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Report on the learning disability 'What's Next' workshops
- Authors:
- WALKER Glayne, LUKE Cyril
- Journal article citation:
- Llais, 76, Spring 2005, pp.14-17.
- Publisher:
- Learning Disability Wales
Having decided to develop a community based day service model Caerphilly Social Services ran a number of workshops to find out what service users wanted from the service. This article provides some background to the project and evaluation of the workshops that took place in 2004.
We want our voices heard: developing new lifestyles with disabled people
- Authors:
- COLE Angela, McINTOSH Barbara, WHITTAKER Andrea
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 118p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
This study is based on the "Changing Days" project, which sought to improve day opportunities for people with learning difficulties. It describes the cultural change needed for good practice to come about and the development of a person centred approach. The report suggests how users can be empowered and the implications of this for service provision, such as providing support for people in work and leisure. It emphasises the need to build relationships between disabled people and the wider community.
Centre of attention
- Author:
- SANDELL T.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Services Insight, 9.8.88, 1988, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Publishing
Looks briefly at the development of Adult Training Centres, SECs and compares this with the much more client-orientated mental health day centres.
Putting people in charge of their day services
- Author:
- KELLY Sean
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 21(4), 2008, pp.10-12.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
Thurrock Council has closed its big day centres for people with learning disabilities and opened up five locality bases now directly managed by a company of people with learning disabilities. The author visits the centre to discuss the changes and feelings about the closure of services.
Ways to work
- Authors:
- RITCHIE Pete, JONES Chris, BRODERICK Laura
- Publisher:
- SHS Limited
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 80p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Aims to offer advice and encouragement to people who want to convert their day services from a service controlled model based on segregation to a person centred model based on inclusion. Designed mainly for those who managed day centres directly or indirectly.
Looking at day services in Dorset: recreation and leisure
- Authors:
- SHEPHERD Andrew, WRIGHT Fiona
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate. South and Wes
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 7p.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Report from two people with learning difficulties who were involved in an inspection of day services in the Dorset area.
Lifemaps of people with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- GRAY Barry, RIDDEN Geoff
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 138p.,diags.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Presents fourteen biographies written by people of all ages who have a learning disability. Discusses how these stories might be representative of other people with learning difficulties and what key themes may be identified from the stories. Outlines the use of lifemaps with people with learning difficulties and discusses how this flexible and educational tool of analysis can enable carers, educators, care managers and others working in day and residential services to work more closely with users.
Evaluation of an education programme designed to suggest possible changes to leisure day service provision
- Authors:
- JINKS A.M., REDWORTH F.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Learning Disabilities for Nursing Health and Social Care, 2(2), June 1998, pp.66-70.
Describes an evaluation study, the focus of which is the changeover foundation programme. This programme was designed to critically examine, evaluate and to suggest changes to leisure day service provision for people with a learning disability at two social service managed facilities. The findings give a generally positive evaluation. A major strength of the programme was that of bringing together a diverse group of people that included service users to undertake critical appraisal of day care leisure services. Limitations of the study are discussed. The problems of including those with a learning disability in this type of project are identified and suggestions to how it may have been better approached are given.
Helping you get the services you want: a guide for people with learning difficulties to help them through their assessment and get the services they want
- Author:
- People First
- Publisher:
- People First/Camden. Social Services Department
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 1v.,looseleaf,illus.
- Place of publication:
- London
Information pack written for people with learning difficulties. In 10 parts: getting help; getting ready for your assessment; meeting the social worker; a place to live; day services; personal care/physical and emotional help; legal/financial; service agreement; addresses and contacts in Camden; and complaining.
Listen with care
- Authors:
- GILBERT Peter, SCRAGG Terry
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 12.8.93, 1993, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Leadership in the management of services for people with learning difficulties is of increasing importance. Reports on Kent SSD's review of services for people with learning difficulties, which aimed to create a positive culture in which users, carers and staff could contribute to change.