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A foot in the door: the early years of supported living for people with learning difficulties in the UK
- Authors:
- SIMONS Ken, WARD Linda
- Publisher:
- National Development Team
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 158p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
Reviews the experience of developing supported living in the UK, focusing in particular on the supported living programme set up by the National Development Team. Explores the principles of supported living, describes how these principles have been put into practice, outlines some of the barriers encountered during the development of supported living, and discusses the strategic implications of making supported living more widely available.
Citizen advocacy: the inside view
- Author:
- SIMONS Ken
- Publisher:
- Norah Fry Research Centre
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 143p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Explores the direct experiences of people involved in citizen advocacy. Focuses specifically on situations involving people with learning difficulties and looks at what advocates actually do.
Lines in the sand: final report
- Authors:
- SIMONS Ken, RUSSELL Oliver
- Publisher:
- Norah Fry Research Centre
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 129p.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
A research project on the interface between mental health and learning disability services. The main objective of this research project, which was funded by the South West Regional NHS Research and Development Directorate, was to carry out an audit of ‘pressure points’ within services for people with learning disabilities and mental health needs in South West England. A retrospective two-year census of case files (n=348) was carried out, supplemented by in-depth interviews with key clinical staff (n=30), and semi-structured interviews with commissioners from Valuing People Partnership Boards (n =10) and Local Implementation Teams for the National Service Framework for Mental Health (n=9). The main outcome measures were descriptions of patterns of service use, along with the presence (or otherwise) of disputes and/or joint working, set in the context of the views of providers and commissioners.
Pushing open the door: housing options; the impact of a housing and support advisory service
- Author:
- SIMONS Ken
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation/Policy Press
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Place of publication:
- York
An independent evaluation of the services provided by "Housing Options", an advisory service established to enable people with learning difficulties to access a much wider range of housing choices than has typically been available to them. Although "Housing Options" provides advice and information about a wide range of housing and support issues, it has a particular interest and expertise in the area of home ownership for people with learning difficulties, an option that, until recently, had largely been ignored by mainstream services.
My home, my life: innovative approaches to housing and support for people with learning difficulties
- Author:
- SIMONS Ken
- Publisher:
- Values into Action
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 146p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Describes examples of innovative practice in housing and support for people with learning difficulties. Aimed at professionals, advocates and families.
Self advocacy and adults with learning difficulties: contexts and debates
- Authors:
- SUTCLIFFE Jeannie, SIMONS Ken
- Publisher:
- National Institute of Adult Continuing Education
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 126p.,list of orgs.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Leicester
Aimed at people working to support the development of self advocacy with people with learning difficulties in a range of settings. Looks at some of the issues and dilemmas involved and uses accounts of their experiences of self advocacy by people with learning difficulties.
Sticking up for yourself: self-advocacy and people with learning difficulties
- Author:
- SIMONS Ken
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 82p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- York
Report examining what user participation can mean in practice, looking in particular at self-advocacy and people with learning difficulties. Explores the experiences of service users, supporters and staff.
Paid work and housing : a comparative guide to the impact of employment on housing and support for people with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- PANNELL Jenny, SIMONS Ken, MACADAM Margaret
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 77p.
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
This book compares the French and UK systems of providing related employment, support and housing for people with learning disabilities, focusing on and exploring the extent to which these systems facilitate opportunities to access work and housing. It identifies and describes a range of employment-related projects in the UK and France, exploring the strengths and weaknesses of both systems, and canvassing the opinions of those providing and, importantly, those using the services. The report makes recommendations for the future development of housing and employment options, suggesting ways in which these could include wider community involvement. With policy changes expected in this area in the UK, it aims to put the views of people with learning disabilities firmly on the agenda.
New directions: day services for people with learning disabilities in the 1990s: a review of the research
- Authors:
- SIMONS Ken, WATSON Debby
- Publisher:
- University of Exeter. Centre for Evidence Based Practice
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 60p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Exeter
Research review of services for people with learning disabilities
Living support networks: an evaluation of the services provided by KeyRing
- Author:
- SIMONS Ken
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 77p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
Describes an innovative form of supported living for people with learning difficulties, aiming to plug the gap between residential care and no support at all. KeyRing establishes small networks of up to nine people with learning difficulties, each with their own flat. Each network has the support of a community living worker who lives nearby.