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Mental handicap: dilemmas of parent - professional relations
- Author:
- DYSON Simon
- Publisher:
- Croom Helm
- Publication year:
- 1987
- Pagination:
- 235p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Beckenham
Capabilities statement for adults with learning disability implementation resources: toolkits for social workers, organisations, people with lived experience and educators
- Authors:
- BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS, SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 16
- Place of publication:
- Birmingham
These implementation resources support social workers, organisations, people with lived experience and higher education institutions to implement the Capabilities statement and continuous professional development (CPD) pathway for social work with adults with learning disability. The resources include: a practice toolkit for social workers; a toolkit for adults with learning disabilities – including resources that explain the role of the social worker, a feedback resource as part of the Hair Tool, and easy read material, and resources for critical friends – a video and visual Hair Tool designed by people with lived experience, questions for adults with learning disabilities and social workers to gather feedback and evaluate the impact of practice; a self-evaluation tool for organisations; and a post-graduate curriculum outline for higher education institutions, including how to develop a modular, blended learning approach. (Edited publisher abstract)
Named Social Worker: summary of evaluation findings
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 17
- Place of publication:
- London
Summary evaluation findings from phase 2 of the Named Social Worker (NSW) programme evaluation. The Programme was initiated by the Health and Social Care to build an understanding of how a named social worker can help to improve outcomes for individuals with learning disabilities, autism and mental health conditions. The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) and the Innovation Unit, worked with the six Phase 2 sites to assess the impact of the pilot on the individuals engaged in the pilot, the named social workers and the wider system. Three sites focused on transition cases while the other three worked with individuals who were from learning disability or Transforming Care cohorts. Despite the short pilot timeframe, the evaluation evidence suggests that the NSW pilot had impact across three levels: on the individuals engaged in the pilot, on the named social workers themselves and on the wider system. A predictive financial return on investment (FROI) exercise also suggested that financial return on investment (ROI) of the NSW pilot was positive for all sites. (Edited publisher abstract)
Putting people at the heart of social work: lessons from the Named Social Worker Programme
- Authors:
- INNOVATION UNIT, SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publishers:
- Innovation Unit, Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 54
- Place of publication:
- London
This guide explores lessons for practice from the Named Social Worker (NSW) programme, which piloted new social work approaches to improve outcomes and experiences for people with learning disabilities and/or autism and for the people around them. Through the initiative, people were assigned a named social worker who could build a trusting relationship with them, advocate on their behalf and coordinate their care and support in a more holistic and person-centred way. The guide makes the case for ‘better social work practice’, drawing on the learning and emerging evidence from NSW programme sites; identifies common principles and enablers of ‘good social work’ and what this means for people with learning disabilities; It also provides advice on developing an evaluation approach that captures the qualitative and quantitative impact of different ways of working. The appendix includes tools and case studies from the pilot sites. (Edited publisher abstract)
Peter's story: the perspective of a person supported by a named social worker
- Authors:
- INNOVATION UNIT, SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Innovation Unit
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 6
- Place of publication:
- London
Illustrates how the Named Social Worker initiative has supported and helped Peter, who is a 19 year old man with an autistic spectrum condition and a learning disability. When Peter was matched with a named social worker, his family had reached crisis point and Peter was close to being detained under the Mental Health Act. The named social worker worked closely with Peter and his family to understand what support would work best for him. Peter has now settled into a new home, his package of support has been gradually reduced and he has not had any incidents that have required police involvement since moving into his new home. It also details the cost of Peter's current support package and the cost of care when he was in crisis. (Edited publisher abstract)
Named Social Worker: findings from six pilot sites report
- Authors:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE, INNOVATION UNIT
- Publishers:
- Innovation Unit, Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 36
- Place of publication:
- London
