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Love story?
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Today, 26.11.92, 1992, pp.13-15.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Three practitioners and an expert in the field of disability give their advice on the dilemma of a couple with learning disabilities whose close relationship is of concern to one of the partner's parents and one of the staff at the local social education centre.
Policy into practice: growing older with a learning disability
- Author:
- THOMPSON David
- Journal article citation:
- Research Policy and Planning, 21(3), 2003, pp.71-78.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
Identifies the major support needs for older people with learning difficulties. Goes on to discuss the impact of two recent policy documents in England: the 'National Service Framework for Older People' and 'Valuing people: a new strategy for learning disability in the 21st Century' on the lives of older people with learning difficulties.
Services for people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- LINDSEY Mary
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review, 5(2), June 2000, pp.5-14.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
Looks at the services available for people with learning difficulties and mental health problems, and argues that generic services are often insufficient.
Healthy bodies, healthy minds
- Author:
- TURNER Steve
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 5.1.96, 1996, pp.24-25.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The government wants to raise awareness of the impact lifestyle can have on avoiding heart disease, strokes and cancer. Argues that people with learning difficulties should not be ignored when it comes to healthy living.
Living difficulties
- Author:
- COLLINS Jean
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 25.5.95, 1995, pp.24-25.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Recently Rescare, the National Society for Mentally Handicapped People in Residential Care launched a campaign supporting village communities. Argues that people with learning difficulties should be helped to live in the community rather than segregated in groups.
Running out of excuses
- Author:
- MITCHELL David
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 10.12.92, 1992, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on groups which have been formed to help people with learning difficulties become involved in staff selection and training.
Core human rights concepts in Irish health and housing policy documents: in search of equity for people with ID
- Authors:
- O'DONOVAN Mary‐Ann, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 15(4), 2018, pp.307-313.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
If specific groups and their needs are excluded from policy, this exclusion may extend to service delivery and add to the inequities that already exist in health and housing access for vulnerable groups. The extent to which Irish housing/de‐institutionalisation and health policies include core human rights concepts has not been examined previously. This article examines the extent to which the core human rights concepts for people with ID are represented in health and housing policies. EquiFrame was the analytical tool for examining six health and housing policies. EquiFrame analyses policy content on commitment to core concepts of human rights and inclusion of vulnerable groups. Health and housing policies in Ireland, despite outlining a commitment to reducing health inequities, were not found to have a commitment to the core human rights concepts in relation to the specific needs of people with disabilities and people with an intellectual disability. Equity means inclusion of all people and includes recognition, acknowledgement, and monitoring of the specific needs and challenges faced by particular vulnerable population groups, and that these needs are being addressed through policy administered by federal oversight agencies. An implication of the findings is that the EquiFrame tool previously used in the health sector is also useful in considering housing policy. Furthermore, equity concerns need to be examined closely for people with ID because including all vulnerable groups in one aggregated category has been shown to conceal the specific needs and challenges that need to be addressed for specific vulnerable groups. (Publisher abstract)
Comparison of adults with intellectual disabilities and mental health problems admitted to specialist and generic inpatient units
- Authors:
- HEMMINGS C.P., et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 37(2), June 2009, pp.123-128.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This study aimed to compare the characteristics of service users with intellectual disabilities and mental health problems admitted to either a specialist or a generic inpatient unit in an area of South London. Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of consecutive admissions over a 5.5-year period were recorded using a questionnaire. Key differences in psychiatric diagnosis, residence type and discharge destination were found between individuals using generic and specialist provision. Length of stay was significantly longer for specialist unit admissions. Admissions to the specialist unit were significantly more likely to reside with family prior to admission and admissions to generic units were significantly more likely to come from 'other' forms of residence such as hostels, prison and 'no fixed abode'. At discharge the proportion of those admitted to the specialist unit who resided with their families reduced. At the same time the proportion of those living in supported accommodation increased although compared with those admitted to generic units they were still significantly more likely to return to the family home. Significantly, more adults admitted to generic units were diagnosed with an affective disorder. Specialist inpatient provision may be crucial in helping mainstream services meet the needs of individuals with intellectual disabilities and mental health problems.
Good intentions-unpredictable consequences
- Author:
- HENLEY C.A.
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 16(7), December 2001, pp.933-947.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
A commendable degree of success has been achieved in relocating people with learning disabilities from residential institutions into ordinary community settings. Nevertheless, a challenging task remains if people with all levels of learning disabilities are to be enabled to become meaningfully involved in ordinary community activities. The author argues that a structured day service has a vital role to play in this process, but that, unless the underlying problems that have continued to frustrate the development of a coherent national day care strategy are objectively reappraised and addressed, the true potential of the 'care in the community' policy will not be realised. Offers evidence to support the view that current policy trends are based on normalisation theories that, although sound and commendable in principle, have been misunderstood and misused.
Thirty years on - a new White Paper on better learning disability services
- Author:
- McGINNIS Brian
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 3(3), September 2000, pp.7-10.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Outlines the themes that are likely to be important in the new national learning disability strategy. It reflects on assumptions about the best forms of housing provision, and calls for the forthcoming published strategy to pay attention to developing ownership options, promoting social inclusion, how we secure quality across a range of accommodation and support models and what will be achieved or undermined by the Supporting people proposals.