Australian Social Work, 47(4), December 1994, pp.37-42.
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
The purpose of this paper is to show how groupwork with a feminist approach can be an effective and empowering form of intervention for women who are mothers of a child with a developmental disability. Women are usually the primary carers and are often isolated with no-one to share their thoughts, feelings and concerns. A group provides an opportunity to bring some of these women together to share their experiences and offer each other emotional support, feedback and practical help. The content of the group looks at issues related to women in general as well as specific issues related to disability.
The purpose of this paper is to show how groupwork with a feminist approach can be an effective and empowering form of intervention for women who are mothers of a child with a developmental disability. Women are usually the primary carers and are often isolated with no-one to share their thoughts, feelings and concerns. A group provides an opportunity to bring some of these women together to share their experiences and offer each other emotional support, feedback and practical help. The content of the group looks at issues related to women in general as well as specific issues related to disability.
New Technology in the Human Services, 7(4), Summer 1994, pp.9-14.
Publisher:
Centre for Human Service Technology
Describes the development of a computer application, funded by the Australian Department of Health, Housing and Community Services, on the management of menstruation to support parents and practitioners in the care of women with an intellectual disability. The system developed, a hypertext database, provided information in a non-linear manner, allowing users to make their own associations between units of information.
Describes the development of a computer application, funded by the Australian Department of Health, Housing and Community Services, on the management of menstruation to support parents and practitioners in the care of women with an intellectual disability. The system developed, a hypertext database, provided information in a non-linear manner, allowing users to make their own associations between units of information.
Subject terms:
information management, information technology, learning disabilities, parents, social workers, women, computers;
Introduces social work in the Netherlands and goes on to look at: social work and drug addiction - the Amsterdam model; female social work or gender-specific social work with women and girls; gender-specific social work with men and boys; the office for children of drug addicted parents; Opstap, a preventive home based programme; social work with people with learning difficulties, older people, migrants, people with mental health problems, and young people; AIDS prevention; community development; child welfare; and an overview of social work education in the Netherlands.
Introduces social work in the Netherlands and goes on to look at: social work and drug addiction - the Amsterdam model; female social work or gender-specific social work with women and girls; gender-specific social work with men and boys; the office for children of drug addicted parents; Opstap, a preventive home based programme; social work with people with learning difficulties, older people, migrants, people with mental health problems, and young people; AIDS prevention; community development; child welfare; and an overview of social work education in the Netherlands.
Subject terms:
HIV AIDS, immigrants, learning disabilities, men, mental health problems, models, older people, refugees, social work, social work education, social work methods, women, young people, adolescent girls, boys, child protection, community development, drug misuse, girls;
Aimed at all those concerned with commissioning, purchasing or providing health care services for black and minority ethnic groups. Lists books, video's, audio cassettes, and packs.Contains resources which: promote healthy lifestyles, inform about health services and how to use them, and are concerned with particular conditions and diseases. Also includes training resources. Includes listings on: access to health services; alcohol; ante/post natal care; communications (including interpreting/translating); contraceptives; death and dying; environmental health; equal opportunities; female genital mutilation/circumcision; HIV/AIDS; immunisation; learning difficulties; mental health; nutrition; older people; child care; disability; refugees; religion; sickle cell; Tay Sachs disease; Thalassaemia; travellers; and women's health.
Aimed at all those concerned with commissioning, purchasing or providing health care services for black and minority ethnic groups. Lists books, video's, audio cassettes, and packs.Contains resources which: promote healthy lifestyles, inform about health services and how to use them, and are concerned with particular conditions and diseases. Also includes training resources. Includes listings on: access to health services; alcohol; ante/post natal care; communications (including interpreting/translating); contraceptives; death and dying; environmental health; equal opportunities; female genital mutilation/circumcision; HIV/AIDS; immunisation; learning difficulties; mental health; nutrition; older people; child care; disability; refugees; religion; sickle cell; Tay Sachs disease; Thalassaemia; travellers; and women's health.
Subject terms:
HIV AIDS, interpreting, learning disabilities, learning disability nursing, older people, physical disabilities, post qualifying education, religions, refugees, sickle cell anaemia, travellers, women, alcohol misuse, babies, arthritis, black and minority ethnic people, cancer, children, commissioning, contraception, death, diabetes, Downs syndrome, environmental factors, equal opportunities, female genital mutilation, Gypsies, health, health care, health education;