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Women with intellectual disabilities: finding a place in the world
- Editors:
- TRAUSTADOTTIR Rannveig, JOHNSON Kelley
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 303p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Explores issues affecting the lives of women with learning difficulties around the world, looking at different aspects of life, including work, family, relationships and community involvement. Based on the experiences of women with and without learning difficulties.
Barriers to increasing the physical activity of people with intellectual disabilities
- Authors:
- CARTWRIGHT Luke, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 45(1), 2017, pp.47-55.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Background: The prevalence of obesity, inactivity and related morbidity and mortality is higher amongst people with intellectual disabilities than in the population in general, an issue of global concern. This research examined the perspectives of people with intellectual disabilities and their carers, on exercise and activity. Materials and Methods: Qualitative data were collected via interviews and a focus group with people with intellectual disabilities and their paid and family carers, recruited via state-funded community-based day centres in Scotland. Results: Three barriers hindered service users with intellectual disabilities from regular involvement in physical activity: (i) acceptance of an inactive lifestyle by carers; (ii) restrictions on activity due to paid carer preferences and resource limitations; (iii) communication issues between family carers and paid carers. Barriers were based on assumptions made by paid and family carers, so there is potential to increase activity by changing attitudes, improving communication and reconceptualising activity as integral to everyday living, rather than as additional exercise requiring special resources. Conclusions: Carers should be supported to promote physical activity in a variety of ways to enhance the motivation of service users, to encourage them to engage with physical activity as an integral part of a healthy lifestyle and to transfer this to their lives beyond day care. (Publisher abstract)
Families leading planning: looking to the future
- Authors:
- SHORT Alison, SANDERSON Helen, COOK Margaret
- Publisher:
- Families Leading Planning
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- ca. 300p.
This resource is for families looking at Person Centred Planning between the ages 13 - 25, often referred to as “transition” by services. It enables family members to learn from and with other family members and to develop an essential lifestyle plan for and with the persons they care for.
Moving from long-stay hospitals: the views from Northern Irish patients and relatives
- Authors:
- McCONKEY Roy, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Learning Disabilities, 7(1), March 2003, pp.78-93.
- Publisher:
- Sage
A cohort of 68 persons had been resettled from a long-stay hospital over a 5 year period, with over 90 percent moving to residential and nursing homes. Interviews were conducted with 39 residents and 34 relatives. Residents had more likes and fewer dislikes about their present accommodation than about the hospital. Nearly all were happy to have moved. A minority of families had been unhappy before the move. After the move, all families felt the residence was at least equivalent to the hospital, with most rating it as much better. Families liked the staff, the atmosphere, the buildings, and the individual rooms. They disliked the congregated living models, the failure of people to move on, and the dearth of social networks. Recommendations include increased awareness of new housing and support options, regular reviews of clients' needs and aspirations, and opportunities for access to independent advocacy services.
Factors Related to Positive Perceptions in Mothers of Children with Intellectual Disabilities
- Authors:
- HASTINGS Richard P., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 15(3), September 2002, pp.269-273.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Existing theoretical and empirical work in the intellectual disability field has paid little attention to parents' positive perceptions of their child and the positive impact that the child may have on the family generally. The main aim of this article is to explore the factors related to the mothers' positive perceptions of their child with intellectual disability.The mothers of 41 children with intellectual disabilities completed a self-report questionnaire that measured demographic factors, child demographic variables (including caregiving demand), social support, coping strategies and dimensions of positive perceptions.Mothers' perceptions of the child as a source of happiness/fulfillment and as a source of strength and family closeness were positively associated with reframing coping strategies. Mothers' perceptions of the child as a source of personal growth and maturity were also positively associated with reframing coping strategies, the helpfulness and usefulness of support from family and friends, and the caregiving demand.
Down Syndrome and health care: a guide for professionals, carers and families on the health needs of adults with Down Syndrome
- Authors:
- PRASHER Vee, SMITH Beryl
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 154p.bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Kidderminster
This book deals with both the minor and more serious health issues for people with Down syndrome, their possible causes and how they can be managed. Personal and social issues are covered, as well as specific medical issues, a medical checklist and further sources of information.
Planning and support for people with intellectual disabilities: issues for case managers and other professionals
- Editors:
- BIGBY Christine, FYFFE Chris, OZANNE Elizabeth, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 308p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The authors outline the skills needed and common issues in case management practice across a range of people with different disabilities at different stages of their life. Emphasising the importance of taking a rights-based approach to supporting people with learning disabilities, the authors argue that effective case management needs to be individualised and carried out in partnership with the individual and their family in order to draw up a lifestyle plan that meets their many needs, including employment, education, vocational training, therapy and behaviour support. The book includes chapters on inter-agency and cross-sector negotiation and collaboration, balancing rights and protection, listening to individuals and families, communication, optimising health outcomes, approaches to behaviour support, ethical decision-making and reflective supervision, and the text is complemented by case studies throughout.
Caring for people with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- TAIT Tom, GENDERS Nick
- Publisher:
- Arnold
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 116p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
The book teaches the student the importance of caring for the physical and psychological needs of people with learning disabilities. Contents include: what is learning disability; communication; planning and delivering care to people with learning disabilities; skills for caring; assessing health care needs; promoting health lifestyles; delivering culturally appropriate care to people with learning disabilities; appreciating family experiences of learning disability.
Empowerment in everyday life: learning disability
- Editors:
- RAMCHARAN Paul, et al
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 282p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Takes a 'bottom up' approach to empowerment by starting with an examination of the lives and relationships of people with learning difficulties, their families and friends. From these experiences, questions are then asked about how policy making, service provision and state legislation might be implemented in ways which would maximise self-determination, equality and the fight for citizenship by people with learning difficulties and to provide for an empowered life and lifestyle.