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Social work with marginalised people who have a mild or borderline intellectual disability: practicing gentleness and encouraging hope
- Authors:
- ELLEM Kathy, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Australian Social Work, 66(1), 2013, pp.56-71.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
People with mild or borderline intellectual disabilities are a group of people who usually do not meet the eligibility criteria for specialist disability services. They may traverse many services, often entering, exiting, and returning to the same service providers with few positive results. This article explores the practice approach of the Meryton Association, a medium-sized non-government agency located in Brisbane, Australia. The Association provides social work support to people with mild to borderline intellectual disabilities, actively assisting this group to build relationships, resources, knowledge, and autonomy in their everyday lives. Using qualitative in-depth interviews with 11 Meryton Association staff and analysis of Meryton Association policy and practice documents, the challenges and opportunities of using this practice approach are documented. The authors propose that specialist services are needed that use a developmental approach, stress the importance of relationship, and the need to practice gentleness and hope in social worker-client interaction.
A voice for England?
- Author:
- BOURLET Gary
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 26(4), 2013, pp.10-11.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
Scotland and Wales have their own national self-advocacy organisations but not England. The author believes England needs its own organiseation to represent people with learning difficulties so their voice can be heard. (Publisher abstract)
A leap of faith
- Authors:
- MARSHALL Catherine, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, 13(5), September/October 2013, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
An account of how a partnership of family and professionals helped a man with learning disabilities to move from residential care to a personalised supported living bungalow. The article looks at the challlenges and the role Hertfordshire County Council's Positive Moves team and the care provider Look Ahead played. (Original abstract)
Six lives: progress report on healthcare for people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 85
- Place of publication:
- London
This report charts the progress that has been made in healthcare for people with a learning disability since 2010. It is the second of two progress reports that the Department has published since the original Six Lives report, published in 2009, which investigated the deaths of six people with learning disabilities. It includes the personal perspectives of people with learning disabilities and their families and an easy read summary. (Edited publisher abstract)
Learning disabilities census report: England, 30th of September 2013
- Author:
- HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE INFORMATION CENTRE
- Publisher:
- Health and Social Care Information Centre
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 28
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
This report presents initial findings from the 2013 Learning Disability Census, which provides a snapshot of inpatients with learning disabilities, autistic spectrum disorder and/or challenging behaviour, and the services they receive. The survey was one of the initiatives commissioned in response to the abuse at Winterbourne View Hospital. Sections cover the profile of service users; ward security level and length of stay; service users by region, local authority and distance between residence and placement; and types of provider. The Census data was collected on 30 September 2013. Responses from 104 provider organisations were received on behalf of 3,250 service users. (Edited publisher abstract)
Service user satisfaction with individual psychotherapy for people with intellectual disabilities
- Authors:
- KHAN Mahbub Munir, BEAIL Nigel
- Journal article citation:
- Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities, 7(5), 2013, pp.277-283.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: Psychological therapies are increasingly being made available to adults with intellectual disabilities. However, little is known about service user satisfaction with this type of intervention. The aim was to ascertain quantitative and qualitative data on user satisfaction with the psychological therapy they had received. Design/methodology/approach: In total, 20 recipients of psychological therapy completed the Satisfaction with Therapy and Therapist Scale – Revised (STTS-R; Oei and Shuttleword, 1999) and the Experience of Service Questionnaire (Commission for Health Improvement, 2002). The scales were adapted for language and administered in an assisted completion format by an independent researcher after a course of psychological therapy had been completed. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse the quantitative data and thematic analysis was used to analyse the qualitative data. Findings: Generally, recipients were highly satisfied with their therapist and the therapy they received. Originality/value: The results confirm previous findings from two small-scale qualitative studies. Service user satisfaction is a key quality outcome measure and can be collated in routine practice for people with intellectual disabilities. The collation of qualitative responses in addition to quantitative measures is important to enable the expression of dissatisfaction and greater detail in order to inform service improvement. (Publisher abstract)
Remember the past: prepare for the future
- Author:
- FRENCH Miranda
- Journal article citation:
- Llais, 108, Autumn 2013, pp.7-9.
- Publisher:
- Learning Disability Wales
Two new innovative projects from Disability Wales are described. The first project, The Story at 40, is an oral history project capturing the experiences of six people with disabilities in Wales from the 1970's to the present day. The second project, Real Human Being, uses theatre to educate young people on the impact of disability hate crime. (Original abstract)
Mental health crisis information for people with intellectual disabilities
- Authors:
- HEMMINGS Colin, OBOUSY Shaymaa, CRAIG Tom
- Journal article citation:
- Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities, 7(3), 2013, pp.135-142.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This study explores whether mental health crisis information could be modified to be made accessible and meaningful for people with intellectual disabilities. Personalized information to help in a mental health crisis was recorded on folded A4 sized sheets that could be carried in a conveniently sized wallet. Service users were recruited from the psychiatry of learning disabilities outpatient clinics in Croydon, UK. A total of 20 service user participants who had mild intellectual disabilities as well as mental health problems agreed to participate. Three quarters of the participants carried their crisis information wallets on a daily basis for six months before evaluation. They and their carers expressed positive feedback about them carrying the crisis information. No one carrying the information actually experienced a mental health crisis in the six months follow up period so their usefulness in such crises could not be evaluated. However, they were unexpectedly used in other non-mental health settings and reported to have been helpful. Although the sample size was small the findings suggested that the carrying of crisis information might be a helpful measure for some people with intellectual disabilities. A further, larger scale trial is warranted. (Edited publisher abstract)
Personal assistance: what happens to the arrangement when the number of users increases and new user groups are included?
- Authors:
- ASKHEIM Ole Petter, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 28(3), 2013, pp.353-366.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Using data from two representative surveys among the users of personal assistance in Norway carried out in 2002 and 2010, this paper examines developments and consequences of a strong increase of users and an extension of the target group. Users with mobility impairments still dominate, but the proportion of people with intellectual impairments, brain injuries, and sensory impairments have increased. The ‘new' users seem to be allocated fewer hours compared with those who received personal assistance at the early stages of the arrangement. Still, most users experience an increase in their welfare arrangements, as compared with the situation before they received personal assistance. The user control of the arrangement seems to be preserved, but it takes more different forms. For a higher proportion of users, one of their relatives or a guardian acts as a manager of the assistance. (Publisher abstract)
Making reasonable adjusments to dementia services for people with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- KENNEY Amanda, IMPROVING HEALTH AND LIVES: LEARNING DISABILITIES OBSERVATORY
- Publisher:
- Improving Health and Lives: Learning Disabilities Observatory
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 25
- Place of publication:
- London
'Making reasonable adjusments to dementia services for people with learning disabilities' is part of a series of reports produced by IHaL which focus on reasonable adjustments to mainstream services, so that they meet the needs of people with learning disabilities. The report is a provides sources of evidence, research, policy and guidance, resources, and case studies and good practice examples. It can be used by people with learning disabilities (there is an easy read summary at the start of the report), carers, commissioners, providers, public health leads, and advocacy services, to improve dementia services for people with learning disabilities. (Edited publisher abstract)