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Moving out: insiders' views of relocation
- Authors:
- BOOTH T., SIMONS K., BOOTH W.
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 19(5), 1989, pp.369-385.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Presents some findings of a consumer evaluation of the Kirklees Relocation Project, a community care programme for people leaving long-stay mental handicap hospitals and social services hostels.
Long term evaluation of services for people with a mental handicap in Cardiff: clients' views
- Authors:
- LOWE Kathryn, de PAIVA Siobhan, HUMPHREYS Simone
- Publisher:
- Mental Handicap in Wales Applied Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 1986
- Pagination:
- 84p., tables, bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
Changing day services: do you agree?
- Author:
- CAMPBELL Martin
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 16(3), September 2012, pp.205-215.
- Publisher:
- Sage
- Place of publication:
- London
Models of day services for people with intellectual disabilities in Scotland are changing. Buildings-based day services are being replaced increasingly with community-based provision in the form of alternative day opportunities. There has been some concern that a move to more flexible ‘alternative day opportunities’ is driven more by reduced budgets than a policy of modernising day services in response to individual needs. The aim of this study was to rate and collect views on existing day services in Fife, Scotland in order to inform the change process. A total of 60 questionnaires were completed by 36 carers, 18 service users, and 6 care staff. The questions were designed to evaluate day activities, care plans, opening times, transport and the most valued aspects of existing day services. The respondents indicated general satisfaction with existing day services, although half believed that day services should be reviewed. The most valued parts of day services were forming and building friendships, and a safe place to go. Any changes to these services should be responsive to needs and should achieve outcomes that are valued. The day service review process should be robust and transparent so that all views can be heard and the rationale for modernising day services should be clearly explained.
A quality framework for personalised residential supports for adults with developmental disabilities
- Authors:
- COCKS E., BOADEN R.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 55(8), August 2011, pp.720-731.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The purpose of this study, the Personalised Residential Supports (PRS) Project, was to examine the nature, purposes and outcomes of residential supports that are developed around the needs and preferences of individual adults with developmental disabilities and their families. It considered the perspectives of all key stakeholders including service providers. PRS as conceived initially as having four key criteria in the support arrangements, a high degree of: individualisation; individual/family influence; informal relationships; and person-centredness. Four methods were used to develop a descriptive framework for PRS: a review of empirical and descriptive literature; 2-year case studies of six adults from Western Australia whose living arrangements met the initial PRS criteria; a focus group of adults with developmental disabilities; and a series of written surveys of 18 ‘experts’ including family members, service providers and policymakers. Qualitative analysis resulted in a PRS quality framework made up of nine themes containing 28 attributes. The nine themes were named as: Assumptions, Leadership, My Home, One Person at a Time, Planning, Control, Support, Thriving and Social Inclusion. The research is continuing to develop the framework so that it can be used in the evaluation of existing or planned residential support arrangements.
Is your advocacy service up to scratch?
- Author:
- STEPHANELLI Hilary
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 20(2), November 2006, pp.20-21.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
Asist is a generic advocacy service which works with people with disabilities or mental health needs who live in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent. The author describes the monitoring system they have developed to streamline their advocacy service. The system uses a 20-question questionnaire to gather users' views about the service.
Evaluation of the disabled person's tax credit: views and experiences of recipients
- Authors:
- CORDEN Anne, SAINSBURY Roy
- Publisher:
- University of York. Social Policy Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 118p.
- Place of publication:
- York
This project was part of a wide programme of evaluation of new tax credits, commissioned by the Inland Revenue. Disabled person's tax credit (DPTC) was launched in October 1999 (along with Working Families’ Tax Credit) and replaced Disability Working Allowance, which was administered by the Benefits Agency. The aims of the project conducted by SPRU were to explore the views and experiences of a range of DPTC recipients, and to consider the impact of DPTC on work incentives and as a means of supporting disabled people and people with health problems to remain in work.
A break with tradition: the findings of a survey of respite services for adult citizens with learning disabilities in England
- Authors:
- FLYNN M., et al
- Publisher:
- National Development Team
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 64p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
Service evaluation by people with learning difficulties
- Authors:
- WHITTAKER Andrea, GARDNER Simon, KERSHAW Joyce
- Publisher:
- King's Fund
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 128p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Based on the People First report commissioned by North West Thames Regional Health Authority. Provides an independent evaluation of services to people with learning difficulties. Gives a service users view of moving from institutional care to ordinary houses in the community.
Centres for people with intellectual disabilities: attendees' perceptions of benefit
- Authors:
- GAJEWSKA Ursula, TRIGG Richard
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 29(6), 2016, pp.587-591.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Background: Day and community learning centres aim to provide intellectually disabled people with social support, life skills and greater control over their lives. However, there is little research exploring the benefits of attendance from the perspective of attendees and whether these goals are met. Materials and methods: Unstructured interviews were held with four female and three male participants with a mild level of disability, from an East Midlands Mencap facility. Interviews were transcribed and analysed through the Grounded Theory approach. Results: Themes of social support, life skills, control and self-image emerged from the transcripts. This brief report focuses on issues of self-image and internal control of behaviour and emotion, as these constructs have received less attention within existing literature. Conclusions: Learning centres provide important psychological benefits for people with learning difficulties. These are often less accessible to evaluation, but are nonetheless key outcomes from the perspective of attendees. (Publisher abstract)
'I am the happiest I have been in years': an evaluation of the Assist Trust in Norwich
- Authors:
- SORENSEN Penny, BAILEY Sue, BELDERSON Pippa
- Publisher:
- University of East Anglia. Centre for Research on Children and Families
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 77
- Place of publication:
- Norwich
An evaluation of the experiences of staff and members who attend the Assist Trust, a voluntary service for adults with intellectual disabilities. Based across two sites in Norwich, it provides a progression service building on the strengths people have, focusing strongly on social skills, daily living skills and job skills. The evaluation methodology included: photo-elicitation interviews with members; questionnaires for members of staff; observations of activities at both sites; information from assist database; and data analysis. The evaluation found that staff at Assist are led by members and the organisation appears to take a bottom up approach when developing new ideas and services. This is achieved by the sense of ownership generated among staff and members and the constant participation of members in decision-making. Members particularly enjoyed the ability to make friends, the camaraderie and banter with both staff and other members within the Assist community. They valued opportunities to increase their independence, which usually involved travel training, internal or external work placements and a move out of home and into shared supported housing and they portrayed Assist as a gateway to the wider community. (Edited publisher abstract)