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Through inclusion to excellence: an analysis of the responses
- Author:
- LEARNING AND SKILLS COUNCIL
- Publisher:
- Learning and Skills Council
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 17p.
- Place of publication:
- Coventry
In March 2004, the Learning and Skills Council’s National Council endorsed the need for a strategic review of its funding and planning of provision for learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities. A Steering Group, chaired by Peter Little OBE, oversaw the Review between July 2004 and September 2005. The final report was published on the 8th November 2005. The review was concerned with the provision for learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities across the whole learning and skills sector.
Person-centred planning in its strategic context
- Authors:
- TOWELL David, SANDERSON Helen
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 17(1), March 2004, pp.17-21.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Valuing People, the English national strategy launched in 2001 is founded on the twin principles of self-determination and social inclusion. It promotes a vision of people with intellectual disabilities in the mainstream of life. To achieve this goal, it seeks to integrate a wide variety of elements, in which person-centred planning (PCP) is one. The authors present their critique in three main ways: by fully recognising the extent to which PCP is an intrinsic element of the national strategy, helping to operationalise its core principles; by crediting the ways in which individual planning and action are intended to become part of one continuous process; and by showing how the strategy addresses the challenge of scale by prioritising quality rather than quantity in implementing PCP, with the aspiration of creating a virtuous spiral of positive change.
Better days dawn with caring circles
- Author:
- WHITTAKER Andrea
- Journal article citation:
- Care Plan, 7(1), September 2000, pp.17-22.
- Publisher:
- Positive Publications/ Anglia Polytechnic University, Faculty of Health and Social Work
The second phase of the King's Fund Changing Days Project focused on developing ways of including people with complex disabilities into ordinary community life. The author who worked for five years on the project, describes the work and the lessons learned. Emphasises the importance of person-centred planning.
If person-centred planning did not exist, Valuing People would require its invention
- Author:
- O'BRIEN John
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 17(1), March 2004, pp.11-15.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Person-centred planning is one important tool in making the culture change necessary to realize the Government's promise in Valuing People. Some potential dangers in large scale implementation are identified, a logic for local action is described, the criteria for effective person-centred planning are defined in terms of supporting personal choice, the contribution of person-centred planning to organizational culture change is identified, the possibility of failure to implement policy change is acknowledged, and the potential benefits of person-centred planning under conditions of policy failure is described.
Person-centred planning or person-centred action?: policy and practice in intellectual disability services
- Authors:
- MANSELL Jim, BEADLE-BROWN Julie
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 17(1), March 2004, pp.1-9.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This critical review considers the nature and importance of person-centred planning in the context of current British policy and service development in intellectual disability. The difference between person-centred planning and other kinds of individual planning is discussed. The scale of the task of implementing person-centred planning as a national policy initiative is considered. The limited evidence base for person-centred planning is reviewed and the reasons for the failure of previous attempts at individual planning are analysed. The assumption that person-centred services will be produced by a new kind of individual planning is questioned. Consideration is given to what would be necessary to make services more person-centred, including changes in power relations, funding arrangements and staff training and supervision.
Facilitating future planning for ageing adults with intellectual disabilities using a planning tool that incorporates quality of life domains
- Authors:
- O'GRADY Kathy, CONCLIFFE Chris
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 37(3/4), 2002, pp.105-119.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
When ageing families of an adult with a lifelong disability embark on a process of planning for the future, they generally think in terms of making hard and fast decisions about where the person with the disability is going to live when “the time comes”; and who will take on their direct care. When ageing families do make plans, they often focus only a place to live. This can mean that other significant aspects of a person’s life (i.e., quality of life factors) are negated or neglected. Reviewing population demographics for both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, it was ascertained that a sizable number of parents will be aging in the near future and that some formalised assistance for future planning was needed. To this end, a planning instrument, was developed in order to help families and other carers with planning for the future and involving a variety of quality of life domains, including health, financial, vocational, social, civil, and residential well-being.
A matter of choice
- Author:
- HAWKER Maurice
- Journal article citation:
- Care Plan, 6(3), March 2000, pp.16-19.
- Publisher:
- Positive Publications/ Anglia Polytechnic University, Faculty of Health and Social Work
The author describes his recent study into housing and support needs of people with learning disabilities and the steps local authorities need to take to widen the choice and supply of suitable accommodation. Argues that local profiles of need, information on urgent case and priorities, maps of existing services and aims for the future are essential for proper planning.
Further education for people with learning difficulties: findings
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
The Further and Higher Education Act (1992) brought major changes to the way that continuing education is delivered for adults. The 'Still a Chance to Learn?' Project explored the impact of these changes specifically on adults with learning difficulties. The study found that the Act has had a mixed impact, with younger people and those with less severe learning difficulties often gaining, while the position for those with profound leaning difficulties has worsened.
Summary of learning disability spend for 2002/3: annex to transforming the quality of people's lives; how it can be done
- Author:
- RICHARDSON LOUISE
- Publisher:
- Learning Disability Taskforce
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 14p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The report presents figures for current spending. The full reportseeks to improve knowledge about the numbers and needs of people, uses of current financial expenditure, and the need for increased and more transparent expenditure in the future. Most of all, it emphasises the need for unity of thinking around strategic intent, funding allocations and performance review. The report is founded on principles of citizenship and social inclusion, the thrust of ‘Valuing People’, and is fully in line with the government’s new vision for adult social care.
Transforming the quality of people's lives: how it can be done; financing improved services to people with learning disabilities; executive summary, conclusions and 8 recommendations
- Authors:
- DAVIES Ian, WILLIAMS Jo, PARROTT Brian
- Publisher:
- Learning Disability Taskforce
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 3p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The report seeks to improve knowledge about the numbers and needs of people, uses of current financial expenditure, and the need for increased and more transparent expenditure in the future. Most of all, it emphasises the need for unity of thinking around strategic intent, funding allocations and performance review. The report is founded on principles of citizenship and social inclusion, the thrust of ‘Valuing People’, and is fully in line with the government’s new vision for adult social care.