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Towering achievements
- Author:
- PARTON Dan
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, 15(6), November/December 2015, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Project Search helps young people in Blackpool with learning disabilities gain work experience and employment, and has enjoyed a high level of success thanks to its personalised approach. Each student on the project takes part in two months of college-based learning, before gaining experience in a variety of work placements sessions to find a suitable career. This article describes the development and some of the achievements of the Project, which is run by Blackpool Council, along with the Blackpool branch of learning disability Mencap, Blackpool and the Fylde College and three of the town's special schools. (Edited publisher abstract)
A leap of faith
- Authors:
- MARSHALL Catherine, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, 13(5), September/October 2013, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
An account of how a partnership of family and professionals helped a man with learning disabilities to move from residential care to a personalised supported living bungalow. The article looks at the challlenges and the role Hertfordshire County Council's Positive Moves team and the care provider Look Ahead played. (Original abstract)
Using person centred thinking in continuing care
- Author:
- HELEN SANDERSON ASSOCIATES
- Publisher:
- Helen Sanderson Associates
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- Stockport
This case study describes how person centred thinking tools are being used in Wiltshire Primary Care Trust to help managed the health care of people with learning disabilities in a more person-centred way. The tools used include one page profiles, decision making agreements, learning logs, communications charts and risk assessments.
Fit for life
- Author:
- REES Greg
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, 15(6), November/December 2015, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
A case study example which describes how a woman with learning disabilities from the West Midlands changed her life by losing nearly six stone and eliminating her dependence on insulin following a complete lifestyle overhaul. The woman was supported by Sandwell Council's Adult Services team based at an Inclusive Fitness Initiative (IFI) centre, which has been accredited as a centre of excellence for people with disabilities. (Edited publisher abstract)
Making the leap
- Author:
- GREENWOOD Gail
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, 13(1), January/February 2013, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Making the transition from children’s to adult’s services and having to manage your own a personal budget for the first time can be a daunting prospect. Dimensions support advisors provide a single point of contact for people looking for support, helping families navigate through what can seem to be ‘the social care maze’. There are 10 support advisors across the country to provide advice to families with personal budgets looking for support. This article provides a case study of a young person and her family who have been supported by a Dimensions support advisor. It describes how person-centred thinking tools were used to plan a tailor-made support package. The young person now has 3 support workers, who share the same interests as she does. As a result she has a happy busy social life. Her support plan includes aims for her to be domestically independent and this will help her through the next stages of her life. Dimensions will continue to work with her, ensuring the support reflects her needs and adapts as she develops.
In celebration: living a life through Positive Behaviour Support
- Author:
- SHEPHARD John
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 17(2), 2012, pp.69-75.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) has become an established model of intervention for people with learning disabilities and challenging needs. This paper provides a narrative account of one person's experience of PBS. The individual, David, is on the autistic spectrum, has severe learning disabilities, major communication deficits, and some long-established challenging needs. Following a move to residential care at the age of 19, David experienced a series of re-locations, from one service to another, under different regimes of care, and of variable quality. The impact of this was that David became increasingly distressed and his behaviour became more extreme. In November 2009, David’s care was enlisted to a service provider committed to the principals of PBS. The decision was made for David to live alone, and a property was found available to lease. Responsibility for founding the new service was given to a skilled manager who was committed to PBS and well-versed in person-centred approaches. The paper describes the improvements to David’s quality of life following these changes to his care. The purpose of this paper is celebratory, rather than analytic. It presents a human story of a life being lived and attempts to capture the virtues of its ordinariness.
Answering a call for help
- Author:
- CALDWELL Phoebe
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, April 2010, pp.16-18.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
This article describes the use of ‘Intensive Interaction Plus’ to work with people with challenging behaviour. It explains that challenging behaviour can be the result of sensory differences resulting in sensory overload, so that behaviour considered to be challenging is actually the result of stress and fear triggered by sensory distortions. Intensive Interaction Plus is a person-centred approach involving the use of a variety of therapeutic approaches rather than simply using body language. It requires a shift of viewpoint to understand that that the patient may be viewing reality in a quite different way. This technique can be used across the whole spectrum of non-verbal people with autism, learning disability, multiple disability, and even dementia. The article describes 4 case studies in which the author worked with staff to focus on what was setting off the negative behaviour of the people involved and thus to recognise and deal with the underlying triggers.
Peter's story: the perspective of a person supported by a named social worker
- Authors:
- INNOVATION UNIT, SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Innovation Unit
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 6
- Place of publication:
- London
Illustrates how the Named Social Worker initiative has supported and helped Peter, who is a 19 year old man with an autistic spectrum condition and a learning disability. When Peter was matched with a named social worker, his family had reached crisis point and Peter was close to being detained under the Mental Health Act. The named social worker worked closely with Peter and his family to understand what support would work best for him. Peter has now settled into a new home, his package of support has been gradually reduced and he has not had any incidents that have required police involvement since moving into his new home. It also details the cost of Peter's current support package and the cost of care when he was in crisis. (Edited publisher abstract)
Peter's story: the perspective of a person supported by a named social worker
- Authors:
- INNOVATION UNIT, SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Innovation Unit
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 6
- Place of publication:
- London
This publication describes the journey of a Peter, a 19 year old man who has autism and a learning disability, and his family who were supported by a Named Social Worker. When Peter was matched with a named social worker, his family had reached crisis point and Peter was close to being detained under the Mental Health Act. The named social worker worked closely with Peter and his family to understand what support would work best for him. Peter has now settled into a new home, his package of support has been gradually reduced and he has not had any incidents that have required police involvement since moving into his new home. It also details the cost of Peter's current support package and the cost of care when he was in crisis. (Edited publisher abstract)
Critical components in implementing evidence‐based practice: a multiple case study of individual placement and support for people with psychiatric disabilities
- Authors:
- BERGMARK Magnus, BEJERHOLM Ulrika, MARKSTROM Urban
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy and Administration, 52(3), 2018, pp.790-808.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
When developing Community Mental Health Services to support people with psychiatric disabilities, European countries are advocating evidence‐based practice (EBP). Individual Placement and Support (IPS) is an evidence‐based model designed to support people in acquiring and maintaining competitive employment. Implementation science is a growing research field, with a focus on components that impact the process of implementing EBP programmes. In this multiple case study, three IPS demonstration sites are followed for two years, in order to describe and analyze barriers and facilitators for implementation, according to constructs described in the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research(Damschroder et al. 2009). The results highlight the importance of strategic networking, as well as the need for planning and preparations carried out before the start of an EBP programme, since deficiencies related to these constructs are difficult to compensate for. (Edited publisher abstract)