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Hidden learning disability
- Author:
- WHITAKER Simon
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 32(3), September 2004, pp.139-143.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Although it has been suggested that about 2.5% of the population should be regarded as having a mild to moderate learning disability, only about 0.25% is registered. Why the disparity? It is suggested that although 2.5% may be a good estimate for people with IQs less than 70, a better estimate of the proportion who reach a dual criterion of having a low IQ and social/skill defects is about 1%. It is pointed out that even if the true prevalence rate of learning disability is nearer 1% than 2.5%, services still only know of a small proportion who could be considered to have a learning disability, and there are probably many people with unidentified learning disabilities. It is also noted that the term learning disability can be very confusing: it is not clear if it refers to people with IQs below 70, people with both intellectual and adaptive disabilities or people who have been given a learning disability label. Implications for services and research are discussed.
Individual planning with adults who have learning difficulties: key issues - key sources
- Author:
- GREASLEY Peter
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 10(3), September 1995, pp.353-363.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
For many people with learning difficulties the quality of individual assessment and planning can play a crucial role in their personal development. This article aims, to provide a brief overview of the key issues and key sources of information in the field of individual planning. A number of issues relating to the implementation of Individual Programme Plans are discussed. Particular attention is paid to the development of more recent approaches, such as Personal Futures Planning, which aim to place greater emphasis on self-advocacy and the involvement of 'non-service providers' in assessment and planning.
A plan for life
- Author:
- READ K.A.
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 25.4.90, 1990, pp.34-36.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Life planning for learning disabled people means consulting then assessing the whole range of their needs and regularly monitoring any action taken.
Becoming part of the family
- Authors:
- GREENE T., GREENE K.
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 30.7.87, 1987, pp.24-26.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Describes informal assessment methods and the preparation of care plans when accepting mentally handicapped people to a residential home.
'Quality of life' assessment in critical context
- Author:
- AGER Alastair
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 15(4), December 2002, pp.369-376.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This paper argues that shifts in the focus of human services - and, in particular, what counts as a successful outcome of such provision - reflect wider societal trends in values and concerns. The current ascendance of 'quality of life' (QoL) as a metric of service outcome is noted. The core functions of QoL assessments are identified and related to underlying qualities reflected in the majority of QoL assessments: comprehensiveness, context independence and the capability to reflect personal subjectivity. The attractiveness of these qualities is linked to current trends in philosophical thought, underpinning contemporary culture and social policy. It is proposed that the pre-eminence of QoL assessment as an approach to service planning and evaluation reflects the capacity of the QoL concept to serve as a basis for transparent resource allocation between competing priorities for restricted public spending.
Benefit groups and resource groups for adults with intellectual disabilities in residential accommodation
- Authors:
- COMAS-HERRERA Adelina, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 14(2), 2001, pp.120-140.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Examines whether 'benefit groups' and 'resource groups' can be developed so as to assist decision-making processes in service commissioning by using a survey of the characteristics of 2093 adults with intellectual disabilities (IDs) in residential accommodation (mainly National Health Service trusts), and a supplementary collection of data on service utilization and costs (for a subsample of 930 clients). The clients were classified, according to their needs into benefit groups (BGs), and the services which they used were classified in terms of coherence as likely packages of care and similar consumption of resources as resource groups (RGs). It proved possible to construct nine BGs and 96 possible RGs which had both intuitive meaning and explanatory power. Statistical analysis showed that the resulting BGs and RGs are meaningful ways of classifying ID and challenging behaviour needs and costs.
A matter of choice
- Author:
- HAWKER Maurice
- Journal article citation:
- Care Plan, 6(3), March 2000, pp.16-19.
- Publisher:
- Positive Publications/ Anglia Polytechnic University, Faculty of Health and Social Work
The author describes his recent study into housing and support needs of people with learning disabilities and the steps local authorities need to take to widen the choice and supply of suitable accommodation. Argues that local profiles of need, information on urgent case and priorities, maps of existing services and aims for the future are essential for proper planning.
Using video for clients with severe learning disabilities
- Authors:
- ROWLAND George, FENNER Ann, BROWN Dawn
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 8.7.98, 1998, pp.56-57.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Describes the use of videos in the nursing process for people with learning difficulties. Also looks at how videos can be used in life story work and in aiding formal communication.
Community care planning: a model for housing need assessment with reference to people with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- WATSON Lynn, HARKER Maurice
- Publisher:
- Institute of Housing/National Federation of Housing Associations
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 20p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Research study looking at 1992/93 community care plans with the aim of designing a model or framework for the assessment of housing needs in community care planning and to produce a national framework of housing need among people with learning disabilities, taking into account projected housing supply over the next 5 years.
Managing vocational rehabilitation
- Authors:
- TEOH Sing Siong, OSBORNE Howard, MILNE Alexandra
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 179p.
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
Provides comprehensive guidance on how to plan, develop and manage vocational rehabilitation for the disabled and people with learning difficulties. Provides examples of typical operational policies, assessment techniques and commercial licensing agreements.