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Working with families : developing a partnership between parents and professionals in the mental handicap services
- Authors:
- CHARNOCK Sybil, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap, 19(1), March 1991, pp.11-13.
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Mental Handicap
Describes the planning, aims, content, and outcome of ten workshop sessions run by parents of young adults with severe mental handicaps for a group of professional staff from health and social services departments. Concludes that the sessions went some way towards breaking down the barriers between parents and professionals but that there is still a long way to go.
Permanency planning in Lothian Region: the placements
- Author:
- BORLAND Moira
- Journal article citation:
- Adoption and Fostering, 15(4), 1991, pp.35-41.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Reports on a research study into the outcome of permanent placements and discusses the special problems of children with learning difficulties, and the differences in outcome for children placed below or above the age of ten.