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At whose risk? Priorities and conflicts for policy development in HIV and intellectual disability
- Author:
- CAMBRIDGE Paul
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 10(2), 1997, pp.83-104.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Identifies considerations for HIV policy in services for people with intellectual disabilities and suggests standards for best practice. Evidence from research, policy development and training is examined to inform arguments about the nature, location and management of HIV risk with service and user case studies used to illustrate argument. Priorities for policy are offered and conflicts between the rights and responsibilities of individuals are explored, with discussion centred on the re-homosexualisation of HIV. Also identifies key related considerations such as legal and moral questions, policy principles and the need for coordination.
How far to gay? The politics of HIV in learning disability
- Author:
- CAMBRIDGE Paul
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 12(3), June 1997, pp.427-453.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article examines work in sexual health and HIV prevention in services for people with learning disabilities from a political stance associated with the re-homosexualisation of AIDS in Britain. Arguments are made for the re-homosexualisation of AIDS in services for people with learning disabilities, based on evidence of where HIV risk lies in relation to men with learning disabilities who have sex with men. The case is made for a realistic approaches to service commissioning and safer sex education. Pointers for service development and key areas where the re-homosexualisation of AIDS can inform practice and resource development are also provided.
Unit costs of community care 1997
- Authors:
- NETTEN Ann, DENNETT Jane, comps
- Publisher:
- University of Kent. Personal Social Services Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 128p.,tables.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Canterbury
Fifth volume in a series of reports aiming to improve unit cost estimates for community care over a period of time, drawing on material as it becomes available. Includes sections on services for: older people; people with mental health problems; people with learning difficulties; children and their families; and people with HIV/AIDS. Also contains chapters on: generic services; and hospital services.
HIV and learning disability
- Editors:
- CAMBRIDGE Paul, BROWN Hilary
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 194p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Kidderminster
Aims to provide essential reference material for people working in the field of HIV and learning disability. Includes chapters on: assessing and responding to local needs; facts about HIV transmission and treatment; HIV prevention and health promotion; a provider perspective; safer sex work with men with learning difficulties who have sex with men; HIV and heterosexual men; the role of therapy in sexual health; safer sex training for peer educators; sex education for students with severe learning difficulties; HIV, learning difficulties and the law; and policies and their contribution to coherent decision making.
Round pegs in round holes: a social work care management service for 'vulnerable adults' in West Oxfordshire
- Author:
- GILDERS Ian
- Journal article citation:
- Practice: Social Work in Action, 9(3), 1997, pp.45-58.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Over recent years many Social Services Departments have tended towards specialist teams and away from genericism. This article describes a pilot post of social worker
Gender, race and sexual behaviour: issues in service responses to HIV/AIDS
- Author:
- SENKER Jonathan
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 25(2), 1997, pp.58-63.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The number of people with learning disabilities who are HIV positive is not known. This article argues that notions of HIV as an 'equal opportunity virus' are misleading and potentially damaging. Instead, responses need to be rooted in an accurate assessment of the needs and power of service users, together with an understanding of the relationships between race, gender, sexuality and HIV/AIDS. These issues are examined to inform how services should respond in relation to HIV transmission, health promotion initiatives, diagnosis, treatment and support for people with learning disabilities living with HIV/AIDS.