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Making it work: inspection of welfare to work for disabled people; September 2001
- Author:
- GRIFFITHS Geoff
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 53p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Employment is an area where disabled people and people with mental health problems feel discrimination keenly. Opportunities for employment have a major impact on people's lives in terms of self-fulfillment, income and interactions in society. This national inspection report looks at services to promote employment for disabled people in eight local authorities.
Resettlement training toolkit: a training pack for resettlement and social inclusion
- Authors:
- GACHAGAN Mary Anne, WALLACE Duncan
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 152p.
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
This toolkit employs creative ways in which homeless people can become aware of the choices available to them and build confidence through interactive therapeutic processes, empowering individuals to take responsibility for their lives. Developed out of the work of the Glasgow Simon Community’s Resettlement Training Service, this flexible training resource provides a comprehensive set of materials for setting up and running a full resettlement service, and for running courses within it. The focus of this pack is working with people who are not settled. It can therefore be adapted for a particular group and address specific issues/requirements such as: addiction disability domestic violence mental health minority ethnic groups.
Sorry that's not my job any more
- Author:
- VAUX Gary
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 3.5.01, 2001, p.33.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Government plans to reduce GP's paperwork will affect the way in which social services clients claim certain benefits and grants. Explains why social workers should be mindful of the changes.
Where the art is
- Author:
- LEWIS Carol
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 10.5.01, 2001, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on the growing role of the arts and related therapy in social care.
Making it work: inspection of welfare to work for disabled people; issues and good practice
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The SSI inspected services currently received by, and outcomes for disabled people and people with mental health problems in securing and being supported in employment. This leaflet highlights the key messages, good practice, and ways in which services could be improved.
Family support for parents and families with additional needs: black and minority ethnic families policy forum; discussion paper 7
- Authors:
- BIGNALL Tracey, BOX Leandra, OTOO Sharon
- Publisher:
- Race Equality Unit
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Place of publication:
- London
This discussion paper from the Race Equality Unit, black and minority ethnic families policy forum, explores family support for parents and families with additional needs. Topics include: families affected by mental illness, disability, HIV Aids; alcohol and drugs; how are families being supported; the impact of government initiatives.
Current social work practice in the fields of mental illness and intellectual disability: changing service approaches to people with a disability?
- Authors:
- LOGAN Bill, CHUNG Donna
- Journal article citation:
- Australian Social Work, 54(3), September 2001, pp.31-42.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This study of social work practice and disability follows the history of two fields of disability: mental illness and intellectual disability. Of particular interest are two key policy influences in the disability sector, deinstitutionalisation and normalisation. The extent to which deinstitutionalisation and normalisation have brought real benefit to people with disabilities is examined from the social workers' perspectives. The implementation of these polices and practices on the daily work of social work practice in these two field involves significantly different foci and approach. The study found that the similarities and differences between the two fields of practice are influenced by the historical and contemporary developments in the care and control of people with disabilities.
Not just users of services but contributors to society: the opportunities of the disability rights agenda
- Author:
- SAYCE Liz
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review, 6(3), September 2001, pp.25-28.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
Discusses the relevance of models of disability for people with mental health problems. Looks at the opportunities presented in the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 as they apply to mental health.
Impact of the national minimum wage on disabled people
- Authors:
- SCHNEIDER Justine, SIMONS Ken, EVERATT Greg
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 16(5), August 2001, pp.723-747.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The survey reported here found disparities in the impact of the introduction of the National Minimum Wage on disabled people. These were associated with age, gender, impairment and type of employment setting. The main determinant of whether individuals gained from the NMW was their status as claimants of welfare benefits. The authors also found evidence that paid hours had been reduced to implement the NMW with no net increase in earnings, possibly to enable people to enable people to retain benefits entitlements. They make recommendations about how the anomalies can be tackled. It may be unrealistic to expect the Act to have been implemented fully so soon after it became law and some of the anomalies found may eventually disappear. However, many of the inequalities uncovered by this survey are not addressed by the NMW, specifically those inequalities associated with impairment and gender.
Challenging fundamental assumptions about mental health service users and work
- Authors:
- RINALDI Miles, HILL Robert
- Journal article citation:
- A Life in the Day, 5(2), May 2001, pp.5-10.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
New research challenges three commonly held assumptions; that mental health service users do not want to work, that work will make their condition worse, and that what they are really best suited to is sheltered work. Re-examines these assumptions in the light of interviews with service users and employers.