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Sexuality, education and adolescents with developmental disabilities: assessment, policy and advocacy
- Authors:
- TICE Carolyn J., HARNEK HALL Diane M.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation, 7(1), 2008, pp.47-62.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This paper begins with an overview of US policies relating to sex education for adolescents with disabilities, and argues that the issue of sexuality can usefully be viewed from a strengths perspective. It then describes the Tice-Hall Sexuality Education Assessment (which is also reproduced in an appendix), an instrument designed to evaluate the efficacy, in strengths-based terms, of educational materials developed for developmentally disabled adolescents. The domains and items of the instrument suggest that advocacy is needed to ensure that the stereotyped views so often held about the sexuality of these young people are challenged by sex education programmes. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
Value of local provision for complex needs
- Author:
- HUDSON Bob
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 9.10.08, 2008, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Summarises the findings of a knowledge review, commissioned by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), which draws together evidence from research and practice on the effectiveness of out-of-area placements for people with learning disabilities.
Shaping our future: a scoping and consultation exercise to establish research priorities in learning disabilities for the next ten years
- Authors:
- WILIAMS V., MARRIOTT A., TOWNSLEY R.
- Publisher:
- National Co-ordinating Centre for NHS Service Delivery and Organisation
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 308p.
- Place of publication:
- Southampton
People with learning disabilities are socially excluded with little access to mainstream services for health, housing, education and employment. It is important that research brings understand on how to move towards equality for people with learning disabilities. This scoping review and consultation found out what was important for different groups of stakeholders through regional workshops in the UK; following a systematic literature review in the key areas identified, research gaps were identified and discussed in a second round of workshops. The six most important areas of concern for people with learning disabilities were access to healthcare; getting good support; the right to relationships; housing; work and personal finance; inclusion in the community. The report concluded that action research in partnership with a range of stakeholders (people with learning disabilities, family members and practitioners) should be funded. These studies should be well-designed and robust, in order to help understand how changes can happen, and how we can bridge the gap between policy and practice.
Doing it your way: the story of self-directed support in Worcestershire
- Authors:
- PITTS Jenny, SOAVE Vivien, WATERS John
- Publisher:
- Worcestershire County Council. Social. Learning Disability Service
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 15p.
- Place of publication:
- Worcester
The 'Doing it your Way' partnership, made up of Worcestershire's Learning Disability Service, the British Institute of Learning Disabilities and Mencap, was set up to provide independent advice and guidance to help local people in Worcestershire make best use of their personal budgets. This report presents an evaluation of the service and the impact of personal budgets on how people were able to live their lives. Short case studies of people using personal budgets are included.
Centralized assessment of early developmental delays in children in foster care: a program that works
- Authors:
- BRUHN Christina, DUVAL Denise, LOUDERMAN Richard
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Youth Services Review, 30(5), May 2008, pp.536-545.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
While children in out-of-home care are disproportionately at risk for early developmental delays, historically, child welfare systems have poor track records of ensuring that children entering care are assessed for developmental delays and, where necessary, are referred for and linked with appropriate early intervention services. Recent studies have demonstrated that programs of comprehensive assessment, or those that ensure that all children entering care receive initial and ongoing assessments, produce both higher rates of assessment and higher rates of identification of developmental delay. However, no study heretofore has examined how comprehensive assessment relates to rates of service delivery. This study represents and evaluation of a program for ongoing assessment of early childhood developmental delays by qualified screeners operated by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. Results indicated that 77% of children eligible for the program received assessments. Of all those assessed, 57% were found to have probable developmental delays; nearly all were referred to the early intervention system and formally evaluated. Ninety-four percent of children who were formally evaluated were determined to be eligible for services, and all had IFSPs. Recommendations for optimization of assessment and referral programs are offered.
