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Easing the way into adulthood
- Authors:
- DOBSON Jonathan, JAY Nadine
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 13(4), April 2000, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
Reports on the CREDO (Creating Real and Equal Development Opportunities) Project, which aims to develop good practice and planning with young disabled people as they look forward to adult life.
"Is it Saturday?": a play and recreational programme for children and young people with moderate learning difficulties
- Authors:
- KILPATRICK Rosemary, MCCLINTON Janet
- Publisher:
- Queen's University Belfast. Institute of Child Care Research
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 44p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
A group of eleven children aged 8-12 years were involved in the project, all of whom attended a special school for children with moderate learning difficulties in Belfast. Needs were identified by means of focus groups and one-to-one interviews with the children and their parents. On the basis of this information a programme for 'Is it Saturday?' was developed in collaboration with voluntary agencies and professionals willing to have an input to the project, which took place over a ten week period between September and December 1998. A group of twelve volunteers were trained and nine of this group worked with the project worker in delivering the programme. Five years after the programme had been introduced the young people, who were now reaching school-leaving age, were invited to a review session to explore what play and recreational facilities were available to them at this stage in their lives. An independent researcher conducted the evaluation of the project by means of focus groups and/or questionnaires with the project worker, the parents, the children, the volunteers and the teachers in the school.
What next?: a guide for the parents and carers of young people getting ready to leave school
- Author:
- MENCAP
- Publisher:
- Mencap
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 30p.
- Place of publication:
- London
A guide to the transition process for the parents and carers of young people with a learning disability getting ready to leave school in Northern Ireland.
Valuing the place of young people with learning disabilities in the arts
- Author:
- GODDARD Jennifer
- Journal article citation:
- Child Care in Practice, 21(3), 2015, pp.238-255.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This paper charts the course of a group of young people with learning disabilities using theatre to explore ways in which they can express the emotions and dilemmas they face in transitioning from young people 'participating' in their world to more actively engaging in arts leadership roles. A comparison is drawn with Swedish models of disability arts, which tend towards a relative or weaker social model of disability - more akin to the World Health Organisation’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Impairment than the model used to in the United Kingdom - which it is argued is more suited to inclusion of young people with learning disabilities. Questions of facilitation, co-creation and participation are examined in light of this comparison. (Edited publisher abstract)
Unprotected, overprotected: meeting the needs of young people with learning disabilities who experience, or are at risk of, sexual exploitation: Northern Ireland briefing
- Author:
- WEBB Mary Anne
- Publisher:
- Barnardo's
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 8
- Place of publication:
- Ilford
One of four nation-specific briefings, this paper presents a summary of the key findings from a UK-wide study, the main aim of which was to increase understanding of how to meet the needs of young people with learning disabilities who experience, or are at risk of, CSE. These demonstrate the need for policy and practice change in Northern Ireland, as set out in the recommendations from the research that are detailed at the end of this briefing. Key findings include: young people with learning disabilities are vulnerable to CSE due to factors that include overprotection, social isolation and society refusing to view them as sexual beings; and lack of awareness among professionals also contributes to children’s vulnerability. The briefing contains a summary of recommendations for Northern Ireland calling for: the development, revision and implementation of legislation, policy and guidance; awareness raising activities; and ensuring that professionals, practitioners and volunteers in Northern Ireland are better equipped to respond to young people with learning disabilities who experience, or are at risk of, CSE. (Edited publisher abstract)
Individual, life events, family and socio-economic factors associated with young people with intellectual disability and with and without behavioural/emotional problems
- Authors:
- TAGGART L., TAYLOR D., MCCRUM-GARDNER E.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 14(4), December 2010, pp.267-288.
- Publisher:
- Sage
- Place of publication:
- London
Previous studies have shown that children with learning disabilities are more likely to experience behavioural and emotional problems when compared to those without such disabilities. This study compared and contrasted a range of individual, life events, family and socio-economic risk factors associated with young people with intellectual disabilities and with and without behavioural or emotional problems. One hundred and forty one teachers in 16 schools from both rural and urban schools in Northern Ireland completed a postal questionnaire on 249 young people with learning disabilities aged between 11 and 19 years. There were two groups: 155 young people with behavioural or emotional issues, and 94 without. A number of individual, life events, family and socio-economic risk factors were found to be significantly associated with emotional or behavioural problems. In ending, the authors discuss the findings in relation to results from other studies.
Young people with learning disabilities living in state care: their emotional, behavioural and mental health status
- Authors:
- TAGGART Laurence, COUSINS Wendy, MILNER Sharon
- Journal article citation:
- Child Care in Practice, 13(4), October 2007, pp.401-406.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Young people with learning disabilities are significantly more at risk of developing mental health difficulties than their non-disabled peers, with prevalence rates of around 40% commonly reported. Nevertheless, high levels of mental health problems also exist among young people living in state care. However, few studies have examined the mental health of these young people with learning disabilities who also live away from home in state care. This paper examines the emotional, behavioural and mental health status of a group of young people with and without learning disabilities residing in state care. Data were collected from social worker reports and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire on these two cohorts who were living in state care for a minimum of one year. The young people with learning disabilities had a higher prevalence of emotional and behavioural problems and were also significantly more likely to score within the abnormal range of the Total Difficulties Score of the SDQ (77.1%) compared with their non-disabled peers (49.6%). There is a need for greater recognition of young people with learning disabilities who live in state care in order to identify emotional, behavioural and mental health needs and to develop more appropriate and effective care plans/therapeutic interventions.
Dancing across the divide
- Author:
- NEUSTATTER Angela
- Journal article citation:
- Young Minds Magazine, 87, March 2007, p.22.
- Publisher:
- YoungMinds
This article looks at the work of Dance United Northern Ireland which is helping to bring young people together. Their Building Bridges dance programme is specifically designed to work with children of secondary school age who find themselves on the edge of society. The programmes focus is on children who are excluded, in special schools or who have learning disabilities.
Children and young people with disabilities in Northern Ireland: part 1; an overview of needs and services; a summary
- Authors:
- MONTEITH Maria, MCCRYSTAL Patrick, IWANIEC Dorota
- Publisher:
- Queen's University Belfast. Centre for Child Care Research
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 13p.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
Summary of a research report looking at the needs of and provision of services to disabled children and young people in Northern Ireland.
Report on part one of the Northern Ireland Children and Young People with Disabilities research project
- Authors:
- MONTEITH Maria, MCCRYSTAL Patrick, IWANIEC Dorota
- Publisher:
- Queen's University Belfast. Centre for Child Care Research
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 121p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
First report in a research study looking at the needs of and services to disabled children and young people in Northern Ireland. Includes a literature review and a section on disabled children living away from home.