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Planning and action
- Authors:
- EMERSON Eric, STANCLIFFE Roger J.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 17(1), March 2004, pp.23-26.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Raises a a number of concerns about the possible impact of the systematic introduction of person-centred planning (PCP) across services for people with intellectual disabilities in the UK. The authors foresee a danger that system-wide adoption of PCP will be characterised over zealous 'selling' of the purported benefits without sufficient attention to the difficulties and without the necessary changes to system architecture to ensure that those involved in PCP have the authority or resources to achieve the plan's goals. If so, PCP will become another fad, and service users, and their families will become even more discouraged, disheartened and alienated by a system characterised by rhetoric rather than meaningful action. Where the authors differ, is in the interpretation of the existing evidence regarding the impact of individual planning systems in general and, perhaps, in the way forward.
Individual programme planning: where is the 'individual'?
- Author:
- CARNABY Steven
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 4(3), July 1999, pp.4-9.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Individual programme planning, or person-centred planning, is widely recognised as a tool for assisting learning disability services to structure and co-ordinate the support offered to the service. This article reviews the research evidence, to assess the extent to which planning processes are considered person-centred, and how services ensure that users have a major say in planning and determining the help they receive. A case study describes the role of working groups and the importance of communication in determining specific person-centred planning processes.
Permanency planning in Lothian Region: the placements
- Author:
- BORLAND Moira
- Journal article citation:
- Adoption and Fostering, 15(4), 1991, pp.35-41.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Reports on a research study into the outcome of permanent placements and discusses the special problems of children with learning difficulties, and the differences in outcome for children placed below or above the age of ten.
Siblings of adults with developmental disabilities: psychosocial outcomes, relationships, and future planning
- Authors:
- HELLER Tamar, ARNOLD Catherine Keiling
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 7(1), March 2010, pp.16-25.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
As a result of longer lifespan and the aging of their parents, siblings play an increasing role in the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. In this article, the authors reviewed the literature on siblings of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, concentrating on three main questions: what are the psychosocial outcomes of having a sibling with an intellectual and developmental disabilities on the sibling without a disability?; what factors relate to the nature of the sibling relationship?; and what factors relate to future planning, including expected and future relationships when parents can no longer provide care? The authors examined 23 relevant published studies for the period 1970–2008 on adult siblings over 21 years of age that addressed the relationships, psychosocial outcomes, and involvement in future planning. In conclusion, the authors suggest that these studies present a mixed, but positive picture of the psychosocial outcomes of having a sibling with a disability. They also indicate that siblings tend to have long-lasting close relationships with their siblings with a disability and anticipate taking on greater supportive roles as both grow older.
Can person-centred planning fulfil a strategic planning role?
- Author:
- FELCE David
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 17(1), March 2004, pp.27-30.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Policy appears to regard person-centred planning (PCP) as underpinning strategic planning. While accepting the logic of its role in planning for individuals, this commentary argues that PCP cannot fulfil a strategic planning role because the development of PCP on a wide enough scale to be useful for this purpose is itself a strategic development, which will take considerable time and resources to achieve. There is still a place for population-based norms or targets based on available epidemiological data to indicate the needed scale of provision and associated resource requirement. Three illustrations are described. In conclusion, it is noted that the current lack of indicative provision targets is a weakness of recently issued policy, an absence which does nothing to safeguard the interests of those who depend on service support.
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.
Neighbourhoods with resilience to care: a viewpoint on developing the contributions of housing services for adults at risk of exclusion
- Authors:
- APPLETON Nigel, MOLYNEUX Peter
- Publisher:
- DH Care Networks. Housing Learning and Improvement Network
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 22p.
- Place of publication:
- London
To improve the lives of adults who are at risk of exclusion, it is imperative to implement appropriate housing and related services. Inappropriate housing can reduce the ability of people with poor health or a disability to lead independent lives and participate in the community. As such, the providers of housing and housing related support have had a key role to play in the achievement of Public Service Agreement (PSA) 16 targets. This paper seeks to show those seeking to make a difference for people in these groups, be they commissioners, providers, tenants or service users, how they can use different structures to deliver health and well-being outcomes. The paper describes how the successful delivery of PSA 16 is going to require strategic planning across regional, sub-regional and local planning structures and the joint commissioning and procurement of services. This means that the successful delivery of PSA 16 is going to depend on a number of strategies coming together: the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment; Strategic Housing Market Assessment which is the local authority’s assessment of how the local housing market is functioning and an estimate of the housing and housing related support needs of vulnerable groups in the local area; and the Local Strategic Partnership, Local Area Agreement and the link to that from the Supporting People Commissioning Body.
Monitoring adult protection referrals in 10 English local authorities
- Authors:
- BROWN Hilary, STEIN June
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Adult Protection, 2(3), September 2000, pp.19-31.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This paper reports the results of a study of the monitoring of adult protection referrals in 10 local authorities during six months in 1998.The information provides a useful window on the effectiveness of current policies and provides a baseline from which to anticipate the implications for workload and service planning of recent government guidance.
How well is management working in the learning disability services?
- Author:
- CAMBRIDGE Paul
- Journal article citation:
- Care Plan, 5(4), June 1999, pp.21-26.
- Publisher:
- Positive Publications/ Anglia Polytechnic University, Faculty of Health and Social Work
Although care management continues to evolve, little is known about its relative effectiveness, particularly in relation to the needs of users and the user groups. This article identifies the key areas in which care management's performance and effectiveness can be reviewed, with a focus on services for people with learning disabilities.