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Solving a weighty problem
- Author:
- DENBY Nigel
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, 13(6), November/December 2013, pp.30-31.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Camphill Milton Keynes Communities (CMKC), a community of adults with learning disabilities, supports residents to make their own choices and become more self-reliant, which includes the opportunity to cook for themselves and choose their own diet. Managers found that new residents to the community gained weight when joining the Buckinghamshire community. A food and nutrition consultancy, Grub4Life, worked with CMKC to discover the problem areas and to present some practical recommendations. The project resulted in series of training sessions for staff and residents; and a Good Food Manual, which included recipes and eating plans. (Original 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)
The leopard has changed its spots: experiences of different ways in which staff support people with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- DOCHERTY Daniel Alex, CHAPMAN Melanie Jane
- Journal article citation:
- Ethics and Social Welfare, 7(3), 2013, pp.277-281.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Abingdon
This paper contrasts the personal experiences of a man with learning disabilities and autism with staff in two different settings: a long-stay institution for people with learning disabilities, and the community living in a flat supported by staff. These experiences highlight some of the potential personal, professional and ethical conflicts facing staff working in learning disability services. (Publisher abstract)