Search results for ‘Subject term:"learning disabilities"’ Sort:
Results 1 - 2 of 2
Getting it right with young people whose behaviour challenges: commissioning for lifelong outcomes
- Author:
- NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT TEAM FOR INCLUSION
- Publisher:
- National Development Team for Inclusion
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 2
- Place of publication:
- Bath
Summarises key findings from work carried out by the NDTi in the East Midlands and NHS East Midlands which aimed to investigate the support available for young people with learning disabilities whose behaviour challenges and to examine how to improve outcomes. The study gathered views of people with learning disabilities whose behaviour challenges, their families, social care and health staff, managers and commissioners. It included both the views of people with positive outcomes who were living in the community or connected to family and friends and also people with poor outcomes who have moved away to institutional placements. Findings discuss the changes that need to be made to services in three main areas: strategy and structure, commissioning and service management; and practice. The report highlights the need for a lifelong perspective when planning for children and young people, and ensuring that support is designed and delivered in ways that will be successful and sustainable into adult life. The findings will be of interest to commissioners and managers in social care, public health, health and education who are responsible for services to children, young people and adults with learning disabilities. (Edited publisher abstract)
The right to a relationship: addressing the barriers that people with learning disabilities face in developing and sustaining intimate and sexual relationships
- Author:
- NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT TEAM FOR INCLUSION
- Publisher:
- National Development Team for Inclusion
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 45
- Place of publication:
- London
This research, co-produced with My Life My Choice, explores the barriers people with learning disabilities experience in developing and sustaining intimate relationships. It also looks at the commissioning and support practices that can help people with learning disabilities to develop and sustain intimate relationships and the policy and practice changes needed to address these barriers. Using a mixed-methods approach, the research collected data through focus groups and interviews with people with learning disabilities, responses to a survey and interviews with service providers. Approximately 115 people participated in the project throughout the various stages and direct quotations from participants are included throughout. The research found that people with learning disabilities experience many barriers in developing and sustaining intimate relationships. These included: limited opportunities to meet potential partners, staff and family members preventing people from being in a relationship, limited knowledge about sexuality and keeping safe, and lack of money and transport. Things that could help people be in an intimate relationship, included being recognised and respected as adults with rights, having supportive social and community networks, and having knowledge about relationships and sexuality. Based on the findings, the report provides recommendations for providers and areas for future research (Edited publisher abstract)