its predecessors
- Author:
- FOREMAN Philip J.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 23(3), September 1998, pp.187-197.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article analyses the Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, and its predecessors over the last 28 years, in terms of the nature and orientation of the contents, the type of publication, and the professional background and affiliation of the authors. The paper also examines the extent to which the Journal has reflected developments in research and changes in professional practice in intellectual disability, in Australia and overseas, over that period.
Getting a foot in the door: the strategic significance of supported living
- Author:
- SIMONS Ken
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 3(2), April 1998, pp.7-16.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The central argument of this article is that supported living has a potential strategic role in addressing some of the current shortcomings in community-based residential services. These shortcomings are described, along with the possible contribution of an approach in which housing and support are separated. Finally some of the current concerns about supported living are briefly addressed.
The BiLD life experiences checklist: manual
- Author:
- AGER Alastair
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 31p., bibliog., checklists
- Place of publication:
- Kidderminster
The revised and updated BILD Life Experiences Checklist is widely used in a range of service settings to evaluate and measure improvements in home life, leisure, relationships, freedom and opportunities. Each assessment takes around 10 minutes to complete and no special expertise is needed.
Therapeutic environment of secure units: a feasibility study of the interactions between people working and accessing a secure unit for people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- TURNER J.M.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Learning Disabilities for Nursing Health and Social Care, 2(3), September 1998, pp.150-162.
Discusses the results a feasibility study which aimed to develop a reliable and valid measure to assess the types of therapeutic interactions between people working and accessing a secure unit for people with a learning disability.
How do clients with learning disabilities evaluate their experience of cooking with the occupational therapist?
- Author:
- MELTON Jane
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 61(3), March 1998, pp.106-110.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This research study set out to establish the views of five clients with mild learning disabilities. The empowering style used by the occupational therapists was highlighted as an important element in the clients' development of control over the activity. The therapists were perceived as having a number of different roles according to the stage of intervention, including supporter, teacher and facilitator. A respectful attitude towards the client was determined as being a vital element of the therapy. The study concludes that occupational therapy is valuable for teaching skills to and empowering clients with mild learning disabilities.