Enhancing staff attitudes, knowledge and skills in supporting the self-determination of adults with intellectual disability in residential settings in Hong Kong: a pretest–posttest comparison group design
- Authors:
- WONG P. K. S., WONG D. F. K.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 52(3), March 2008, pp.230-243.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of staff training in enhancing residential staff's attitudes, knowledge and facilitation skills in assisting residents with ID to exercise self-determination. A pretest–posttest comparison group design was adopted. Thirty-two participants in an experimental group attended a six-session staff training programme. A 34-item self-constructed scale was designed and used for measuring the effectiveness of the staff training. The results showed that the experimental group achieved statistically significant positive changes in all domains, whereas no significant changes were found in the comparison group. The findings provided initial evidence of the effectiveness of staff training that uses an interactional attitude-knowledge-skills model for Chinese rehabilitation personnel. The factors that contributed to its effectiveness were discussed and recommendations for future research were made.
A measure of success: an evaluation of the Department of Health's extra care housing programme for people with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- KING Nigel, MAXWELL Yvonne
- Publisher:
- Care Services Improvement Partnership. Housing Learning and Improvement Network
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 28p.
- Place of publication:
- London
In 2004 the Department of Health allocated £2.3 million to 10 projects that were to provide extra care housing specifically for people with a learning disability. Most are now complete. The lessons should be of interest to those involved in re-modelling services, campus closures or trying to create new provision for the small but growing number of older people with a learning disability. The ideas about both particular forms of provision and the processes used should be of value to both providers and commissioners of services.
Empowered families and successful children. Does it happen and how does it happen?
- Author:
- WEBB Emma
- Journal article citation:
- Llais, 89, Autumn 2008, pp.8-11.
- Publisher:
- Learning Disability Wales
The Children's Intensive Support Service (CISS) is a specialist behaviour service for parents and carers of children with learning disabilities and challenging behaviours. The children referred to the service are often at risk of being excluded from one or more settings. This article reports on an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Service in Cardiff and the Vale, using focus group analysis of professional and parental views.
Smart home technologies for health and social care support
- Authors:
- MARTIN S., et al
- Publisher:
- John Wiley and Sons
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 13
BACKGROUND: The integration of smart home technology to support health and social care is acquiring an increasing global significance. Provision is framed within the context of a rapidly changing population profile, which is impacting on the number of people requiring health and social care, workforce availability and the funding of healthcare systems. OBJECTIVES: To explore the effectiveness of smart home technologies as an intervention for people with physical disability, cognitive impairment or learning disability, who are living at home, and to consider the impact on the individual's health status and on the financial resources of health care. SEARCH STRATEGY: The following databases were searched for primary studies: (a) the Cochrane Effective Practice and Organisation of Care (EPOC) Group Register, (b) the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), (The Cochrane Library, issue 1, 2007), and (c) bibliographic databases, including MEDLINE (1966 to March 2007), EMBASE (1980 to March 2007) and CINAHL (1982 to March 2007). The Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness (DARE) was also searched. A strategy developed by the EPOC Trials Search Co-ordinator was used to search the electronic databases. SELECTION CRITERIA: Study types included: randomised controlled trials (RCTs), quasi-experimental studies, controlled before and after studies (CBAs) and interrupted time series analyses (ITS). Participants included adults over the age of 18, living in their home in a community setting. Participants with a physical disability, dementia or a learning disability were included. The included interventions were social alarms, electronic assistive devices, telecare social alert platforms, environmental control systems, automated home environments and 'ubiquitous homes'. Outcome measures included any objective measure that records an impact on a participant's quality of life, healthcare professional workload, economic outcomes, costs to healthcare provider or costs to participant. The included measures were service satisfaction, device satisfaction and healthcare professional attitudes or satisfaction. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: One review author completed the search strategy with the support of a life and health sciences librarian. Two review authors independently screened titles and abstracts of results. MAIN RESULTS: No studies were identified which met the inclusion criteria. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS: This review highlights the current lack of empirical evidence to support or refute the use of smart home technologies within health and social care, which is significant for practitioners and healthcare consumers. (Edited publisher abstract)