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Family base respite: the experience for children and adults with learning disabilities in St Michael's House
- Author:
- KELLEHER Joanne
- Journal article citation:
- Irish Social Worker, 19(2/3), Autumn 2001, pp.19-21.
- Publisher:
- Irish Association of Social Workers
In response to the severe crisis in respite care for people with learning disabilities, the Scottish Work Department in St Michael's House has developed a new model of family based respite. This article describes the Adult Placement Scheme for adults and the Break Time scheme for children which is currently providing at least 200 nights of respite each month.
Comparing traditional‐residential, personalised residential and personalised non‐residential respite services: quality of life findings from an Irish population with mild-moderate intellectual disabilities
- Authors:
- NICHOLSON Emma, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 47(1), 2019, pp.12-18.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Background: Respite care is an essential support for people with intellectual disabilities and their families; however, there is limited evidence examining different models of respite care. The present research examined quality of life among adults with intellectual disabilities using three different models of respite services in Ireland. Method: A quasi‐experimental research method was adopted, which sought to determine differences in quality of life across the three respite care groups using two measures, 1) a self‐reported quality of life scale and 2) a quality of life questionnaire filled out by a keyworker. Participants were people with mild/moderate intellectual disabilities (n = 82) and their keyworkers (n = 81). Results: Three distinct models of respite services were assessed: (a) Traditional‐ Residential respite; (b) Personalised Residential respite, and (c) Personalised Non‐Residential respite. No differences emerged between the groups on self‐reported quality of life; however, the groups differed on a proxy measure of quality of life with respect to Rights, emotional well‐being, personal development and interpersonal relationships. Conclusion: The current data offer an initial exploration of self‐ and proxy‐reported quality of life among persons with intellectual disabilities in receipt of novel models of respite care in Ireland. (Edited publisher abstract)
Rethinking respite policy for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
- Authors:
- CHAN Jeffrey, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 9(2), June 2012, pp.120-126.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Respite care has consistently shown benefits for service users and their families. However, disjointed implementation and lack of coherency in respite policy has hampered the consistent availability of respite care and limited its positive effects. Provision of respite care can be improved by an improved understanding of the meaning of respite for stakeholders and a negotiation of these sometimes opposing points of view. This article presents an argument for a model of service delivery that builds on a shared understanding of respite among stakeholders. This shared understanding is seen as generating a move toward integrated service development, recasting respite as part of a continuum of family support services in which funding policies give families more control. A shared understanding can be a foundation for the training, communication, funding flexibility, and mutual trust among stakeholders. Respite care provided in an integrated framework moves beyond the basic function of a break in caring for overburdened carers to one that can provide support for family coping and resilience.
Reviewing respite services: some lessons from the literature
- Authors:
- COTTERILL Lesley, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 12(5), November 1997, pp.775-788.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Although the community care reforms raised the profile of respite services for adults with learning disabilities, little is known about the character of respite provision in Britain. This lack of information is compounded by the way the literature about respite is dispersed across user groups and is often restricted to particular types of services or to specific localities. Highlight some of the key issues associated with respite, and draws on a wide range of literature. Argues that a break with the traditional notion of respite as primarily a way to relieve carer burden is long overdue.