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Facing the future: making plans for the care of someone with a learning disability
- Authors:
- LEWYCKA Marina, MARES Penny
- Publisher:
- Mencap
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 63p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Rotherham
Aimed at parents of children with learning disabilities who want to plan for the future. Provides information on social services and the role of MENCAP. Explains why it is important to make a will, and other legal arrangements. Gives advice on how to make the system work.
A strategy for the 1990's: services for people with learning disabilities in Greater Manchester and Lancashire
- Author:
- JOINT STRATEGY GROUP ON SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES IN GREATER MANCHESTER AND LANCASHIRE
- Publisher:
- Joint Strategy Group on Services for People with Learning disabilities in Greater Manchester and Lancashire
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 32p.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
Outlines the strategy for service delivery to people with learning difficulties in the North West.
Special needs housing: everybody needs good neighbours
- Author:
- McGINNIS Brian
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 24.11.94, 1994, p.8.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Asks what it will take for special needs housing to be accepted by neighbours and suggests that simple planning can avoid aggravating the NIMBY syndrome.
Visions in a vacuum
- Authors:
- BRANDON David, BRANDON Althea
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 8(1), July 1994, p.18.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
Inappropriate structures make it difficult for staff to develop a positive vision of how life could be for residents. Reports the results of a review of 40 care plans.
The short-term effects of relocation on the intellectually disabled
- Authors:
- BARBER James G., COOPER Brian K., OWEN Lloyd
- Journal article citation:
- Research on Social Work Practice, 4(2), April 1994, pp.248-258.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Reports on the immediate effects of relocation on a small group of intellectually disabled clients. Results revealed an increase in the short term on clients' overall level of activity and their skills in relation to recreation and leisure. Most importantly, clients reported being happier in the community. On the other hand, there was no evidence of improvement on a standardized measure of quality of life.
Can care in the community work?
- Author:
- REEVES Barry
- Journal article citation:
- Mencap News, 42, March 1994, pp.4-5.
Describes the involvement of South West Oxon Mencap in community care planning in Oxfordshire for people with learning difficulties.
Training for a change: developing joint commissioning for care in the community
- Authors:
- WADDINGTON Paul, LEAKE Brian, LOCKWOOD Neil
- Journal article citation:
- Training for Care, 21, 1994, pp.2-3.
Describes Sandwell DHA and Sandwell SSD's experiences in joint commissioning for learning disability services - managing the change process, and the implications for training.
Promoting social welfare: first annual report of the Chief Inspector Social Services Inspectorate Northern Ireland 1994
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND. Department of Health and Social Services. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland. Department of Health and Social Services. Social Services Insp
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 132p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
Annual report organised under the following headings: planning and delivery; social and economic conditions; older people; disabled people; people with learning difficulties; people with mental health problems; and children and families.
Implementing caring for people: "it's our lives"; community care for people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 52p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Study forming part of a series evaluating community care implementation in health and social services. Includes sections on: planning services for people with learning difficulties; assessment and care management; service provision; and ensuring quality.