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A model of well‐being for children with neurodevelopmental disorders: parental perceptions of functioning, services, and support
- Authors:
- RITZEMA A.M., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Child: Care, Health and Development, 44(2), 2018, pp.240-248.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Background: Both child function and supports and services have been found to impact the well‐being of parents of children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD). The relationship between function and services and the well‐being of children with NDD is less well‐understood and is important to clarify in order to effect program and service change. Methods: The current project assessed whether child function as well as the adequacy of formal supports and services provided to children and their families were predictive of child well‐being. Well‐being was assessed using a measure of quality of life developed for use with children with NDD. Data from 234 parents were analysed using structural equation modelling. Results: Each predictor was found to load significantly on the overall outcome variable of well‐being. Parent concerns about child function were significantly related to child well‐being; parents who reported more concerns about their children's functioning reported lower levels of child well‐being. Unmet needs for formal supports and services were also significantly related to child well‐being; parents who reported that more of their children's and family's service needs were unmet reported lower child well‐being. An indirect relationship was also found between child function and child well‐being. When parents reported that their formal support needs were adequately met, their children's functional difficulties had a lower impact on parent perceptions of their children's overall well‐being. Conclusions: Taken together, the results of the current study enrich our understanding of well‐being for children with NDD. Discussion focuses on the service implications for children with NDD and their families. (Edited publisher abstract)
Service audit pilot report
- Author:
- McCUE Michael
- Publisher:
- Joint Improvement Team
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 16p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
The Scottish Government Mental Health Division established the National Co-Morbidity Working Group in 2007. The initial focus of this working group was on the use of in-patient and related services for people with a learning disability with mental health needs. This document provides an overview of efforts to expand the remit of the National Co-Morbidity Working Group to include a re-consideration of the scope of services for people with a learning disability, offending behaviour and autistic spectrum difficulties. A work plan was developed, which included the aim of identifying the most responsive models of service for this client group via a detailed analysis of existing international, national and local service models and key service model characteristics. The outcome of this modelling work was the development of a set of 22 Key Service Model Characteristics (KSMC), which appear to be predictive and reflective of responsive services for individuals with complex support needs. The KSMC was used to evaluate the quality and service governance processes of Turning Point Scotland (TPS). In addition, a workshop event was held with the Risk Management Team of TPS which aimed to evaluate the KSMC as a template for real service review and development.
Belgium
- Authors:
- Van HOVE Geert, MOLLEMAN Catherine
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 9(1), January 2004, pp.7-14.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Outlines the support system in Flanders, which is generally the best organised region in Belgium with regard to services for people with learning disabilities. Covers: definition, legal status and eligibility; policy framework; service structures and models; and funding of services.
England
- Authors:
- BEADLE-BROWN Julie, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 9(1), January 2004, pp.31-39.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article focuses on the development and current situation of services for people with learning disabilities in England. Deinstitutionalisation started in the 1960's, when a series of scandals in hospitals were brought to public attention. In response, the 1971 government White Paper Better Services for the Mentally Handicapped was published, and the first community-based services were introduced. Further policy papers attempted to modernise social services in the following period. The 2001 White paper Valuing People is the most recent policy framework specific to people with intellectual disabilities. It identifies rights, independence, choice and inclusion as the four leading principles for services and support, and will be of primary importance for future development. However, at present implementation is in the very early stages. The article covers: Covers: definition, legal status and eligibility; policy framework; service structures and funding of services.
Germany
- Authors:
- SCHADLER Johannes, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 9(1), January 2004, pp.15-23.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Provides an overview of the services provided for people with intellectual disabilities in Germany. Highlights the development pathways and specific historical experiences to help understand the development of services. Church welfare and powerful voluntary welfare organisations, traditional psychiatry and its 'oligophrenic' ideal, the division of state funding competencies into local and centralised levels and the commitments of a new generation of parents organised in the association Lebenshilfe were important factors for the development of the current structures. These can be characterised by the persistence of residential facilities, although it has been the legal mission of the social administration since 1984 to give priority to the expansion of non-residential services. Specific financial mechanisms promote institutionalisation from the perspective of the local authorities and impede the implementation of integrative approaches in the community. Covers: definition, legal status and eligibility; policy framework; service structures and funding of services.
Greece
- Author:
- PADELIADU Susana
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 9(1), January 2004, pp.24-30.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Provides an overview of services for people with intellectual disabilities in Greece, which can be described as versatile and based on both old and new structures, old, over-crowded institutions co-existing with new, alternative structures for independent living. Distinguishing features of the support system are limited financial resources, a strong orientation to medical categories in psychiatry and lack of specific services. There are still many people with intellectual disabilities being treated in mental health services. The gap in services is filled by informal networks, which face a crisis because of the increasing participation of women in the labour market. One of the many deficiencies of the present system is the lack of any sound knowledge of how many people with intellectual disabilities there are, who they are, how they cope with their disabilities and what services they use. This article covers: definition, legal status and eligibility; policy framework; service structures and funding of services.
Implementing person-centred planning by developing person-centred teams
- Author:
- SANDERSON Helen
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Integrated Care, 11(3), June 2003, pp.18-25.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Person-centred planning in central to Valuing People. Developing person-centred teams is a key to implementing plans. This article presents a model for developing person-centred teams. The model is based on research on providing support to people with learning difficulties in supported housing. The research generated ideas about how teams need to become person-centred to become more effective. Examples of how teams worked to implement plans are show to illustrate this process and clarify why it requires a change in thinking as well as a change in practice.
Planning an advocacy service
- Author:
- POPE Julie Stevens
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 15(3), 2002, pp.11-12.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
Provides an account of putting together a service specification for an advocacy services for people with learning difficulties. Provides an account of the work that was undertaken, the outcomes and the achievements. The project demonstrates how service users can work alongside professionals and play a significant role in the development of services.
An archi-texture of learning disability services: the use of Michel Foucault
- Author:
- MCINTOSH Paul
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 17(1), January 2002, pp.65-79.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The work of Michel Foucault has been widely used in the social sciences to explore relationships of power and knowledge. This article utilises Foucault's methods in an initial formation of discourse in the problem of care of people with learning disabilities, and focuses on the problematisation of people with learning disabilities and their care needs. This article is spilt into two halves; first classification and support structures, and secondly an architexture of learning disability services.
Family base respite: the experience for children and adults with learning disabilities in St Michael's House
- Author:
- KELLEHER Joanne
- Journal article citation:
- Irish Social Worker, 19(2/3), Autumn 2001, pp.19-21.
- Publisher:
- Irish Association of Social Workers
In response to the severe crisis in respite care for people with learning disabilities, the Scottish Work Department in St Michael's House has developed a new model of family based respite. This article describes the Adult Placement Scheme for adults and the Break Time scheme for children which is currently providing at least 200 nights of respite each month.