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Individual programme planning: where is the 'individual'?
- Author:
- CARNABY Steven
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 4(3), July 1999, pp.4-9.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Individual programme planning, or person-centred planning, is widely recognised as a tool for assisting learning disability services to structure and co-ordinate the support offered to the service. This article reviews the research evidence, to assess the extent to which planning processes are considered person-centred, and how services ensure that users have a major say in planning and determining the help they receive. A case study describes the role of working groups and the importance of communication in determining specific person-centred planning processes.
"Like the secret service isn't it". People with learning difficulties', perceptions of staff and services: mystification and disempowerment
- Author:
- GOBLE Colin
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 14(4), July 1999, pp.449-461.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Seven people with learning difficulties were interviewed about their perceptions of staff in services they use. Three major themes emerged, which were perceptions relating to the physical presence and absence of staff; the emotional impact of interactions with staff; and the political impact of interactions with staff. It was found that the participants had only superficial knowledge of staff identities and roles, and of service systems and structures, and consequently lack the knowledge and awareness necessary to negotiate what these roles might be, or even that negotiation might be possible. The findings are discussed in relation to a developmental model of empowerment, and empowerment issues generally.
Give us paid work and stop labelling us
- Author:
- WILLIAMS Val
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 25.2.99, 1999, pp.4-5.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The author interviews member of the Bristol Self-Advocacy Research Group to find out what they felt about services.
Going with the flow: choice, dementia and people with learning difficulties
- Author:
- STALKER Kirsten
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 48p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
Report examining some of the issues facing older people with learning difficulties and dementia. Focuses on hearing the voices of users, and exploring the extent and nature of opportunities people have to make choices about their lives.
Disability voice: towards an enabling education
- Author:
- LEICESTER Mal
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 135p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Argues that people have been disabled by society, and that there is a need for educational change. Encourages equal opportunities for disabled people by promoting the practice of enabling education, a 'disability aware' education that caters for everyone's educational needs. Also includes interviews with disabled people, giving their own recommendations for educators and policy makers.
An examination of the importance of aspects of services to people with a learning disability
- Authors:
- MCKENZIE Karen, MURRAY George C., MATHESON Edith
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 27(1), 1999, pp.25-29.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Examines the importance of some aspects of services received by individuals with a learning disability. Results of the survey found only two significant differences among the participants in relation to length of hospitalisation and degree of learning disability, suggesting a consensus view. The relevance of evaluating the importance of aspects of service provision in relation to consumer satisfaction and quality of life research is discussed.
A right to sexuality
- Author:
- LESSELIERS Joan
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 27(4), 1999, pp.137-140.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This study gathers together the views of people with learning difficulties concerning the way they perceive their relationships and their sexuality. The major constant in this information was that the circumstances of people's lives shape their perceptions of sexuality and relationships. Argues that professionals should be creative in finding ways to minimise the structural pressures exerted by the service facilities on the personal needs and wishes of people with learning disabilities.
'I always do what they tell me to do': choice-making opportunities in the lives of two older persons with severe learning difficulties living in a community setting
- Authors:
- TREECE Ann, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 14(6), November 1999, pp.791-804.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Presents a case study conducted to document the perceptions of two older adults with severe learning difficulties regarding their quality of life and their experience with choice-making in areas of life they identified as significant to them. Although the participants expressed overall satisfaction with their lives, they were not content with their choice-making opportunities. The findings are discussed in terms of theories proposed in current literature on the subject.
Good but not good enough
- Author:
- EMERSON Eric
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 13(2), October 1999, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
Community-based support offers many benefits when compared with other residential options. However, a recent research study has shown that it falls far short when judged against the aspirations of the move to community, or the quality of life of many people who do not have a learning disability. Reports on the findings and argues that the issue should be central to policy and practice agendas in the next century.
No empowerment, no comment
- Author:
- WARD Linda
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 3.6.99, 1999, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The UK self-advocacy movement for people with learning difficulties is burgeoning and service providers are beginning to take notice. Explains how the decibel level has risen.