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Implementation of an intensive, home-based program for parents with intellectual disabilities
- Author:
- RAO Trupti
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Public Child Welfare, 7(5), 2013, pp.691-706.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This article describes retrospective findings from a parenting programme developed in collaboration with a local Department of Social Services for adults with intellectual disabilities to increase parenting skills. Programme intervention consisted of home-based services offered three times a week over the course of four to six months, focusing on a variety of topics including child development, planning/problem solving, and childcare. Post-intervention outcomes are reported for approximately 50 families. Significant increases were found in the percentages of eight of 10 observable parenting skills and in the quality of the home environment. Additional factors of interest noted were characteristics regarding parents with intellectual disabilities. Findings support consideration of wider applications of targeted, home-based services for parents with intellectual disabilities. (Publisher abstract)
Social work with disabled people
- Authors:
- OLIVER Michael, SAPEY Bob
- Publisher:
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 218p.
- Place of publication:
- Basingstoke
- Edition:
- 3rd ed.
Introduction to social work with disabled people. Includes chapters on: old and new directions in social work with disability; thinking about disability; the causes of impairment and the creation of disability; disability in the family; living with disabilities; the legal and social context of disability; and some professional and organisational aspects of social work with disabled people
Managing the support of a sex offender with learning disabilities in the community: a team approach to intervention
- Authors:
- HILL-TOUT J., THOMAS A., DUNKERTON K.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Learning Disabilities for Nursing Health and Social Care, 2(3), September 1998, pp.163-167.
Discusses how a sex offender with learning disabilities can gain support to live in the community.
Social work and the support model of services for people with developmental disabilities
- Author:
- MARY Nancy L.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work Education, 34(2), Summer 1998, pp.247-260.
- Publisher:
- Council on Social Work Education
This article discusses the evolution of service delivery for people with developmental disabilities from the medical model to the developmental model to the current support model. Today's service delivery model has changed the conceptualisation of consumers, service intent, and the role of professionals. In this context, the author examines the role of social work practice, education, and research in service provision for people with developmental disabilities.
Needs of parents of young children with developmental delay: implications for social work practice
- Author:
- BOSCH Lois A.
- Journal article citation:
- Families in Society, 77(8), October 1996, pp.477-487.
- Publisher:
- The Alliance for Children and Families
Recent legislations in the USA, requires that parental needs be addressed in the service delivery to families of infants and toddlers with a developmental delay. The author reviews the historical, empirical, and conceptual factors in early intervention services as well as the literature on parental needs and sources of social support for parents of young children with developmental delays. Practice principles to guide social work practice in early intervention are presented. These principles include professional competence, addressing the instrumental and emotional needs of parents, and the need for parental involvement in service plans. Recommended practice principles also include focus on parental strengths, the ecological context of families, and consideration of cultural diversity.
Early support for children with complex needs: team around the child and the multi-agency keyworker
- Author:
- LIMBRICK Peter
- Publisher:
- Interconnections
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 93p.
- Place of publication:
- Worcester
Early intervention is fast becoming something of a 'hot topic' among families of disabled children and practitioners in the field. This publication offers an account of the philosophy, principles, outcomes and management of the Team Around the Child model. In the past, parents of a very young child with special needs would be referred to specialists and agencies in various locations and services may have appeared disjointed. These families can now receive well planned services leading to a co-ordinated approach to the care of their child.
The challenges of European comparative research
- Author:
- WEYTES Arabella
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Europe, 10(1), 2003, pp.1-8.
- Publisher:
- Russell House
Discusses the language difficulties that had to be overcome by the author when undertaking a comparative study of the experience of children in state care in Belgium (the region of Flanders), Great Britain (England), Spain (the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country) and Norway (the region of Hedmark). The countries were selected for the study as they represent specific welfare models. Basque County represents the 'Mediterranean model', England the 'neo-liberal welfare model', Flanders the 'corporatist-conservative' model and Hedmark the 'social-democratic model'. Reference is made to the difficulties of translating concepts rooted in historic and cultural traditions that have shaped current policies and styles of service delivery. Also examines the ways in which the different origins of welfare and social work practices have led to distinct ways of service delivery. To illustrate these factors practitioners were asked to assess what would happen to the child and the family in their country by answering a series of questions. Finally discusses how the use of a common framework to identify needs, set thresholds, chart services and assess outcomes across the countries can be useful for making meaningful international comparisons.
Anti-racist practice: the role of the social worker in managing different perspectives
- Authors:
- DESAI Suki, AASRA Garrib
- Journal article citation:
- Care the Journal of Practice and Development, 7(1), December 1998, pp.39-47.
- Publisher:
- Pepar
Presents a case study of a South Asian man in his mid-30s with learning difficulties, who has been in psychiatric care since he was 16 years of age. Uses the case study to deconstruct racist and oppressive practices and draws out issues to construct anti-oppressive practice within its proper context.
Understanding and responding to challenging behaviour: from theory to practice
- Authors:
- McGILL Peter, CLARE Isabel, MURPHY Glynis
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 1(1), January 1996, pp.9-17.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
While the concept of 'challenging behaviour' is socially defined, it often involves persistent behaviour with serious physical and social consequences for the person and others. Challenging behaviour is relatively common amongst people with learning disabilities and often dealt with poorly. Models for understanding such behaviour have developed over time and can now provide a relatively sophisticated account. Such models are of immense use in understanding the behaviour of individuals and have clear implications for the development of individualised interventions. They also have implications for the design and organisation of services which will more competently support people with challenging behaviour and, as far as possible, prevent its emergence in those at risk.