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Report of the evaluation of a plan: day services for adults in Central Manchester
- Author:
- TYNE Alan
- Publisher:
- Community and Mental Handicap Educational and Research Association
- Publication year:
- 1983
- Pagination:
- 17p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Recommendations from a CMHERA team assessing the feasibility of using a redundant primary school as a new day care centre.
An evaluation of an adult residential service using PASS 1984
- Author:
- COMMUNITY MENTAL HANDICAP EDUCATION RESEARCH ASSOCIATION
- Publisher:
- Community and Mental Handicap Education and Research Association
- Publication year:
- 1988
- Pagination:
- 43p., tables, illus.
- Place of publication:
- London
Too much talk?
- Author:
- FYSON Rachel
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 24.6.04, 2004, pp.34-35.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Examines the changes that have been happening in services for people with learning difficulties in England since the 2001 Valuing People white paper. The article is based on the findings of the research project, 'Strategies for change' at the University of Bristol, funded as part of the Department of Health's learning disability research initiative which analysed local authority learning disability joint investment plans (JIPs). The results highlights the ongoing need for better planning and information systems and better involvement of service users and carers in planning service changes.
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)
Quality of diagnosis and treatment plans after using the ‘diagnostic guideline for anxiety and challenging behaviours’ in people with intellectual disabilities: a comparative multiple case study design
- Authors:
- PRUIJSSERS Addy, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 29(4), 2016, pp.305-316.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Background: People with intellectual disabilities often have a multitude of concurrent problems due to the combination of cognitive impairments, psychiatric disorders (particularly anxiety) and related challenging behaviours. Diagnoses in people with intellectual disabilities are complicated. This study evaluates the quality of the diagnoses and treatment plans after using a guideline that was developed to support professionals in their diagnostic tasks. Materials and Methods: A comparative multiple case study with an experimental and control condition, applying deductive analyses of diagnoses and treatment plans. Results: The analyses revealed that the number of diagnostic statements and planned treatment actions in the experimental group was significantly larger and more differentiated than in the control condition. In the control group, consequential harm and protective factors were hardly mentioned in diagnoses and treatment plans. Conclusions: Working with the ‘Diagnostic Guideline for Anxiety and CB’ leads to improved diagnoses and treatment plans compared with care as usual. (Publisher abstract)
Strategies for change: making Valuing People a reality
- Authors:
- FYSON Rachel, SIMONS Ken
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 31(4), December 2003, pp.153-158.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Reports the interim findings of the 'Strategies for Change' research project, which has focused on the need for effective strategic planning in order to make a reality of the 2001 White Paper Valuing People: A New Strategy for Learning Disability for the 21st Century. It draws attention in particular to the roles that both commissioners of learning disability services and the new Learning Disability Partnership Boards must play in developing and implementing local plans. Focuses on a review of good practice in commissioning learning disability services; and analysis of Joint Investment Plans, interviews with service users attending Learning Disability Partnership Board (LDPB) meetings; interviews with service commissioners and chairs of LDPB); and an evaluation of a commissioner development programme. Argues that effective strategic planning at national and local levels is required in order to create innovative, individualised services for people with learning disabilities, which can promote the Valuing People agenda of rights, independence, choice and inclusion.
Assessing state vocational rehabilitation performance in serving individuals with disability
- Authors:
- LEWIS Darrell, JOHNSON David R.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 28(1), March 2003, pp.24-39.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
All social agencies that deliver services to individuals with disability need to periodically examine whether their goals and services are addressing the needs of their clients and consumers. This paper reviews the use of multi-attribute utility (MAU) analysis as a methodology for evaluating the goals and services of a midwestern state vocational rehabilitation (VR) agency in the USA. The MAU methodology is used in this state agency example to: identify and clarify the VR agency's goals and services; engage stakeholders in the determination of measurable attributes of these goals; and illustrate the value of using MAU evaluation results for programme improvement and future evaluation comparisons. The article is intended to support agency administrative staff in designing comprehensive evaluations of programme goals and services, and in strategic planning and programme improvement efforts.
'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.
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.
An evaluation of joint training for staff and clients in shared action planning in Solihull
- Authors:
- DAGNAN Dave, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 23(3), 1995, pp.98-101.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Describes an approach to training in Shared Action Planning that involves both plan coordinators and people with learning disabilities as equal participants.