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Permanency planning: families of children with intellectual disability
- Authors:
- OW Rosaleen, LANG Fu Ji
- Journal article citation:
- Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work, 10(2), September 2000, pp.73-85.
- Publisher:
- Times Academic
Discusses findings of a qualitative study of 17 families with a child with intellectual disability in Singapore covering propensity towards permanency planning and systematic or individual factors that influenced the process. In a collectivistic society, the familial network is expected to assume long-term care of the child with disability at the disablement or demise of elderly parents. Several systematic and perceptual factors seemed to work against this ideal. Discusses implications for supporting permanency planning at an early stage of the family life cycle.
Better days dawn with caring circles
- Author:
- WHITTAKER Andrea
- Journal article citation:
- Care Plan, 7(1), September 2000, pp.17-22.
- Publisher:
- Positive Publications/ Anglia Polytechnic University, Faculty of Health and Social Work
The second phase of the King's Fund Changing Days Project focused on developing ways of including people with complex disabilities into ordinary community life. The author who worked for five years on the project, describes the work and the lessons learned. Emphasises the importance of person-centred planning.
A review of child and family characteristics related to the use of respite care in developmental disability services
- Authors:
- CHAN Jeffrey B., SIGAFOOS Jeff
- Journal article citation:
- Child and Youth Care Forum, 29(1), February 2000, pp.27-37.
- Publisher:
- Springer
This article reviews the literature on child and family characteristics that influence the use of respite care among families who have a child with a developmental disability. On the child side, these characteristics include severity of disability, level of required care, presence of challenging behaviours, and communication difficulties. On the family side, relevant factors include level of family stress, access to support systems, and family size. In some cases, marital status may also influence the decision of a parent to make use of respite care. Knowledge of these factors would seem crucial for effective planning and organisation of respite care.
Annual primary health care contacts by people with intellectual disabilities: a comparison of three matched groups
- Authors:
- HALSTEAD Simon A., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 13(2), 2000, pp.100-107.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The use of primary care services by three matched groups of people with intellectual disabilities was compared over a period of one year. Differences in the patterns of provision were detected between hospital intellectual disability specialists and general practitioners. The degree of behavioural disturbance and disability of the subjects were found to be the most important predictors of primary care contact.
A matter of choice
- Author:
- HAWKER Maurice
- Journal article citation:
- Care Plan, 6(3), March 2000, pp.16-19.
- Publisher:
- Positive Publications/ Anglia Polytechnic University, Faculty of Health and Social Work
The author describes his recent study into housing and support needs of people with learning disabilities and the steps local authorities need to take to widen the choice and supply of suitable accommodation. Argues that local profiles of need, information on urgent case and priorities, maps of existing services and aims for the future are essential for proper planning.
Developing new lifestyles with disabled people
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
There is growing consensus that daytime opportunities for people with learning difficulties and disabled people need to be improved. People want to work, learn and enjoy a greater variety of leisure interests, spending more time in ordinary community settings with old and new friends. Supporting people to achieve this - in essence, a more ordinary lifestyle - is the challenge for service providers. This project implemented recommendations from the national Changing Days Project about how to improve people's lifestyles. Focusing on people with learning difficulties and disabled people living in four residential homes run by the Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust.
Strategies for quality: improving service for people with learning disability through training
- Author:
- TRAINING ORGANISATION FOR THE PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES
- Publisher:
- Training Organisation for the Personal Social Services
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 30p.
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
Proceedings of a conference hosted by TOPSS England on training for staff working with people with learning disabilities, with speakers making contributions from the perspective of service users, the government and social care employers. Includes reports of workshops presented by various organisations in this field.
Monitoring adult protection referrals in 10 English local authorities
- Authors:
- BROWN Hilary, STEIN June
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Adult Protection, 2(3), September 2000, pp.19-31.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This paper reports the results of a study of the monitoring of adult protection referrals in 10 local authorities during six months in 1998.The information provides a useful window on the effectiveness of current policies and provides a baseline from which to anticipate the implications for workload and service planning of recent government guidance.
Unlocking the future: developing new lifestyles with people who have complex disabilities
- Editors:
- McINTOSH Barbara, WHITTAKER Andrea
- Publisher:
- King's Fund Centre
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 212p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Explores ways in which services need to change to provide people with learning difficulties and very high support needs with lifestyles based on their own wishes and needs. Provides practical guidance for providing person centred services that will result in a better quality of life for users. Includes chapters on:planning; communication; health care in the community; education; transition to adulthood; supported employment; leisure; day care; managing changes in lifestyle; measuring progress; and care management and planning circles.
Grandparent carers II: service needs and service provision issues
- Authors:
- MCCALLION Philip, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 33(3), 2000, pp.57-84.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
A demonstration project was undertaken in two of new York City's five boroughs using an intervention model to assess how a three-prong approach using outreach, provision of support groups, and case management could be used to aid grandparents acting as primary carers for children with developmental delay or disabilities. Several common themes were identified that warrant attention when working with older adults who assume later-age parenting roles: recruitment, pressing grandparents problems, unresponsive service systems, falling between the cracks, mutual support, and need for long-term planning.