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Sexuality: policies, beliefs and practice
- Authors:
- MURRAY J., MacDONALD R., LEVENSON V.
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 6(1), 2001, pp.29-35.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
On being the boss
- Author:
- STEVENS Simon
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 15(2), 2001, pp.10-11.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
The author argues that there are significant benefits in employing personal assistants and that the direct payments system is the way ahead. However, highlights some of the problems in being the boss.
Induction: starting work with people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- BRADLEY Alice
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 65p.
- Place of publication:
- Kidderminster
A study workbook for staff new to working with people with learning disabilities, covering: confidentiality; about learning disability; lessons from history; challenging behaviour. The workbook covers key information needed for the Induction – Learning Disability unit of the Certificates in Working with People who have Learning Disabilities at Level.
Deciding together: working with people with learning disabilities to plan services and support
- Author:
- AITCHISON Jill
- Publisher:
- University of London. King's College. Institute for Applied Health and Social Po
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 160p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Valuing People, the learning disabilities White Paper, promised advice on how organisations can better involve people with learning disabilities in decision making that affects their lives. Deciding Together is that advice. Based on the evidence of successful development work from across the country, it introduces strategies, suggestions and practical ideas for managers and those responsible for ensuring that their organisations adapt to working in a manner which truly promotes and encourages engagement.
Getting control of my life: deciding together
- Authors:
- AITCHISON Jill, PEREZ Wendy
- Publisher:
- University of London. King's College. Institute for Applied Health and Social Po
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 32p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This booklet is aimed at people with learning difficulties and explains what is in the more detailed book designed for managers which provides information and advice on how organisations can better involve people with learning disabilities in decision making that affects their lives. Based on the evidence of successful development work from across the country, it introduces strategies, suggestions and practical ideas for managers and those responsible for ensuring that their organisations adapt to working in a manner which promotes and encourages engagement. By 'engagement' the authors mean managers, staff and people with learning difficulties working together to take decisions about planning people's services and support. Includes examples of good practice.
Evaluation of the dissemination of active support training and training trainers
- Authors:
- JONES Edwin, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 14(2), 2001, pp.79-99.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Article describes an attempt to replicate active support (AS) and train the service managers of community housing services as trainers in so doing. Training was conducted in three phases: in 22 houses, it was led by one of the researchers, with identified managers assisting; in 16, it was led by a manager who had participated in the previous phase, assisted by the researcher; and in 36 houses, it was undertaken independently by managers who had participated in the previous two phase. Changes in the extent of planned activity, resident involvement in domestic, social and community activities, the observed staff-resident interaction, and observed resident engagement in activity were evaluated. Resident views about the introduction of AS were canvassed. Active support training was fully implemented in the first two phases, but not in the third. There was an increase in planned activity in all phases after AS training. Significant increases in assistance and resident engagement in activity were found in the first two phases, but not in the third. Active support was shown to be of greater benefit to people with more severe disabilities. The resident feedback was positive. The approach taken to training managers as trainers was not sufficient to enable them to implement the training in its entirety during the third phase. The absence of change in this phase indicated the necessity of the practical interaction training, which was the element mainly missed out. Since AS was once again shown to be an effective approach for people with more severe intellectual disabilities, the challenge of creating a widespread ability to train staff within community housing services requires further effort.
Managing challenging behaviour in the community: methods and results of interactive staff training
- Authors:
- GENTRY Malcolm, ICETON John, MILNE Derek
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 9(3), May 2001, pp.143-150.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Article describes the application of a practical interactive staff training approach with 101 staff, featuring the use of focused and experiential learning in teams. Found that the course was socially acceptable to the participants, led to a significant improvement in their knowledge of nonphysical methods, and resulted in written guidelines for managing their own client's challenging behaviour. Furthermore, agreements were clarified on how these guidelines would be implemented by each team following training. Implications are drawn for improved evaluation of this promising training programme, including developing the measures of learning and adding a generalisation assessment.
Facing the possibility: supporting managers in preventing and handling abuse allegations against staff
- Authors:
- BAILEY Gill, KITSON Deborah
- Publisher:
- Association for Residential Care
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 159p.
- Place of publication:
- Chesterfield
Abuse of people with a learning disability can occur by members of staff in residential services. This book informs staff of residential services the risks and provides staff training, information and advice. In particular it examines prevention measures for such abuse.
Physical interventions for people with intellectual disabilities: initial survey of training and evaluation of a policy framework
- Authors:
- MURPHY Glynis, KELLY-PIKE Amanda, McGILL Peter
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 14(4), 2001, pp.401-411.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This article concerns an initial study of training in physical interventions amongst a group of senior staff and their views on a recent policy framework on physical interventions developed by the British Institute of Learning Disabilities (BILD) and National Autistic Society (NAS). All participants were sent a questionnaire asking them about their training in, and use of, physical intervention methods, and their opinions on the policy document. The participants came from a variety of services and were relatively well qualified and senior because of the way the sample was derived. Most participants were very positive about the BILD and NAS policy framework, and about two-thirds of the participants said that their services had, or were developing, a written policy on physical interventions. This group of staff, many of whom were trained in physical interventions, rated the BILD and NAS policy framework as very helpful. There remained a clear need for guidance with respect to the advantages and disadvantages of the many available methods, and an evidence base on which to judge the effectiveness of different methods of physical interventions.
Don't hold back on restraint
- Author:
- ORME Eddie
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 29.11.01, 2001, pp.38-39.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Physical restraint has a place in the care of aggressive patients with learning disabilities. Argues that it is time this difficult issue was tackled for the sake of both patients and staff.