Describes the problem posed for a manager of a residential unit for adults with learning difficulties, when one of the men living there has started a sexual relationship with another resident and his mother is very unhappy about it.
Describes the problem posed for a manager of a residential unit for adults with learning difficulties, when one of the men living there has started a sexual relationship with another resident and his mother is very unhappy about it.
Subject terms:
learning disabilities, residential care, rights, risk, sexuality, social work methods;
Reports on the role played by the Coach House project which steps in when young people with challenging behaviour or slight learning difficulties find themselves homeless.
Reports on the role played by the Coach House project which steps in when young people with challenging behaviour or slight learning difficulties find themselves homeless.
Subject terms:
homeless people, homelessness, independence, housing, learning disabilities, residential care, young people, challenging behaviour, charities;
Recently an audit of Southwark SSD's residential homes for people with learning difficulties revealed that there were cases of residents having been abused. Reports on the practice implications that the findings have for all SSDs.
Recently an audit of Southwark SSD's residential homes for people with learning difficulties revealed that there were cases of residents having been abused. Reports on the practice implications that the findings have for all SSDs.
Subject terms:
learning disabilities, residential care, residential child care, sexual offences, social services, staff, standards, adult abuse;
Social worker talks about how she tackled the problem of what to do about a residential care resident with learning difficulties whose aggressive behaviour posed a risk to staff and himself.
Social worker talks about how she tackled the problem of what to do about a residential care resident with learning difficulties whose aggressive behaviour posed a risk to staff and himself.
Subject terms:
learning disabilities, quality of life, residential care, risk, social work, social work assistants, social workers, staff, violence, aggression, assessment, decision making;
Reports on a group of people with learning difficulties who assessed the residential homes in their area in preparation for moving out of long stay institutions.
Reports on a group of people with learning difficulties who assessed the residential homes in their area in preparation for moving out of long stay institutions.
Subject terms:
learning disabilities, long stay care, long term care, needs, planning, residential care, user participation, user views, advocacy, assessment, decision making, evaluation;
Describes how one social worker trod the fine line between respecting a client's wish to live independently while making sure that the move would not put him seriously at risk.
Describes how one social worker trod the fine line between respecting a client's wish to live independently while making sure that the move would not put him seriously at risk.
Subject terms:
home care, independence, learning disabilities, mental health problems, residential care, rights, risk, service users, social workers, vulnerable adults, carers, community care, decision making, empowerment;