This report sets out the findings from the six sites involved in the Named Social Work programme during the six months from October 2016 to March 2017. The programme aimed to explore how having a named social worker could contribute to individuals with learning disabilities, autism or mental health needs achieving better outcomes and being in control of decisions about their own future. The report provides a summary of the impact achieved and a cost benefit analysis in each of the six sites, which developed their own approaches based on their local context. The sites cover: Calerdale, Camden, Hertfordshire, Liverpool, Nottingham and Sheffield. It also includes a set of programme level insights which show how a Named Social Worker model can shift outcomes; by providing permission for social workers to work in new ways; by setting expectations around working more closely with individuals; by opening up visibility across the system for named social workers to engage at different stages of an individual’s journey; and by being an endeavour of the whole team. The report also outlines some of the tools used by the sites. (Edited publisher abstract)
Peter's story: the perspective of a person supported by a named social worker
- Authors:
- INNOVATION UNIT, SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Innovation Unit
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 6
- Place of publication:
- London
This publication describes the journey of a Peter, a 19 year old man who has autism and a learning disability, and his family who were supported by a Named Social Worker. When Peter was matched with a named social worker, his family had reached crisis point and Peter was close to being detained under the Mental Health Act. The named social worker worked closely with Peter and his family to understand what support would work best for him. Peter has now settled into a new home, his package of support has been gradually reduced and he has not had any incidents that have required police involvement since moving into his new home. It also details the cost of Peter's current support package and the cost of care when he was in crisis. (Edited publisher abstract)
The relation between intrapersonal and interpersonal staff behaviour towards clients with ID and challenging behaviour: a validation study of the Staff–Client Interactive Behaviour Inventory
- Authors:
- WILLEMS A. P. A. M., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 54(1), January 2010, pp.40-51.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Interpersonal staff behaviour (such as control, submission, friendliness and hostility) is associated with challenging behaviour in clients with intellectual disabilities (ID) and studies have shown the influence of intrapersonal staff characteristics (beliefs, attributions and emotional reactions) on staff behaviour. A key aim of this study was to develop and validate an instrument to measure staff-client interactive behaviour focusing on both inter and intrapersonal aspects. A total of 292 staff members, employed in residential and community services in the Netherlands, completed the Staff–Client Interactive Behaviour Inventory (SCIBI) for 34 clients with ID and challenging behaviour. Construct validity and reliability of the SCIBI was demonstrated by confirmatory factor analysis of a seven-factor model with: assertive control, hostile, friendly and support-seeking interpersonal behaviour; proactive thinking; self-reflection; and critical expressed emotion as reliable factors. Regression analyses showed higher age of the client to be negatively associated with assertive control. Job experience, level of education, type and sex of staff predicted interpersonal behaviour. Also, intrapersonal staff behaviour, including critical expressed emotion, proactive thinking and self-reflection, predicted interpersonal behaviour. It is conclude that the SCIBI can be used to identify staff intrapersonal and interpersonal behaviour and results obtained with the SCIBI can provide new directions for individual client treatment plans and staff training programmes.
An education programme for social care staff: improving the health of people who have a learning disability and epilepsy
- Authors:
- POINTU Alison, COLE Christina
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 33(1), March 2005, pp.39-43.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This article describes and examines course feedback from a local training initiative, which contributes to the improvements in the health status of people with a learning disability, who have epilepsy. The aim is to analyse how an education programme that focused on epilepsy and its management, together with a borough wide epilepsy protocol developed the skills of the local workforce. This education programme provided a framework for social care staff, enabling them to work both safely and effectively in their support of individuals with learning disabilities that have epilepsy. Learning disability nurses led this training initiative, in response to the health needs of people with learning disabilities. Success was achieved through the collaborative working across a number of agencies and through consultation with family carers and people with learning disabilities. For the purpose of this article the term social care staff refers to people employed within the community residential/day services both in statutory and nonstatutory agencies.
Power tools: thoughts about power and control in service to people with developmental disabilities
- Author:
- HINGSBURGER Dave
- Publisher:
- Diverse City Press
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 36p.
- Place of publication:
- Richmond Hill, ON
Power changes those who have it. Power changes those without it. This book addresses the delicate issue of power within human services. Power is one of the most important issues that front line care providers need to consider. And they need to consider it every day and in almost every interaction we have with someone who has a disability. Without meaning and without malice carers can end up doing things that hurt the dignity and self esteem of those in their care. The process of change, suggested here involves three steps. Each of these steps is illustrated by a Power Play.