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Developing a comprehensive research agenda for people with intellectual disability to inform policy development and reform
- Author:
- TOWNSEND Clare Elizabeth
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 8(2), June 2011, pp.113-124.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
There is a consensus in the literature that more research is required to inform the development and reform of policy and service systems for people with intellectual disability (ID). Currently, there are concentrations and gaps in the research knowledge in this area. Strategically developed research agendas underpinned by a strict adherence to human rights principles can optimally inform policy and service development and reform. This article describes the development of a framework to facilitate the conceptualisation of a comprehensive and structured research agenda for ID that can underpin policy. The framework is informed by templates developed in mental health and health and consists of external parameters and internal domains and elements. The external parameters are human rights, national and state priorities, research knowledge, and research capacity. The internal domains are context, resources, provision, and outcomes. The framework is applicable in a range of settings and can be used to prioritise and optimise research efforts and resources in the area of ID.
Belgium
- Authors:
- Van HOVE Geert, MOLLEMAN Catherine
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 9(1), January 2004, pp.7-14.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Outlines the support system in Flanders, which is generally the best organised region in Belgium with regard to services for people with learning disabilities. Covers: definition, legal status and eligibility; policy framework; service structures and models; and funding of services.
England
- Authors:
- BEADLE-BROWN Julie, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 9(1), January 2004, pp.31-39.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article focuses on the development and current situation of services for people with learning disabilities in England. Deinstitutionalisation started in the 1960's, when a series of scandals in hospitals were brought to public attention. In response, the 1971 government White Paper Better Services for the Mentally Handicapped was published, and the first community-based services were introduced. Further policy papers attempted to modernise social services in the following period. The 2001 White paper Valuing People is the most recent policy framework specific to people with intellectual disabilities. It identifies rights, independence, choice and inclusion as the four leading principles for services and support, and will be of primary importance for future development. However, at present implementation is in the very early stages. The article covers: Covers: definition, legal status and eligibility; policy framework; service structures and funding of services.
Germany
- Authors:
- SCHADLER Johannes, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 9(1), January 2004, pp.15-23.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Provides an overview of the services provided for people with intellectual disabilities in Germany. Highlights the development pathways and specific historical experiences to help understand the development of services. Church welfare and powerful voluntary welfare organisations, traditional psychiatry and its 'oligophrenic' ideal, the division of state funding competencies into local and centralised levels and the commitments of a new generation of parents organised in the association Lebenshilfe were important factors for the development of the current structures. These can be characterised by the persistence of residential facilities, although it has been the legal mission of the social administration since 1984 to give priority to the expansion of non-residential services. Specific financial mechanisms promote institutionalisation from the perspective of the local authorities and impede the implementation of integrative approaches in the community. Covers: definition, legal status and eligibility; policy framework; service structures and funding of services.
Greece
- Author:
- PADELIADU Susana
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 9(1), January 2004, pp.24-30.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Provides an overview of services for people with intellectual disabilities in Greece, which can be described as versatile and based on both old and new structures, old, over-crowded institutions co-existing with new, alternative structures for independent living. Distinguishing features of the support system are limited financial resources, a strong orientation to medical categories in psychiatry and lack of specific services. There are still many people with intellectual disabilities being treated in mental health services. The gap in services is filled by informal networks, which face a crisis because of the increasing participation of women in the labour market. One of the many deficiencies of the present system is the lack of any sound knowledge of how many people with intellectual disabilities there are, who they are, how they cope with their disabilities and what services they use. This article covers: definition, legal status and eligibility; policy framework; service structures and funding of services.
Services for people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- LINDSEY Mary
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review, 5(2), June 2000, pp.5-14.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
Looks at the services available for people with learning difficulties and mental health problems, and argues that generic services are often insufficient.
Moving towards employment - corporate responsibilities for community care
- Authors:
- BARNES Marian, WISTOW Gerald
- Journal article citation:
- Social Services Research, 1, 1995, pp.36-47.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
The Community Care Special Action Project (CCSAP) in Birmingham was established because of a growing awareness of day services for people with learning difficulties. One of the earliest projects which CCSAP was commissioned to undertake was a review of day time opportunities for people with learning disabilities. Looks at how the review was conducted, and describes how a new model for day services was implemented as a result of the review.
Commentary on “Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme: a collaboration opportunity for academia and industry”
- Author:
- GREIG Rob
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 23(3), 2018, pp.147-149.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide a UK perspective on the article by Mason et al. on Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Design/methodology/approach: A commentary on the main article, drawing on the author’s knowledge and experience of the implementation of personalisation in the UK and information gleaned during a recent visit to Australia. Findings: There is a major risk that the implementation of NDIS will repeat some of the failings of personalisation in the UK. Specifically, the failures of public bodies to invest in supporting people to take effective control over the resources available to them, and to instigate action to manage the emerging market in ways that promote innovative community options, risk the forces of the free market economy undermining disabled people’s ability to make maximum use of any new choice and control open to them. Originality/value: This is a personal perspective, backed by experience, on a current policy development that is of international interest. (Edited publisher abstract)
Supported decision making: experiences, approaches and preferences
- Authors:
- DAVIDSON Gavin, et al
- Publishers:
- Praxis Care, Mencap, Queens University Belfast
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 72
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
This report presents the findings from research which explores how people are supported to make their own decisions. The report includes the results of a review of literature on supported decision making, including different approaches; a review of key guidance; and findings from interviews with 41 people with mental health problems and/ or intellectual disabilities carried out by peer researchers. The interviews provided an in-depth understanding of people’s experiences of support for decision making and their ideas on how decision making should be supported in the future. The research was funded by the Disability Research on Independent Living and Learning (DRILL) programme and was led by Praxis Care in partnership with Mencap NI and Queen’s University Belfast. The findings identified three things that participants felt make decision making harder: the type of decision; the role of other people; and what the outcome might be. Time was also identified as an important factor. In terms of support, people said they would like: practical support including more accessible information; emotional support including someone to talk to; and sometimes the options to choose from. The report makes a number of recommendations for how support for decision making should be provided but also specifically for how these findings might help to inform how the new support principle in the Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 should be implemented in practice. (Edited publisher abstract)
The Netherlands
- Authors:
- VLASKAMP Carla, POPPES Petra
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 9(1), January 2004, pp.54-60.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The policy on care for people with intellectual disabilities in the Netherlands has developed away from segregation and towards integration and inclusion. Changes have led to improvement for people with mild and moderate disabilities. At the same time, the situation for people with profound and multiple disabilities has deteriorated. For a real change in the support system, client-held budgets are believed to be of primary importance. However, this is still a slow development. This article covers: definition, legal status and eligibility; policy framework; service structures and funding of services.