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Where does Cornwall leave No Secrets?
- Author:
- STONE Kathryn
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 27.07.06, 2006, pp.38-39.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The author asks where the findings of physical and emotional abuse in learning difficulties services run by Cornwall Partnership NHS trust leave the No Secrets guidance on the protection of vulnerable adults.
Identifying the extent of challenging behaviour in adult learning disability services
- Authors:
- HAYDEN Carol, STEVENS Martin
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 34(6), September 2004, pp.811-829.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This article presents one part of the findings of an ongoing study that set out to investigate and explain the extent of challenging behaviour in twenty-one social service run day and residential services in one large county authority in England. This part of the study reports on staff perceptions of problematic behaviour from service users. It uses staff reports of levels of problematic behaviour as indicative of potentially challenging behaviour. The study uses an adapted version of an established instrument, the BPI (Behaviour Problems Inventory), as a survey tool completed by staff for all service users in a one-month period (January 2000). The findings of this exercise are based on 1,390 service users, near to a census at the time of the survey. The study shows ‘non-compliance’ to be the most problematic and prevalent behaviour from the point of view of staff. Overall the research illustrates a split between the majority of service users who present staff with problematic behaviour in a relatively minor to moderate way and a small group of individuals (less than 2 per cent) who present much more extreme behaviour. Brief reference is made to other data collected in the study when it helps in the interpretation of the behaviour patterns identified by the BPI.
Home for good?: preparing to support people with learning difficulties in residential settings when they develop dementia
- Authors:
- WILKINSON Heather, et al
- Publisher:
- Pavilion,|Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 53p.
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
This book explores the findings of a study which investigated the current models of practice for supporting people with learning difficulties and dementia. It looked at the key issues relating to people with learning difficulties with dementia living in care home settings and discovered some examples of best practice in care home provision. The contents include: experiences and issues for co-residents and relatives; experiences, knowledge and working practices of staff; hidden findings on environmental issues and issues in relation to pain; strategies for providing services when someone has to move. to providing personal details also improved relationships between the residential home and relatives.
Physical activity of adults with intellectual disability
- Authors:
- TEMPLE Viviene A., WALKEY Jeff
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 28(4), December 2003, pp.342-352.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This study examined the concurrence between proxy generated estimates of physical activity via diary recordings and accelerometer generated estimates of physical activity for 37 adults with intellectual disability living in supported group homes. Specifically, the following questions were addressed: (a) to what extent did the proxy estimates agree with the accelerometer estimates, and (b) how physically active were individuals in the study? The intraclass correlation coefficient between the two data sources was 0.78. The majority of participants' time was spent in sedentary activities with only 32% of individuals meeting the Australian national guidelines for physical activity participation. However, within group variability was high and a proportion of participants (14%) spent more than an hour each day in light manual work. These findings reveal that proxy recording of physical activity behaviour provides meaningful data and suggests that, as with the general community, only a proportion of this population was sedentary. However, comparison between the findings of this study and the available population data indicates that participants were less active than the general community.
The identification of environments and cultures that promote the abuse of people with intellectual disabilities: a review of the literature
- Authors:
- WHITE Caroline, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 16(1), March 2003, pp.1-9.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Examines the literature regarding abuse within long-stay hospitals and community-based residences for people with intellectual disabilities. It is argued that much current thinking attributes abuse to individual deviancy and culpability; however, a greater recognition of the range of causes of abuse and the circumstances in which abuse flourishes is required in order to develop a full understanding of preventative strategies. This review is concerned with the significance of environments and cultures in increasing vulnerability to abuse.
Modernising regulation: how will this affect vulnerable adults
- Author:
- BRAMMER Alison
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 5(2), April 2000, pp.17-20.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article introduces and describes the proposed legislation contained within the Care Standards Bill. Discusses how this may affect vulnerable adults.
Adult protection: an overview of research and policy
- Authors:
- BROWN Hilary, KINGSTON Paul, WILSON Barry
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Adult Protection, 1(1), August 1999, pp.6-16.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article considers the emergence of adult protection as a significant issue for health and welfare professionals. It presents a range of definitions and dilemmas alongside a comprehensive review of how abuse is manifested. A brief review of the latest research is followed by principles of good practice.
Quality living
- Author:
- GEORGE Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 6.6.96, 1996, pp.30-31.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Describes how one social worker trod the fine line between respecting a client's wish to live independently while making sure that the move would not put him seriously at risk.