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With a little help from my friends: ‘circle of friends’: supporting children and young people with additional support in Scotland’s mainstream schools
- Author:
- BRENNAN Raymond
- Publisher:
- Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 29
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
Reports on the findings of research which aimed to better understand difficulties children with learning disabilities face around friendships and relationships. The project focuses on the knowledge and experience that parents and their children have of ‘The Circle of Friends’ approach, and explores its potential to improve the experiences that children have when they are at risk of being excluded from mainstream settings, in particular school settings. The aim of this approach is to build a ‘team’ around the child or young person by inviting their peers to become part of the circle. The research gathered feedback using parent questionnaires, a total of 35 responses were received. A case study outlining the experience of one family with exerience of 'The Circle of Friends' approach is also included in the report. The findings support the promotion of a Circle of Friends approach in schools and the data suggest that the approach is consistent with the Scottish government’s SHANNARI wellbeing outcomes framework and GIRFEC (Getting it Right for Every Child). The paper was produced as part of the PROP2 (Practitioner Research: Outcomes and Partnership) programme, a partnership between the Centre for Research on Families and Relationships (CRFR) at the University of Edinburgh and IRISS covering health and social care in Scotland. (Edited publisher abstract)
A friend like Simon
- Author:
- GAYNOR Kate
- Publisher:
- Special Stories
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 21p.
- Place of publication:
- Dublin
One of a series of books featuring characters with a certain special education need, designed to introduce all children to the positive aspects of inclusive education, and help children to learn the importance of accepting friends and classmates who are different to them. This story is about Simon, a boy with autism, who goes to summer camp. Notes for adults on how to use the book are included.
Creating circles of friends: a peer suport and inclusion workbook
- Authors:
- NEWTON Colin, WILSON Derek
- Publisher:
- Inclusive Solutions UK
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 96p.
- Place of publication:
- Nottingham
The book is for anyone interested in building friendships and relationships around those vulnerable or challenging through reason of disability or emotional need. Building respectful teams of support around an individual, tapping into that child’s peer group is an extremely powerful way of promoting change and insights for all involved. The book describes both the values and the practical application of this approach to human change.
Future aspirations of students with severe learning disabilities and of their parents on leaving special schooling
- Authors:
- SMYTH Marisa, McCONKEY Roy
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 31(1), 2003, pp.54-59.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The majority of school-leavers over 2 years from two special schools in Belfast were individually interviewed as were their parents. The almost unanimous wish of the young people to have a job was not matched by the parents, although nearly half of the parents did express the wish that they would have at least part-time work. The majority of young people and the parents envisaged living with the family albeit for different reasons. However, there was a strong emphasis on fostering the young person's independence and living with friends. Consequently, only a minority of families mentioned their son or daughter moving into traditional residential care settings. It is argued that it is not just the availability of services that need to increase in order to meet the aspirations of the young people and their parents; major changes are also needed in their form and function.
Social competence and peer interactions of students with intellectual disability in an inclusive high school
- Authors:
- CUTTS Sue, SIGAFOOS Jeff
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 26(2), June 2001, pp.127-141.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Reports descriptive information on the relationship between social competence and the amount and type of peer interaction for nine adolescents with intellectual disability attending a regular high school in Australia. Each adolescent's social competence was assessed using the AAMR Adaptive Behaviour Scale School (2nd edn) (ABS-S:2). Naturalistic observations were conducted to obtain information on the amount and type of peer interaction. Data were analysed to determine the relationship between social competence and peer interactions. Found that social competence was not consistently correlated with the amount of peer interaction. Results from the naturalistic observations showed individual differences in patterns of peer who also had intellectual disabilities. These data suggest that social competence did not significantly influence the amount and type of peer interaction. Implications for facilitating peer interactions between adolescents with and without intellectual disability are discussed.