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Getting the best from 'the system'
- Author:
- DOWSON Steve
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 12(3), January 1999, pp.15-16.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
People's life plans should be based on their dreams but also relate to what can realistically be achieved from 'the system'. Looks at the My Life method of person-centred planning.
Individual programme planning: where is the 'individual'?
- Author:
- CARNABY Steven
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 4(3), July 1999, pp.4-9.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Individual programme planning, or person-centred planning, is widely recognised as a tool for assisting learning disability services to structure and co-ordinate the support offered to the service. This article reviews the research evidence, to assess the extent to which planning processes are considered person-centred, and how services ensure that users have a major say in planning and determining the help they receive. A case study describes the role of working groups and the importance of communication in determining specific person-centred planning processes.
A systematic review of the qualitative evidence for the use of lifestyle planning in people with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- ROWE D., RUDKIN A.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Learning Disabilities for Nursing Health and Social Care, 3(3), 1999, pp.148-158.
Lifestyle planning (LP) for people with learning disabilities is largely supported by qualitative rather than quantitative research. LP is a time consuming and potentially resource-intensive area of practice which is becoming more prevalent in the UK. The authors present the first systematic review of the qualitative evidence base for the use of LP in people with learning disabilities. Explicitly person-centred approaches such as essential lifestyle planning are contrasted with more service-led methods such as individual programme planning. Concludes that current evidence base suggests that no form of LP has significantly better outcomes than any other form and that it is not clear if LP in general enhances outcomes. Ongoing use of person centred planning in particular is informed by ethical considerations and is evolving its structure and function.
Carry on caring
- Author:
- THOMPSON Audrey
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 25.11.99, 1999, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Asks at what point social services should become involved in caring for children with learning difficulties when they grow up, but don't leave home.
A person-focused system for people with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- SPOONER Brian, MILLARD Chris
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 22.9.99, 1999, pp.50-51.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Learning disability services in Cornwall realised that the traditional care plan was failing both staff and clients. Explains how they approached developing a system to empower the client.
A place at the table?: involving people with learning disabilities in purchasing and commissioning services
- Author:
- SIMONS Ken
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 77p.,list of orgs.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Kidderminster
Aims to promote the development of participation within the commissioning and purchasing of services for people with learning difficulties through: identifying the principles underlying participation; setting these principles in the context of the commissioning and purchasing process; providing some examples of participation in practice; promoting links between people involved in participation; and exploring possible directions in participation.
Keeping consumers at the centre of planning
- Authors:
- BRANDON David, HAWKES Annie
- Journal article citation:
- Care Plan, 6(1), September 1999, pp.8-14.
- Publisher:
- Positive Publications/ Anglia Polytechnic University, Faculty of Health and Social Work
The authors suggest that assessment and care planning needs a system which can be understood by services users as well as by professionals. They show how the 'four magnets' - control, skills, pain and contact - can be unifying and holistic.
How well is management working in the learning disability services?
- Author:
- CAMBRIDGE Paul
- Journal article citation:
- Care Plan, 5(4), June 1999, pp.21-26.
- Publisher:
- Positive Publications/ Anglia Polytechnic University, Faculty of Health and Social Work
Although care management continues to evolve, little is known about its relative effectiveness, particularly in relation to the needs of users and the user groups. This article identifies the key areas in which care management's performance and effectiveness can be reviewed, with a focus on services for people with learning disabilities.
To close or not to close. The future of learning disability hospitals in Scotland
- Authors:
- STALKER Kirsten, HUNTER Susan
- Journal article citation:
- Critical Social Policy, 19(2), May 1999, pp.177-194.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This article deals with the resettlement of people with learning difficulties from Scottish hospitals. First it outlines the policy background, tracing the rise and demise of the long-stay institution. It then reports on a study examining current resettlement policies in Scotland, where there is no national closure programme. The research found that resettlement is largely in disarray, with particular difficulties in planning, financial arrangements and inter-agency collaboration. Argues that there is a great risk of hospitals being perpetuated or reconstructed, particularly through the activities of NHS Trusts, and of people with dual labels remaining resident in them for years to come.
Active support: getting it working within an organisation
- Author:
- TINDALL Bob
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 4(1), January 1999, pp.32-38.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article describes the implementation of 'active support' in United Response, a national voluntary organisation which provides services to people with learning disabilities. The learning process in implementing active support demonstrates that effective leadership by service managers and area managers is very important. It is also important to recognise the scale of change when introducing active support, and that managers may have difficulty with being given a very specific practice focus which they are required to model for other staff members.