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Just getting on with it: a record of service about relationships and disability
- Author:
- HOLDEN Craig
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work with Groups, 30(1), 2007, pp.29-44.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Many individuals living with developmental disabilities including mental retardation experience feelings of frustration and a sense of loss in their efforts to find a partner. This paper presents and illustrates the Record of Service (ROS) as a tool for group worker self-reflection, skill building, and professional development. The ROS is used to examine three group meetings where obstacles to forming relationships are addressed. Interventions, practice modifications, and opportunities for growth are discussed. The strengths and capacities of developmentally disabled group members are highlighted. Readers are invited to “listen in” to a group worker's (the author) self-reflections on his work with this population and to consider the Record of Service structure, presented herein, as a tool for reflecting on one's group work. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
Befriending: a note of caution
- Authors:
- HUGHES Andrea, WALDEN Sarah
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 27(3), 1999, pp.88-92.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
It is recognised that the quality and closeness of personal relationships underlie a fulfilled life. However, services for people with learning disabilities often find this aspect of life most difficult to promote. This paper follows the progress of one pilot scheme and its outcomes for four participants with learning disabilities. It is concluded that caution should be exercised in any similar scheme, and that careful monitoring should ensure that new relationships are not being formed at the expense of prior, possibly less transient ones.
Future directions for research on staff performance in services for people with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- HASTINGS R.P., REMINGTON B., HATTON C.
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap Research, 8(4), 1995, pp.333-339.
- Publisher:
- BIMH Publications
Provides a conclusion to this special issue on staff in services for people with learning disabilities by looking at future directions for research.
Reviewing literature: learning disability fiction and the social work perspective
- Author:
- MANTHORPE Jill
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work, 3(3), December 2003, pp.269-281.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This article draws on six works of contemporary fiction to analyse some of the depictions of the lives of people with learning disabilities in the context of their contact with professionals and services. It explores and illustrates the discussion through the texts. Fiction and its relevance to practice have been little commented on in the context of social work and learning disability. A close reading of the texts reveals a number of themes relevant to the practice of learning disability social work and beyond. The work considered highlights the importance of gender, of the activity and relationships of people with learning disabilities and of the many contexts of the lives of people with learning disabilities. In a context of increased attention to the arts and humanities in health and social care, the use of fiction to encourage reflective practice in supporting people with learning disability has potential and should be evaluated.