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In the driving seat
- Author:
- MURRAY Nicholas
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Today, 10.10.91, 1991, pp.20-21.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Talks to members of Clwyd People First, a self-advocacy group for people with learning difficulties, who are finding their own way in the community.
Relief care for children and adults with a mental handicap
- Authors:
- SHOLL Alan, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap, 19(4), December 1991, pp.161-164.
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Mental Handicap
Reports on a survey of carers which identified characteristics of service users, what use they made of relief care services and reasons for using them, the factors affecting choice of service and their awareness of available schemes.
People first
- Authors:
- TOWELL David, BEARDSHAW Virginia
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 26.9.91, 1991, pp.23-24.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
What does the government's commitment to individualisation in services for people with learning difficulties mean in practice? Draws upon work done by the King's Fund.
Working with families : developing a partnership between parents and professionals in the mental handicap services
- Authors:
- CHARNOCK Sybil, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap, 19(1), March 1991, pp.11-13.
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Mental Handicap
Describes the planning, aims, content, and outcome of ten workshop sessions run by parents of young adults with severe mental handicaps for a group of professional staff from health and social services departments. Concludes that the sessions went some way towards breaking down the barriers between parents and professionals but that there is still a long way to go.
Still a small voice: consumer involvement in the All Wales Strategy; a survey of local authority perspectives
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Welsh Office
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Welsh Office
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 42p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
Surveys 8 county councils, and 96 settings with 755 residents to see whether services were accountable to consumers, and whether, in residential life, people had a positive choice.
People with learning difficulties: Amber Valley
- Authors:
- PUREWAL Sardip, SLATER Wendy
- Publisher:
- Derbyshire. Social Services Department
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 34p.,tables,diags.
- Place of publication:
- Matlock
Results of a census of Derbyshire Social Services Department clients in Amber Valley with learning difficulties.
Parent-professional collaboration on behalf of children with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- MALEKOFF Andrew, JOHNSON Helen, KLAPPERSACK Bernard
- Journal article citation:
- Families in Society, 72(7), 1991, pp.416-424.
- Publisher:
- The Alliance for Children and Families
Describes an action-research project which aimed to increase collaboration between parents and professionals; describes the process which includes needs assessment, program development, and coalition building.
The review of the all Wales strategy: a view from the users; a report on a survey of 50 self-advocacy groups involving 433 service users
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Welsh Office
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Welsh Office
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 52p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
Looks at short-term care, help in the home, support and accommodation, day opportunities and consumer involvement.
Fathers of children with special needs: new horizons
- Author:
- MAY James
- Publisher:
- Association for the Care of Children's Health
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 63p.,illus.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bethesda, MD
An introduction to the subject of fathers with children with special needs, with the aim of encouraging further research into the subject and to provide the impetus for new, innovative programmes designed to include fathers as integral to family based service delivery.
Adults at risk: procedural guidelines for professionals in relation to people with physical or sensory disability, mental illness, or learning difficulties (mental handicap)
- Author:
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE. Social Services Department
- Publisher:
- Gloucestershire. Social Services Department
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 28p.,diags.
- Place of publication:
- Gloucester
Describes action to be taken when vulnerable adults, living in the community, are found to be living in circumstances which present an unacceptable level of danger and co-ordinated intervention by caring agencies is necessary.