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Safety Net: friend or fake?: an easy read guidance booklet about hate crime and mate crime
- Author:
- ASSOCIATION FOR REAL CHANGE
- Publisher:
- Association for Real Change
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 11p.
- Place of publication:
- Chesterfield
Designed for people with a learning disability, families and supporters, this booklet focuses on a type of disability hate crime called 'mate crime'. Mate crime is a type of hate crime done by someone known to a person with a learning disability (a mate may be a friend, family member, supporter, paid staff or another person with a disability), and happens when someone pretends to be a friend but is not really a friend. The easy read guide covers what hate and mate crime are, how to know when a friend is really a friend, examples of disability hate crime, being safe on the computer, what to do if mate crime happens, who and what can help, and how to spot mate crime.
Home enteral tube feeding for adults with a learning disability
- Authors:
- FAIRCLOUGH J., et al
- Publisher:
- British Dietetic Association
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 66p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Birmingham
This guidance is formulated as a 'consensus statement' intended to inform and support dieticians who care for adults with learning disabilities but who might lack specialist learning within this area. It is based on the results of a systematic review of literature on this topic and the views of a service users advisory group set up for this project. The guidance covers decision making and the role of consent, meeting the client's needs and relevant training and educational requirements. Where necessary it makes reference to government policy and professional regulations of which dieticians should be aware.
Green light for mental health: a service improvement toolkit
- Authors:
- COLE Angela, GREGORY Margaret
- Publisher:
- Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 2 booklets in pack
- Place of publication:
- London
Green Light is a framework and self audit toolkit for improving mental health support services for people with learning disabilities. It provides a picture of what services should be aiming to achieve, including quality outcomes, and a self assessment checklist. It is aimed at Mental Health Local Implementation Teams and Learning Disability Partnership Boards. The pack was produced on behalf of the Valuing People Support Team and the National Institute for Mental Health in England by the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities working in partnership with the South West London NHS Mental Health Trust and St George's Hospital Medical School.
Forced marriage and learning disabilities: multi-agency practice guidelines
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Forced Marriage Unit
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Forced Marriage Unit
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Place of publication:
- London
Multi-agency practice guidelines providing advice to frontline practitioners working with children and adults with learning disabilities. The guidelines draws on research undertaken by the Ann Craft Trust in partnership with the Judith Trust and statistics collected from reports to the Forced Marriage Unit. The guidelines cover the following topics: issues surrounding capacity to consent and use of the Mental Capacity Act 2005; reasons why people with a learning disability are forced into marriage; consequences for the person with a learning disability and (actual or potential) spouse; good practice in handling cases; and ongoing support required if the person cannot live with their family. Key policy, guidance and legislation are listed in the appendices. The guidelines have been developed to accompany 'Multi-agency practice guidelines: handling cases of forced marriage' published in 2009 and should be read in conjunction with this document. (Original abstract)
Protection of vulnerable adults scheme in England and Wales for adult placement schemes, domiciliary care agencies and care homes: a practical guide
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 40p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Government is determined that vulnerable adults should be afforded the greatest protection possible from harm. In addition to raising standards of care through National Service Frameworks, regulating providers of care in a more thorough and consistent way than hitherto, and introducing national minimum standards for regulated care services, the Government has taken action to specifically address the abuse of vulnerable adults. This guidance includes reference to pre-employment checks for domiciliary care providers and managers, and pre-employment checks for adult placement scheme providers and managers.
Supporting people: administrative guidance October 2001; 1 guidance overview; 2 interim guidance
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 164p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Supporting People programme offers vulnerable people the opportunity to improve their quality of life by providing a stable environment which enables greater independence. It will deliver high quality and strategically planned housing-related services which are cost effective and reliable, and complement existing care services. The planning and development of services will be needs led. Supporting People is a working partnership of local government, service users and support agencies.
Supporting people: administrative guidance October 2001; 3a steady state processes
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 139p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Supporting People programme offers vulnerable people the opportunity to improve their quality of life by providing a stable environment which enables greater independence. It will deliver high quality and strategically planned housing-related services which are cost effective and reliable, and complement existing care services. The planning and development of services will be needs led. Supporting People is a working partnership of local government, service users and support agencies.