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Listen to us
- Authors:
- JUMPCUTS, BIGGERHOUSE, (Producers)
- Publisher:
- JUMPcuts
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- (54 mins.), DVD
- Place of publication:
- Bridgwater
Made by a cast of actors with learning disabilities, these four short films cover the issues of: making a complaint; friendship; respite care; and ways in which social services can help service users. The films can be used with individuals or groups to explain these issues or as a starting point for further discussion.
SCIE research briefing 5: short breaks (respite care) for children with learning disabilities
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Place of publication:
- London
- Edition:
- Rev. ed.
A web-based briefing providing a concise summary of the current knowledge base on transition of young people with physical disabilities or chronic illnesses from children's to adults' services. Coverage includes ethical considerations, views of service users and carers, innovative practice examples and implications for practice. Also highlights additional contacts and resources. The Briefing was commissioned by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE). The latest edition of this Briefing was produced in April 2005 and the next updated is due in April 2006.
Overwhelmed
- Author:
- LEASON Katie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 01.12.05, 2005, pp.30-31.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Intensive caring can eventually lead some parents to harbour murderous thoughts about their own children. The author looks at the problems that can arise and how respite care can help.