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Doing research inclusively: bridges to multiple possibilities in inclusive research
- Authors:
- NIND Melanie, VINHA Hilra
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 42(2), 2014, pp.102-109.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This article reports on a study of how people do research that matters to people with learning disabilities and that involves them and their views and experiences. The study was an attempt to bring together people doing inclusive research so that, collectively, practices could be taken stock of. This would add to the individual reports and reflections on approaches that are already available. In particular, the authors wanted to explore what quality means in inclusive research and how we might best achieve this. Focus groups were used to share and generate knowledge, and the authors recorded, transcribed and analysed the dialogue, looking for themes and answers to core questions. It was found that there are many different ways of doing research inclusively, and a model to describe this is proposed. Reflecting on the findings, the authors argue that it is important to keep a flexible vision of inclusive research and to keep learning and talking together. (Edited publisher abstract)
Valuing people, not institutions
- Author:
- GREIG Rob
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 8(3), September 2005, pp.34-39.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article describes the author's experience of two meetings. One, with a self-advocate-led organisation, was concerned with helping it expand and make use of its work a 3 key issues: advice on parenting skills for parents with learning disability, accessible information on health for people with learning disability, and training in the use of accessible information. The second was with a group of senior service managers seeking advice on how to reorganise and restructure their service organisations. The author discusses the 'professional gift model' and the 'citizenship model' which set of concerns and actions had the potential for the greatest impact on the lives of people with learning disabilities.
Implementing person-centred planning by developing person-centred teams
- Author:
- SANDERSON Helen
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Integrated Care, 11(3), June 2003, pp.18-25.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Person-centred planning in central to Valuing People. Developing person-centred teams is a key to implementing plans. This article presents a model for developing person-centred teams. The model is based on research on providing support to people with learning difficulties in supported housing. The research generated ideas about how teams need to become person-centred to become more effective. Examples of how teams worked to implement plans are show to illustrate this process and clarify why it requires a change in thinking as well as a change in practice.
Quality of life Is to experience adult social status
- Authors:
- CARLSSON Oie Umb, ADOLFSSON Päivi
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 15(4), 2018, pp.272-283.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Quality of life (QoL) has become an important outcome in evaluations of services and support for people with intellectual disabilities (ID). Many people with ID request more say and want to be involved in the development of services and support provision. The original Uppsala QoL (UQoL) model consists of a general essence and hierarchically ordered themes and describes QoL from the perspective of people with ID through individual interviews. The aim of the present study is to examine the UQoL regarding its inherent component parts and to explore the interrelationship between them. The study contributes to the understanding of the concept of QoL from the perspective of people with ID. Focus group interviews were conducted with people with mild and moderate ID. The results indicate that QoL is to experience well‐being. The key component of QoL is to experience adult social status. which is determined by whether the individual experiences having control of their life, experiences a sense of personal safety and feels social belonging. In concordance with the original model, the UQoL2 is mainly made up of components equivalent to those frequently reported in the QoL literature. Nevertheless, some differences require attention. The primary component, adult social status, has not previously been highlighted in the QoL literature. The point of departure in the UQoL model is the users´ perspective rather than the user perspective as perceived by professionals or researchers. The UQoL is not primarily linked to the quality of service provision, but to peoples' daily life. A revised version of the original UQoL is suggested. Unlike the original model, other than the fact which that adult social status is superior, the components are not hierarchically organised, rather the interrelation between them is emphasized. (Edited publisher abstract)
Commentary on “Communication is the key: improving outcomes for people with learning disabilities”
- Author:
- BRADSHAW Jill
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 18(3), 2013, pp.141-145.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article provides a commentary on Lewer and Harding's article about the use of “the open communication tool”(OCT). It reviews the OCT as a method of both developing shared goals and understandings and identifying implementation issues. The author comments that the OCT can provide a useful model when working in services. It might be enhanced by also including ways of systematically addressing the views of the person with a learning disability and their family members. Indirect interventions delivered in the way described may be problematic in that some research suggests that staff teams place greater value on knowledge that is directly gained by experience of working with the person. This raises questions relating to the model within which clinical services are often delivered to supported housing settings and whether this needs to change. (Edited publisher abstract)
In control
- Author:
- DUFFY Simon
- Journal article citation:
- Llais, 80, Summer 2006, pp.9-13.
- Publisher:
- Learning Disability Wales
In Control has been working to change the current system for social care into a system of self-directed support. This has led to great interest in its idea of Individual Budgets and how they can be used to help all disabled people to get control of their own support and achieve better lives for themselves. This article explains the concept of self-directed support and looks at In Control's model.
Reviewing respite services: some lessons from the literature
- Authors:
- COTTERILL Lesley, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 12(5), November 1997, pp.775-788.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Although the community care reforms raised the profile of respite services for adults with learning disabilities, little is known about the character of respite provision in Britain. This lack of information is compounded by the way the literature about respite is dispersed across user groups and is often restricted to particular types of services or to specific localities. Highlight some of the key issues associated with respite, and draws on a wide range of literature. Argues that a break with the traditional notion of respite as primarily a way to relieve carer burden is long overdue.
Daily activity, community participation and quality of life in an ordinary housing network
- Authors:
- RAPLEY Mark, BEYER Stephen
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 9(1), 1996, pp.31-39.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Many studies of the quality of ordinary housing have relied upon objective indices, which permit only inferential judgments to be made about quality of life of service users. Quality of life has recently emerged as a key outcome criterion against which to assess the success of community based services for people with intellectual disabilities. A small scale study was conducted to assess the extent to which objective measures of service quality were enhanced by the addition of a QOL measure. Data suggested that isolation and disengagement characterised the sample. It is concluded that the ordinary house remains a necessary, but insufficient component of an integrative service model.
Learning disability: an alternative frame of reference
- Author:
- JONES Derek
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 58(10), October 1995, pp.423-431.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Outlines some of the criticisms of traditional ways of working in services to people with learning disabilities and presents some alternatives. It suggests that occupational therapists adopt a frame of reference which combines a competency-based model of occupational therapy with a redefinition of independence. O'Brien's Five Accomplishments are used to provide a service quality monitoring took and values base for practice. The principle of partial participation is utilised and an emphasis is placed on the value of employment and the use of systematic instruction to achieve it.
Projections of demand for social care and disability benefits for younger adults in England: report of research conducted for the Commission on Funding of Care and Support
- Authors:
- SNELL Tom, et al
- Publisher:
- Personal Social Services Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 17p.
- Place of publication:
- Canterbury
Using an adapted version of a projections model for younger adults developed by the Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU), this paper provides projections of demand and future public expenditure for social care and disability benefits for younger adults (aged 18 to 64) in England to 2030. Projections are broken down in the categories of: people with learning disabilities; people with physical or sensory impairments; other groups (such as people with mental health problems) combined. The paper describes the various data used in the modelling; presents a set of base case assumptions: presents the projections obtained using those assumptions: and investigates the sensitivity of the projections to changes in those assumptions. A final section sets out some conclusions.