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Mental health care training priorities in general practice
- Authors:
- KERWICK Shaun, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of General Practice, 47(417), April 1997, pp.225-227.
- Publisher:
- Royal College of General Practitioners
Mental health problems constitute a large part of GP's work, for which they may have received little training beyond their undergraduate education. They continue to find themselves criticized in the literature over inadequate recognition and management of these problems. While there is concern about the effectiveness of continuing medical education (CME), educational needs assessment can improve the outcome of CME programmes. The study assesses GP's perceived educational needs regarding mental health problems.
Training caters for special needs
- Author:
- ARKIN Anat
- Journal article citation:
- People Management, 10.8.95, 1995, pp.32-33.
An increasing, number of schemes exist to support people with learning disabilities in employment. Reports on a project that goes further, combining off-the-job training in catering and life skills with a taste of work in a cafe.
Social needs of people with mild learning disabilities
- Author:
- PROSSER Jenni
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 4.1.95, 1995, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Describes the care given to a woman with mild learning disabilities. Aims to raise people's awareness of the needs of people with learning disabilities.
Training personal assistants: help your PA to support you better
- Authors:
- PONTING Lisa, et al
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 195p., DVD
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
This training pack, which is written by two service users with learning disabilities in association with the UK’s Norah Fry Research Centre, aims to assist service users with learning disabilities in helping their personal assistants (PAs) better support service users’ needs, hopefully resulting in “more choice and control in their lives”. The training booklet is in four parts, ‘good support’, ‘ideas for using the pack to train your PA’ at home and in groups, ‘photo stories’ and ‘notes for people who are paid to support us’, including detail on the background, history, current policy and practice of learning disability support, which could be copied and handed out by service users while they are training their PAs. The accompanying DVD includes real life clips made during this research of good practice in the giving of support, along with some scenes from the past illustrating ‘poor’ support. Each clip concludes with ‘a time to talk’ point. The five factors key to good support, respect, choices, ‘being friendly’, advice and ‘speaking up’ are featured in the DVD and throughout the booklet’s text and photo stories.
Self-reported training needs of supported employment programme managers in South Australia
- Authors:
- FORD J., FORD C.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 23(2), June 1998, pp.171-182.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Supported employment offers a variety of economic and social opportunities for the employees who receive support services and presents challenges for the professional staff who provide those services. Reports on a survey of supported employment programme managers in South Australia to identify their priorities for training. Needs identified by the respondents were focused on areas of systems development and evaluation, and technological skills. Findings are discussed in terms of training delivery and implications for further research.
Vision awareness training for health and social care professionals working with people with intellectual disabilities: post-training outcomes
- Authors:
- DICK Joanne, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Visual Impairment, 33(3), 2015, pp.227-238.
- Publisher:
- Sage
People with intellectual disabilities are 10 times more likely to have a visual impairment, compared to the wider population, yet lack of awareness of their particular vision needs among health and social care professionals can act as a barrier to accessing appropriate care and treatment. Vision awareness training was delivered to 104 health and social care professionals who work with people with intellectual disabilities over a 12-month period. In all, 90 (87%) completed pre- and post-training questionnaires, using repeat measures, to determine training outcomes. Vision awareness training was found to significantly increase health and social care professionals’ knowledge/awareness of the vision needs of people with intellectual disabilities, and their confidence in recognising signs of sights loss and recommending eye test referrals for their clients. Vision awareness training addresses a recognised barrier to effective vision health care delivery for people with intellectual disabilities. (Publisher abstract)
The training needs of staff supporting individuals ageing with intellectual disability
- Authors:
- WARK Stuart, HUSSAIN Rafat, EDWARDS Helen
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 27(3), 2014, pp.273-288.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Background: The issue of ageing within the cohort of people with intellectual disabilities has been an increasing focus for research. However, the training needs of the staff who support them has not been subject of extensive examination. Materials and Methods: A multiround Delphi project was conducted focusing upon the impact ageing issues have on the support provided by disability workers, and what training is required to address the identified areas. Results: Three rounds of the Delphi identified twenty-six separate important issues. A thematic analysis identified five main themes including Generic Training Issues; Medical Issues; Emerging Ageing Issues Requiring Changing Support; Mental Health Issues; and Quality of Life. Conclusions: The study identified a series of training priorities for staff assisting people ageing with an intellectual disability. It would appear possible for many training programmes to be developed and delivered with minimal cost impacts even within rural localities. (Original abstract)
Caring for inpatients with learning disabilities
- Author:
- BUCHANAN Dee
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 16.8.11, 2011, pp.16-17.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
This article describes the implementation and evaluation of an education project, led by community learning disability nurses in Bath, to improve the care of patients with learning disabilities in hospital. A two hour training session was compiled and delivered by two community learning disability nurses with a local service provider and a service user with learning disabilities to a multiprofessional group. The training was then reduced to 30 minutes to give staff greater opportunity to attend. Evaluation found the programme was successful in raising employees' awareness of the needs of people with learning disabilities when they are admitted to hospital.
Roles of general practitioners in the provision of health care services for people with intellectual disabilities: a national census in Taiwan
- Authors:
- LIN Jin-Ding, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 22(6), November 2009, pp.582-591.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The perceptions of general practitioners (GPs) in the provision of health care services for people with intellectual disabilities are explored and GPs' priorities in the delivery of health care services to this group of people in Taiwan analysed. A cross-sectional design was conducted by a census method. A questionnaire was mailed out, between 10 April 2006 and 16 June 2006, and the responses provided by 331 GPs (response rate = 16) were included in the analysis. The results showed that most of the respondents did not have sufficient experience to deal with patients with intellectual disabilities and lacked adequate knowledge about intellectual disabilities. Indeed, respondents expressed the need for on-the-job training in the field of intellectual disabilities and generally agreed that their role in providing health care services for people with intellectual disabilities was important. However, they were generally not satisfied with the achievements of their role on health care issues. The study highlighted that many issues need to be prioritized for people with intellectual disabilities in relation to policy planning at different health care stages (primary, secondary and tertiary health care). The results also revealed that those senior GPs with considerable experience in treating people with intellectual disabilities were more likely satisfied with their role in providing health care for this group of people.
Learning disability and dementia: are we prepared?
- Authors:
- KERR Diana, CUNNINGHAM Colm, WILKINSON Heather
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 14(3), May 2006, pp.17-19.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
This article describes a research project funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) which was undertaken to explore the needs of people with learning disabilities and dementia, the obstacles to meeting their needs and examples of good practice. The study explored the experiences of 18 people with learning disabilities living in small-scale, community-based residential homes. The study also looked at the knowledge and experience of service providers, look at the impact of different models of provision, and to identify examples of good practice. The three models of care considered were: ageing in place (where individuals remain in their own accommodation); in place progression (where staff are trained and the environment developed to become increasingly specialised); and referral out (where the person is moved to a long-term nursing facility, usually outside of the learning disability service).