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Mobility allowance
- Author:
- BARTLETT Sarah
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 15.1.04, 2004, p.40.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on Hounslow's Travel Buddy Service, a unique one-to-one travel service provided by people with learning difficulties for people with learning-difficulties. It developed out of measured risk-taking and the desire to put service user involvement and social inclusion into action. The project was winner in the Community Care Awards learning difficulty category.
Capacity to consent to participate to research: a recontextualization
- Authors:
- DYE Linda, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 32(3), September 2004, pp.144-150.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Capacity to consent is an important concept when working with people with learning disabilities. The current concept is based on a dichotomous categorisation: people do or do not have capacity. Several studies have focused on capacity assessment. They report a range from 0 to 65% of people with learning disabilities identified as having capacity to consent. Findings from these reflect several limitations with the current concept. A recontextualization is needed to address these limitations, including the concept of risk and benefit assessment: the seriousness of the consequences determines the level of capacity needed for a specific decision. Moreover, the emergence of participatory research paradigms challenges the validity of such concepts. Therefore, it is proposed that it is more helpful to present the concept of capacity to consent within a broader contextual framework rather than as a unitary dichotomous categorisation.
Valuing people and research: the learning disability research initiative: overview report
- Authors:
- GRANT Gordon, RAMCHARAN Paul
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 146p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This initiative is designed to address two main questions: What are the main lessons to be drawn from the learning disability research initiative (LDRI), a programme of 13 studies commissioned to examine different aspects of the implementation of Valuing People?; and What is the future for research linked to a refreshed Valuing People and the service modernisation agenda building on existing research capability and knowledge
Dilemmas in the community risk management of sexually offensive behaviour
- Authors:
- ROBERTSON John, CLEFF Jennifer
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 30(4), December 2002, pp.171-175.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
A small group of experienced community workers providing risk management for men with learning disabilities who sexually offend was studied. Attribution statements participants made about their risk appraisals were anaylsed. Results highlight the effort participants made to obtain sufficient information. They focused on factors external to the service-user for minimizing the importance of such risks. Services that fail to develop specialist risk assessment skills may compromise risk management by community staff.
Using Photovoice as a method to engage bereaved adults with intellectual disabilities in research: listening, learning and developing good practice principles
- Authors:
- TAJURIA Gulshan, READ Sue, PRIEST Helena M.
- Journal article citation:
- Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities, 11(5/6), 2017, pp.196-206.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: People with intellectual disabilities experiencing loss or bereavement are at risk of developing additional mental health problems, and may struggle to access suitable support. The purpose of this paper is to present the adaptations done while using Photovoice as a creative method for bereaved people with intellectual disabilities participating in a research exploring loss and support. This paper will further briefly add information on how the use of Photovoice supported the development of whole research project. Design/methodology/approach: This paper explores the use of Photovoice as a method of research engagement for bereaved adults with intellectual disabilities. Photovoice enables participants to take and discuss photographs illustrating their loss and support experiences. The paper focusses on a preparatory Photovoice workshop with the research participants, outlining the processes and activities used to maximise involvement, promote learning and achieve shared understanding. Findings: Preparation was the key to the effectiveness of this workshop and it recommends that appropriate adaptions are useful in Photovoice with adults with intellectual disabilities effectively. The paper outlines principles of good practice for using Photovoice in this research context, which may transfer to other similar research settings. Using Photovoice facilitated later one-to-one interviews with the participants, where their photographs were discussed together. Originality/value: This paper illustrates the innovative use of Photovoice methodology in research involving bereaved people with intellectual disabilities. Photovoice has not previously been used with this specific population within the bereavement and loss context, so this paper adds to the developing evidence base. (Publisher abstract)
Determining research questions on health risks by people with learning disabilities, carers and care-workers
- Authors:
- YOUNG Anita F., CHESSON Rosemary A.
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 36(1), March 2008, pp.22-31.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The authors describe the process by which research questions were developed for reducing health risks for people with learning disabilities. The study itself was undertaken in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire. A participatory approach was used to give service users and carers a clear voice in deciding questions, thereby setting the research agenda. Audio-taped interviews and focus groups were used. Forty people (20 service users, 10 carers, 10 care-workers) were recruited and gave consent for interview. Interviews incorporated scenarios and these were used to describe two different types of health risks (i) those relating to lifestyle, and (ii) those associated with unrecognized illness. Participants were invited to specify a research question for each scenario. A total of 78 questions were identified, and from these, six key themes emerged. The themes were validated using three separate focus groups (service users, carers, care-workers). From this process six final questions encompassing participants’ key research concerns were produced. Questions were resubmitted to participants for prioritizing, using a postal voting system (75% response rate). The research clearly demonstrates that people with learning disabilities and carers can identify and prioritize research questions they consider significant for improving health.
Training together: an exploration of a shared learning approach to dual diagnosis training for specialist drugs workers and Approved Social Workers (ASWs)
- Author:
- BAILEY Di
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Education (The International Journal), 21(5), October 2002, pp.565-581.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This article explores a shared learning approach to developing 'professional collaboration' as one way of improving care for people with complex inter-related mental health and substance misuse needs. The target groups for the training in this study are Approved Social Workers (ASWs) and specialist drugs workers. The article describes the social and professional contexts that shape the different training agendas for the respective groups of workers in an attempt to identify common themes that can be used as a foundation for developing training solutions. The relevance of a shared learning method of training delivery is critically discussed and the way in which this was adapted to respond to training needs identified in Birmingham is outlined. The paper concludes by suggesting that training providers should be encouraged to identify the common agenda for drugs workers and ASWs working with people with mental health and substance use needs and utilise a shared learning methodology to respond in a proactive way to improving service delivery through effective training.
Clinical governance standards for mental health and learning disability services
- Author:
- CLINICAL GOVERNANCE SUPPORT SERVICE
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 22p.
- Place of publication:
- London
These standards cover key aspects of clinical governance relevant to health trusts providing mental health and learning disability services. Contents: clinical governance strategy and structures; service user and carer involvement and experience; clinical audit; clinical risk management; evidence based practice; staffing and staff management; education, training and continuing professional development; information management.
This is madness too: critical perspectives on mental health services
- Editors:
- NEWNES Craig, HOLMES Guy, DUNN Cailzie
- Publisher:
- PCCS Books
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 202p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Ross-on-Wye
Offers a compassionate scholarly critique of the treatment of children, government policy, the use of anti-depressants and other areas fundamental to mental health services. The book brings together the views of service users and professionals. Contents include: The lunatics have taken over the asylum; risk and dangerousness; rights and wrongs; an end to madness.
Forensic mental health: issues in practice
- Editors:
- DALE Colin, THOMPSON Tony, WOODS Phil
- Publisher:
- Bailliere Tindall
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 296p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
In recent years forensic mental health has come under intense scrutiny, particularly with the emergence of specialist qualifications in this area, which has lead to practitioners examining and developing their practice. One of the main problems though has been with publications in this area. Many of them have looked at the theoretical background and individual client problems in forensic mental health but not effective practice as a whole. This book aims to address these issues by looking at effective practice and development as a whole. It aims to provide clear guidance, founded in empirical forensic application, on how to tackle the key issues in practice, particularly in relation to the care and management of diverse client populations, and also stressing the importance of multi-disciplinary teamwork.