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A comparison of the application of the self-regulation model of the relapse process for mainstream and special needs sexual offenders
- Authors:
- KEELING Jenny A., ROSE John L., BEECH Anthony R.
- Journal article citation:
- Sexual Abuse a Journal of Research and Treatment, 18(4), October 2006, pp.373-382.
- Publisher:
- Sage
The self-regulation model of the relapse process (Ward & Hudson, 2000) has been developed and empirically validated on general sexual offender populations (Bickley & Beech, 2002), but not on specific sexual offender populations. This paper aims to investigate whether special needs offenders, as compared to mainstream sexual offenders, can be categorized into the offence pathways described in the model. In addition, this paper aims to evaluate the application of the self-regulation model in highlighting the treatment needs of the special needs group. Special needs sexual offenders are defined as a treatment population that includes individuals with lower functioning, limited social and communication skills, and literacy deficits. Participants were classified into the self-regulation model using a method developed by Bickley and Beech (2002). Demographic and offence information were collected and comparisons made between the special needs and mainstream groups. The results showed that the sexual offenders with special needs could be reliably classified into the offence pathways of the self-regulation model. The largest group of special needs offenders was in the approach-automatic group, followed by the approach-explicit group. The results indicated no significant differences in representation in the offence pathways between the special needs and mainstream sexual offenders. The results also indicate that the special needs group would benefit from a responsive approach to treatment, which incorporates appropriate treatment targets identified by the self-regulation model.
Depression, social context and cognitive behaviour therapy for people who have intellectual disabilities
- Authors:
- JAHODA Andrew, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 19(1), March 2006, pp.81-89.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This paper examines how the life experience of people with intellectual disabilities may influence the nature of their self-perceptions and their vulnerability to depression. In addition to considering the impact of experience on the content of participants' self-perceptions, evidence concerning the mediating role played by cognitive factors in the genesis and maintenance of depression is also reviewed. These strands of research are discussed in the light of existing CBT models of depression, along with potential adaptations of interventions for people with intellectual disabilities.
Learning disability and dementia: are we prepared?
- Authors:
- KERR Diana, CUNNINGHAM Colm, WILKINSON Heather
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 14(3), May 2006, pp.17-19.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
This article describes a research project funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) which was undertaken to explore the needs of people with learning disabilities and dementia, the obstacles to meeting their needs and examples of good practice. The study explored the experiences of 18 people with learning disabilities living in small-scale, community-based residential homes. The study also looked at the knowledge and experience of service providers, look at the impact of different models of provision, and to identify examples of good practice. The three models of care considered were: ageing in place (where individuals remain in their own accommodation); in place progression (where staff are trained and the environment developed to become increasingly specialised); and referral out (where the person is moved to a long-term nursing facility, usually outside of the learning disability service).
Special parenting and the combined skills model
- Authors:
- YOUNG Sadie, HAWKINS Tim
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 19(4), December 2006, pp.346-355.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The Exeter Child and Special Parenting Service provides flexible assessment, long-term domiciliary support and home-based teaching to intellectually disabled parents. It provides key coordination between the Learning Disability Service and the Children's Service with focussed parenting assessments, where issues of child care and protection proceedings arise. This article evaluates the Child and Special Parenting Service by examining the views of the recipient parents and the professionals who had referred to the service. A high level of consumer satisfaction was found and assessment reports were highly rated. The service is seen to help prevent family breakdown, to meet user needs and to be supportive and non-threatening by the parents. The combined skills model proposes a small, specialized service that acts as a linchpin for complex cases that require skills from both child and learning disability workers. The Child and Special Parenting Service receives an increasing demand for assessment. It is highly valued by the users and works strongly from an inter-agency standpoint, coordinating complex packages of domiciliary assessment and support, and is a good practice model.
Disabled children, maltreatment and attachment
- Author:
- HOWE David
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 36(5), June 2006, pp.743-760.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Two bodies of literature on children with disabilities are identified and described. One recognizes an association between disability and maltreatment. The other finds an association between children with a disability and insecure attachments. The present paper seeks a theoretical integration between these two research traditions. The model generated examines the dynamics that affect a child with a disability’s attachment classification and risk of being maltreated in terms of a transaction between both parental and child factors. In the case of children with certain types of disability, unresolved parental states of mind with respect to attachment are seen as a risk factor for maltreatment. Implications for prevention, support and treatment are considered.
In control
- Author:
- DUFFY Simon
- Journal article citation:
- Llais, 80, Summer 2006, pp.9-13.
- Publisher:
- Learning Disability Wales
In Control has been working to change the current system for social care into a system of self-directed support. This has led to great interest in its idea of Individual Budgets and how they can be used to help all disabled people to get control of their own support and achieve better lives for themselves. This article explains the concept of self-directed support and looks at In Control's model.
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
Joint inspection of services for people with learning disabilities in Scotland: compliance or commitment?
- Author:
- CAMPBELL Martin
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Integrated Care, 6(4), 2006, Online only
- Publisher:
- International Foundation for Integrated Care
The article describes the development of a practical model of joint, integrated inspection of managed care services for people with learning disabilities in Scotland. The model will give a reliable measure of the impact services are making to people's lives and the quality of service that individuals are actually receiving. At present health, social services and education services for people with learning disabilities in Scotland are inspected separately, by up to nine different agencies. The first joint, integrated inspections of all services for people with learning disabilities in Scotland will take place in 2006. This is the first inspection of its kind in the UK, and the first to involve carers and people with learning disabilities on the inspection team. Quality Outcome Indicators were developed in 21 different areas, or domains. Evidence based best practice, and evaluative data from previous inspections were the primary sources of data. This paper reviews the background and rationale for the integrated, joint inspection process. Strengths and constraints of this approach to inspection are discussed, including the crucial importance of commitment from services and from inspectors, rather than mere compliance with demands. Some guidance on how to fully involve staff, carers and services users in the inspection process is given. It is concluded that the model will produce data to inform decision-making for managers in integrated services and give services users clear information about how well local needs are being met, what areas need development, and what capacity the organisations have to improve. The model of inspection may be of interest to practitioners in a national and international context. The model will be evaluated, following the first joint inspection.