A specialist bereavement service in Hertfordshire helps people with learning disabilities deal with loss and trains social care staff on how best to support clients.
A specialist bereavement service in Hertfordshire helps people with learning disabilities deal with loss and trains social care staff on how best to support clients.
Subject terms:
learning disabilities, loss, social workers, training, bereavement, bereavement counselling;
Key documents to support social workers to work preventatively, strengthen legal literacy and more specialised ways of working to avoid admissions to hospital, support, advocate and challenge on behalf of people currently in assessment and treatment units or restrictive settings to enable a return to home as soon as possible. Resources include: best practice commissioning with citizens and communities statement; the role of the social worker and legal literacy; examples of good practice; top tips for social workers.
(Edited publisher abstract)
Key documents to support social workers to work preventatively, strengthen legal literacy and more specialised ways of working to avoid admissions to hospital, support, advocate and challenge on behalf of people currently in assessment and treatment units or restrictive settings to enable a return to home as soon as possible. Resources include: best practice commissioning with citizens and communities statement; the role of the social worker and legal literacy; examples of good practice; top tips for social workers.
(Edited publisher abstract)
Subject terms:
social workers, hospital admission, community care, good practice, integrated care, autism, learning disabilities, mental health services, deinstitutionalisation;
Learning Disability Today, 9(4), June 2009, pp.22-24.
Publisher:
Pavilion
Place of publication:
Hove
This article is about using parents of people with learning disabilities to support service improvement. A group called LD Caring Solutions, based in London, was set up to educate health and social care professionals about how to work with people with learning disabilities and their families. The group comprises 18 parents and meets once a month to share concerns, identify priorities, plan action and collaborative partnerships. Members have spoken at conferences, met with commissioners of services and engaged in policy and guidance development. The article concludes with comments from group members, professionals and plans for the future.
This article is about using parents of people with learning disabilities to support service improvement. A group called LD Caring Solutions, based in London, was set up to educate health and social care professionals about how to work with people with learning disabilities and their families. The group comprises 18 parents and meets once a month to share concerns, identify priorities, plan action and collaborative partnerships. Members have spoken at conferences, met with commissioners of services and engaged in policy and guidance development. The article concludes with comments from group members, professionals and plans for the future.
Subject terms:
interest groups, learning disabilities, needs, parents, social workers, user participation, user views, adults, children, families, health professionals;