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A glass of wine and a slice of cheesecake
- Author:
- POWELL Joe
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, September 2008, pp.30-31.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
The author, a service users diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, explains how using a support broker improved his experience and the outcomes of person-centred planning meetings.
New public management and public services for people with an intellectual disability: a review of the implementation of valuing people in England
- Author:
- CUMELLA Stuart
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 5(3), September 2008, pp.178-186.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Public policy for people with an intellectual disability has been shaped since 1945 by universalistic ideas of human rights and social inclusion. These universalistic ideas are increasingly under challenge from consumerist ideas, which is reflected in public policy in the New Public Management (NPM). NPM involves a critique of poor coordination and quality in public services, and proposes the enhancement of consumer choice through a greater diversity of providers and market mechanisms to allow consumers to select between them, partnership arrangements to improve coordination, and target-setting and monitoring by governments. NPM has been widely applied internationally in the reform of public services, and has been implemented for services for people with an intellectual disability in England, following the white paper Valuing People in 2002. There is limited research data on the outcome of this policy, but it indicates that: (1) enhanced choice to be achieved by person-centred planning has probably affected only a minority of those eligible and has not changed access to public services; and (2) partnership boards have primarily existed to convey and manufacture consent for centrally determined policies. These problems match those identified in surveys of NPM in other sectors, but there is an additional concern that the consumerist ideas incorporated in Valuing People may be used by governments to replace, rather than supplement, policies to directly enhance access to public services through such measures as anti-discrimination laws. The review indicates a need to assess policies for people with an intellectual disability, in a wider social context and through international comparative research.
Living history
- Author:
- ARMSTRONG John
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, July 2008, pp.20-21.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
The author, from the organisation United Response, describes how he helped support a client with learning disabilities on a trip to Poland. The journey was to pursue his interest in World War II and came about after a person-centred planning meeting.
Reported goal setting and benefits of person centred planning for people with intellectual disabilities
- Authors:
- WIGHAM Sarah, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 12(2), June 2008, pp.143-152.
- Publisher:
- Sage
- Place of publication:
- London
Recent research suggests that person centred planning (PCP) can have a positive impact on the lives of people with intellectual disabilities. This article presents data from open-ended comments collected during research on the impact of PCP on the life experiences of 65 people with intellectual disabilities living in England. These comments addressed the goals set prior to and during PCP, and the main benefits of PCP for participants. The results suggest that PCP led to increased goal setting in a range of goal categories. This was reflected in the most common main benefit of PCP of `increased activities and opportunities' reported for 57 percent of participants. For 48 percent of participants, a main benefit of PCP was that they felt better in themselves, in terms of happiness or self-esteem. This must surely be the ultimate aim of those seeking to improve the quality of life of people with intellectual disabilities
Grand designing in Wales
- Author:
- YOUNG Kate
- Journal article citation:
- Llais, 88, Summer 2008, pp.3-6.
- Publisher:
- Learning Disability Wales
The author, Chair of In Control Cymru, explores the similarities and differences between direct payments and self directed support and discusses what the future might be for personalised services in Wales.
Care management arrangements in services for people with intellectual disabilities: results of a national study
- Authors:
- XIE Chengqiu, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 21(1), March 2008, pp.156-167.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Care management is the formal mechanism for linking people with intellectual disabilities with public services but little is known about these arrangements. This paper present findings from a national survey. The questionnaire covered aspects of care management arrangements and was specific to services for people with intellectual disabilities. They were sent to all social services departments in England. The response rate was 81%. Variations were found in organizational arrangements, the performance of key care management tasks, and the degree of differentiation in approach according to need. Local authorities also differed in arrangements for person centred planning. Further review of the relative efficiency and effectiveness of different care management approaches is needed to inform policy development and promote consistency in services for people with intellectual disabilities.
It's still your life!
- Authors:
- SPEAKUP SELF ADVOCACY, BUBBLE MEDIA, (Producers)
- Publisher:
- Speakup Self Advocacy
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- DVD
- Place of publication:
- Rotherham
This DVD explains the most popular tools used to help people make a Person Centred Plan. These are MAP, PATH, Health Action and Essential Lifestyle Planning This is Alison. A few years ago she was very unhappy with her life and thought there were lots of things she wanted to do but couldn’t. A friend of hers told her about Person Centred Planning, which helps people to plan their life and do the things they really want to do. It also helps you work our how you are going to do these things and what support you might need to do them. She then met with someone she trusted to help her plan her dreams and make a plan called a "lifeplan".
Putting people in charge of their day services
- Author:
- KELLY Sean
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 21(4), 2008, pp.10-12.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
Thurrock Council has closed its big day centres for people with learning disabilities and opened up five locality bases now directly managed by a company of people with learning disabilities. The author visits the centre to discuss the changes and feelings about the closure of services.
The case for a new 'case' management in services for people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- CAMBRIDGE Paul
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 38(1), January 2008, pp.91-116.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Micro-organization is currently fragmented in services for people with learning disabilities. Care management, person-centred planning (PCP) and direct payments have developed through separate policy strands, with tasks and agency responsibilities blurred. A wide diversity of care management arrangements currently operate, with the relationship between care management, PCP and direct payments imprecisely defined. PCP and direct payments have also been variably implemented. This paper argues for a new ‘person-centred case management’, with these different devices better integrated and decision-making and action more person-centred. Drawing on practice experience from the original British case management experiments, the new ‘case’ management would be centred on the needs and wants of individuals, be conducted independently from assessment, operate outside the public sector and be able to access personal budgets. It would consequently have the capacity to further de-institutionalize services and support and transfer more control to people with learning disabilities.
The road ahead: transition to adult life for persons with disabilities
- Editors:
- STOREY Keith, BATES Paul, HUNTER Dawn, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- Training Resource Network
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 271p.
- Place of publication:
- St. Augustine, FL
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
Transition from school to adult life has been difficult for people with disabilities. This publication is for people with disabilities and their families and those who help them transition to a quality adult life. It provides ideas to help students have a meaningful life after school. The contents is organised in eleven broad chapters written by twenty-one experts in the field. Each chapter beings with a group of key questions that are addressed in the text. Each chapter also include a summary of best practice recommendations, future research issues and discussion questions. Topic covered include transition planning, assessment, instructional strategies, career development, adult employment, community functioning skills, social life, quality of life, supported living, and post-secondary education.