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Better days ahead
- Author:
- McINTOSH Barbara
- Journal article citation:
- Care Plan, 4(4), June 1998, pp.8-12.
- Publisher:
- Positive Publications/ Anglia Polytechnic University, Faculty of Health and Social Work
Describes five pilot projects which set out to show how life for people with learning difficulties could be improved by moving away from day centres and towards community-based services. Explains the need for change and describes the project's aims and achievements. Managers in two of the pilot areas, Hackney and Cardiff, also show how services were transformed in their areas.
The Andover case management project
- Author:
- NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT TEAM FOR PEOPLE WITH A MENTAL HANDICAP
- Publisher:
- National Development Team for People with a Mental Handicap
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 35p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report describing the experiences of a project that has been using case management for over 2 years. Examines the background and implementation of the project, and analyses the consequences for people with learning disabilities, the case managers, the service providers, and the main organisations involved. Stresses the need to get to know the service users, and to involve them in planning. Also looks at priority setting, strategic planning, and the management of change.
Understanding learning disability and dementia: developing effective interventions
- Author:
- KERR Diana
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 198p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
The increased longevity of the population at large also means that the number of people with a learning disability is living longer, and the numbers of these people developing dementia will continue to increase. Service providers, planners, doctors, social workers, carers and direct support staff need to be equipped with relevant knowledge prior to the onset of the condition, so they can devise appropriate therapeutic interventions and coping strategies for managing the effects of dementia, including health and medication management and palliative care. This book will provide essential knowledge for anyone involved in the provision of services, assessment of need and direct care and support for dementia sufferers who also have a learning disability.
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.
Stepping out in Hackney
- Author:
- COLE Angela
- Journal article citation:
- Care Plan, 4(4), June 1998, pp.12-16.
- Publisher:
- Positive Publications/ Anglia Polytechnic University, Faculty of Health and Social Work
Outlines Hackney social services five-year plan to change and improve the level and range of daily opportunities for people with learning difficulties. So far the plan has led to the new community support teams, a re-organisation of social services "in-house" provision to create small projects, the development of a new supported employment team, and the closure of a day centre building, among many other things. Describes the key elements of the plan and its implementation.
Thinking creatively on resettlement
- Author:
- NISSEL Claire
- Journal article citation:
- Care Plan, 4(4), June 1998, pp.17-19.
- Publisher:
- Positive Publications/ Anglia Polytechnic University, Faculty of Health and Social Work
Discusses how people with learning difficulties being resettled from Ely Hospital, Cardiff, are given the opportunity to try a new range of experiences and environments to identify their interests. Describes how a creative approach, "planning circles", and active involvement of care managers, bring new thinking to day care.
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.
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.
Contract currencies in learning disability services: 53 contacts = 1 discharge
- Authors:
- MCBRIEN Judith, MILLER Dianne
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care Management and Planning, 5(4), August 1997, pp.128-131.
- Publisher:
- Pavillion
Existing contract currencies often carry a disincentive to community care and are demotivating for staff. This article describes the opportunities to develop a more sensible approach and an initiative to develop contracts based on outcomes.
A comparative approach to evaluating individual planning for people with learning disabilities: challenging the assumptions
- Author:
- CARNABY Steven
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 12(3), June 1997, pp.381-394.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Individual planning in services for people with learning disabilities is used on the assumption that it encourages service users across a range of abilities to make important decisions about their lives. Although recent studies have questioned the value and effectiveness of such processes, the principles underlying the practice of individual planning are rarely challenged. This article considers important aspects of individual planning in London, comparing a system based on the principles of normalisation with a situation-specific, family-orientated system operating in Milan, Italy. Key factors such as the role of professionals and the involvement of service users are considered with the aims of the process.