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The ambiguities of professional and societal wisdom
- Authors:
- HUNTER Susan, KENDRICK Michael
- Journal article citation:
- Ethics and Social Welfare, 3(2), July 2009, pp.158-169.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Abingdon
This paper examines the potential limitations of professional wisdom alongside those of society more generally with respect to upholding the well-being of vulnerable and marginalized people. It presents the dangers, referring to four well-documented illustrations of professional failure, that services and service systems pose when both professionals and society at large do not demonstrate sufficient measures of positive values and ethics to ensure the protection of vulnerable people within care systems. While it argues that reform of service systems and the repair of such breaches are always possible, even such system reform may fail if it is not ultimately guided by wisdom not only from professionals but society itself. Several recent international examples of this wisdom are noted. It sees such wisdom as being located in the inherited values and social ethics of a society and the power of these to guide human conduct in the face of the profound and ongoing limitations of human nature.
Christine Noble's story
- Authors:
- HAMES Annette, NOBLE Christine
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 37(2), June 2009, pp.145-150.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Christine lives with her three children, Elizabeth, George and Louise. Following the unexpected death of her husband in December 2001, she has been offered practical support into the home, so that she can continue to look after her children. It has been a long struggle, getting the right support package into the home. This article tells Christine's story. Christine's story identifies how communication is vital, particularly when so many organisations are involved. She has been able to express her needs through the help of her advocate and her extended family. Looking back on the service, difficulties have occurred at times when there is communication breakdown. In order to foster good communication within the home, the immediate support group works best with as few people as possible. Everyone's roles and responsibilities need to be clear, and as members of the group change, group members and their managers need to be reminded of these. As Christine has felt that she is more valued, so her skills have grown and improved. This story ends with a list of what seem to have been the vital ingredients of this support package. The authors hope that this information will be helpful to other families and service providers.
Understanding care, welfare and community: a reader
- Editors:
- BYTHEWAY Bill, et al
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 374p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Care, welfare and community are three key concepts in contemporary social policy. This reader covers a wide range of topics associated with them and relevant to the delivery of care and support to adults. Groups covered include people with mental health problems, homeless people, older people, people with learning difficulties and people with impairments. The focus throughout is on how policies and practice can be developed appropriately and sensitively through an understanding of current issues.
The fight-for-rights
- Author:
- THOMPSON Audrey
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 18.7.96, 1996, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The author writes that disabled people, elderly people with learning difficulties are all speaking out loudly to be heard.
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.
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 with multiple impairments
- Author:
- MATTINGLY Roger
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 68p.bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- York
This monograph summarises the work and conclusions of an exploration into services supporting adults living in the community who have two or more significant impairments. It found that people with multiple impairments are on the margin of service structures and provision,. No professional group has responsibility for meeting their needs comprehensively. Consequently the support is not available, provision inadequate and funding is poorly negotiated between agencies.
Family involvement in the pre-discharge assessment of long-stay patients with learning disabilities: a qualitative study
- Author:
- BARTON R.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Learning Disabilities for Nursing Health and Social Care, 2(2), June 1998, pp.79-88.
This article focuses on relatives' attitudes to, and feelings about, their involvement in a programme of individual assessments carried out in anticipation of the discharge of adults with learning disabilities from a long-stay hospital. It emerged that although most respondents were reasonably satisfied with the assessment process itself, this did not imply that they were satisfied with their relative's future prospects. It was concluded that although attempts had been made to involve relatives in the assessment process respondents had little sense of working in partnership with professionals.