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Mapping out a better future
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, 13(6), November/December 2013, pp.16-17.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
A mother with two sons with autism and learning disabilities became increasingly frustrated with the long process of referral and assessments as they made the transition from children's to adult services, that she created her own resource tool. The 24/7 Grid is a practical visual resource than enables a vulnerable person to participate in designing, understanding and influencing the services they receive. It presents a visual representation of daily activities - when a person can be fully independent, when they need supervision, or when they need a lot of help. Examples are also provided where the Grid indirectly helped to save money. (Original abstract)
A valued life: developing person-centred approaches so people can be more included
- Authors:
- ASHMAN Bev, BEADLE-BROWN Julie
- Publisher:
- United Response
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 20p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report describes a project by United Response in partnership with the Tizard Centre at the University of Kent to evaluate the impact that person-centred approaches are having on the lives of people with learning disabilities. This extensive observational study looked at the needs and characteristics of people supported by United Response, looking at the extent to which these people engaged in meaningful activities and social interaction. Baseline assessment was carried out in 1999/2000 with observations made of 343 people with learning disabilities living in 76 residential and supported living services in England. Reassessment was made in 2005/2006 with trained assessors visiting 138 services, where they observed 469 people being supported in their own homes. Questionnaires were also completed by 425 staff, and information collected on 649 people with learning disabilities. The results show that person-centred approaches have resulted in the people supported by United Response being significantly more engaged in everyday activities, with the greatest change being seen among people with the most complex needs. In 2000, 35% of people were largely disengaged; this reduced to 14% in 2005/2006. The number of people engaged for more than 50% of the time increased from 13% to 31%.
Basic personal care MOT
- Authors:
- CARR Deborah, WELLINGTON Sam
- Publisher:
- Nottinghamshire Council. Learning Disability Partnership Board
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 16p.
- Place of publication:
- Sutton-in-Ashfield
The aim of this document is to provide advice and guidance to staff assisting people with a learning disability in aspects of basic personal care. It covers the topics of personal hygiene, oral hygiene, fingernail and hand care, toenail and foot care, shaving, hair care, clothing. This supplements policy and guidance in the development of a personal support plan which forms part of the person centred plan.
A commentary on the quality agenda: the contribution of person-centred action
- Authors:
- LOWE Kathy, JONES Edwin
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 11(3), July 2006, pp.37-42.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This commentary reviews the four main features of this issue of Learning Disability Review. It considers in particular the current practical and conceptual issues around person-centred approaches and in particular active action.
How the tea is made; or, the scoping and scaling of ‘everyday life’ in changing services for ‘people with learning disabilities’
- Author:
- GRAHAM Helen
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 38(2), June 2010, pp.133-143.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
In the late 20th century, the day services which had been set up for adults with learning disabilities became understood as problematic because of the effects of segregation. The solution became the adjustment of services to support a governmental form of personhood; a model of personhood defined by independence, the ability to make choices and be in control, to exercise rights and to take a place within the community and within society. This article tracks the technical changes to everyday life that underpinned this shift. In particular, the article develops its arguments by exploring two areas; first the changes in tea making in Croydon’s day services since the late 1960s, and secondly, techniques of person-centred planning via widely used policy and guidance documents. Through deploying the analytical lenses of ‘scope’ and ‘scale’, two questions are considered: What is understood as legitimising a person with learning disabilities’ choice? On what scale does choice have to take place to be understood as realising ‘choice’ or ‘control’ as they are imagined in policy documents such as Valuing People?
Activity planning for inclusion: the Somerset approach
- Authors:
- NEIL Liz, WILMOT Lynne
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 11(3), July 2006, pp.13-20.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article describes the 'My Day' model developed in Somerset for activity planning for inclusion, where people living in 24-hour staffed accommodation ceased attending traditional day services and now participate in day and evening activities arranged within or from their home. The model is a structure for care staff to ensure they support people with learning disabilities to engage in everyday activities both at home and in the wider community. It is also a way to arrange individualised daily household tasks, personal self-care, hobbies, social arrangements and other activities with people with learning disabilities. A recording process is integral to My Day to enable statistical returns to be produced that inform service delivery at the point of delivery. Its main purpose is to ensure that people with learning disabilities remain at the centre of daily activity planning and that their wishes and aspirations are recognised. My Day is one of the ways in which outcomes can be measured for people with learning disabilities in Somerset.