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Love and resistance of mothers with intellectual disability from ethnocultural communities in Canada
- Authors:
- PACHECO Laura, McCONNELL David
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 30(3), 2017, p.501–510.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Background: Mothers with intellectual disability are thought to be passive, dependent and in need of protection. This study contributes to a nascent body of research that challenges this schema, revealing how women with intellectual disability who are mothers resist oppression. Methods: Narrative research methods underpinned by intersectionality theory were used to explore the lives of eight mothers with intellectual disability from various ethnocultural communities in Canada. A total of 33 in-depth interviews were conducted with these eight women over a period of 2 years. Results: The lives of the women who took part in this study were marked by violence. The women resisted. Their resistance strategies addressed two kinds of relationships: their relationships with others and their relationship with themselves. Conclusion: The women in this study employed strategies of resistance, sometimes at great personal cost, to provide their children with a better life. (Publisher abstract)
Research into the needs of Asian families caring for someone with a mental handicap
- Authors:
- ELLAHI Rukhsana, HATFIELD Christine
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap, 20(4), December 1992, pp.134-136.
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Mental Handicap
Reports on work carried out by the Wycombe CMHT into the low level of take-up of services by Asian families in the area. The importance of a Punjabi-speaking member of the team was identified, but translating information into Urdu was not found to be important due to the low level of literacy in Urdu.
Transition for teenagers with intellectual disability: carers' perspectives
- Authors:
- BHAUMIK Sabyasachi, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 8(1), March 2011, pp.53-61.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Teenagers with intellectual disabilities have significantly more health problems than the rest of the population and many encounter difficulties accessing the services they need during the transition from children's to adult services. This multidisciplinary, interagency study was undertaken in Leicester city, Leicestershire County and Rutland County. Its main aims were to estimate the number of teenagers with intellectual disability between the ages of 16 and 19 and their levels of mental and physical health care needs, to identify their carers' perceptions of the transition process to adult services, and to make recommendations on addressing unmet needs. A mapping exercise was used to identify teenagers with diagnosed intellectual disabilities, and face-to-face semi-structured interviews were carried out with the carers of 24 teenagers. The article describes the study and presents results, including demographic characteristics, the pattern of disabilities, a comparison of health problems of Caucasians and South Asian teenagers, and key issues reported by carers. Most of the teenagers had significant levels of intellectual disabilities, multiple problems, required constant supervision, and were using a range of health, social care and education services. However, their carers still reported unmet needs and 50% had difficulty in accessing services. Different patterns of service use and unmet needs were found among the ethnic groups identified in the sample. Carers were concerned about lack of information concerning transition planning and adult services and wanted earlier, more coordinated transition planning, and the researchers noted the need for quality information and validated standardised tools that could be used for transition planning.
Respecting diversity: a report from the Mental Welfare Commission's race and culture themed visit programme 2003/04
- Author:
- MENTAL WELFARE COMMISSION FOR SCOTLAND
- Publisher:
- Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 12p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This report comes out of a programme by the Mental Health Commission for Scotland which aimed to find better ways of communicating with service users from black and minority ethnic (BME) communities and to develop awareness of BME issues. During 2003-04 the Commission visited 5 national and 15 local organisations across Scotland with a specific focus on BME issues. This document is based on issues emerging from these visits. The aim of the report is to contribute to awareness and debate of issues affecting BME service users, leading to more culturally appropriate services for individuals. A number of key areas for service development are identified within the report, including: the need for more pro-active mainstreaming of services for BME people with mental disorder; improved access to interpreting services for patients; and more appropriate care settings, especially in relation to single sex accommodation. The report provides examples of good practice, and recommendations for actions for the Commission itself and for the range of providers, inspectorates and other agencies involved in ensuring the quality of mental health and learning disability services.
Assessing cultural identity in people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- NEWLAND John
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 4(4), November 1999, pp.20-24.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Presents a method for assessing personal cultural identity for people with learning disabilities, based on the theoretical framework of Hutnik (1991) and the operational procedure developed by Parker et al. (1991). Two case examples are briefly presented that illustrate the method for assessing personal cultural identity. Discussed how incorporating personal cultural identity information into the community living assessment process can both facilitate more relevant care planning and increase service usage.
Children with special needs: use of health services, behaviour and ethnicity
- Authors:
- CHUNG Man Cheung, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Youth Services Review, 21(5), May 1999, pp.413-426.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
This article aims to describe the types of health services used by children with special needs, in relation to their ethnic background and to investigate the relationship between the severity of their behaviour and the use of services.
The 'Here to Stay' project 2010-2015: access to services, experience and outcomes of care for people with intellectual disabilities from black and minority ethnic communities, including new migrants
- Authors:
- SALLAH David, et al
- Publishers:
- University of Wolverhampton, Association for Real Change
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 129
- Place of publication:
- Wolverhampton
Reports on findings from a five year research project conducted by researchers from University of Wolverhampton in partnership with the Association for Real Change into access to services by people with learning disabilities from Black and Minority Ethnic Communities (BME), including new migrants and considered their experience and outcomes of care. The research investigates the numbers and prevalence, needs and quality of care experienced by people with learning disabilities requiring support in England. It also looks at how statutory, private, voluntary sectors and others should engage with the minority communities to promote their wellbeing and improve their life chances. Data were collected from an online survey of 575 practitioners, interviews with 73 people with learning disabilities and their family carers. An additional 34 people participated in two consensus building conferences and approximately 100 people, including service providers attended a community engagement event to comment on solutions. It also draws on findings from a review of the literature. Research findings report that: that data collection around BME groups is unreliable; that services often don't distinguish between people from BME communities and new migrants, despite their needs potentially being very different; communication between practitioners and service users needs improving; and the workforce require better training to meet the needs of BME groups. (Edited publisher abstract)
Exclusion zone
- Author:
- DOWNEY Rachel
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 27.9.01, 2001, pp.29-33.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The author reports on the issues, what hope is there for the government's initiatives to promote social inclusion when social workers, who are best placed to act as advocates for vulnerable groups, are themselves feeling excluded while some service users explain how social care workers have helped them to turn around their lives.
Towards equity in service provision
- Author:
- READING John
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 4(4), November 1999, pp.6-15.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Recent research and a series of field studies looking at the issue of learning difficulties among the black and minority ethnic populations. The research considers the hypothesis that black and minority ethnic people experience the same levels of learning difficulty as the rest of the population. Some studies suggest that general prevalence may actually be higher, and that multiple incidence may be more frequent among certain minority ethnic communities. The literature indicates that black and minority ethnic communities are much less aware of what services are available, take-up is lower still, and there is a common view that services are unwelcoming or inappropriate.
Child sexual abuse and the black disabled child
- Author:
- BERNARD Claudia
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 14(3), June 1999, pp.325-339.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article discusses the effects of sexual abuse on black disabled children. Focusing on black children with learning disabilities, it examines how the dimensions of race, gender, and disability compound the problems they face after sexual abuse. It is argued that the way in which black disabled children and their families interpret their experience is likely to differ from other groups of disabled children. The article concludes with some reflections on the implications for making risk assessment for black disabled children.