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The use of Mental Health Review Tribunals by older people
- Author:
- DWYER Sandra
- Journal article citation:
- Practice: Social Work in Action, 15(3), 2003, pp.51-60.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Focuses on the proportion of older people who are detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 who make applications to tribunals in comparison to younger adults. Some implications for social work practice are explored, both under current legislation, and in the context of legislative reform.
A rural perspective on marketing services to older adults
- Authors:
- McKEAGE Kim K.R., KAY Lenard W.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 41(1/2), 2003, pp.91-120.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Discusses the differences between goods and services and then develops a profile of the older adult as health and social service consumer. Considers the unique features of rural older consumers and reviews approaches to segmenting a rural agency's target population. Considers concepts such as outshopping, segmentation, destination marketing, and virtual servicescapes as are the “Four P's” and the “Four I's” of marketing services. An organization-wide marketing philosophy is strongly encouraged in rural human service organizations. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
Shopping the agencies
- Author:
- GILBERT Helen
- Journal article citation:
- Care and Health Magazine, 50, 3.12.03, 2003, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Care and Health
Reports on a study in Monmouthshire which has devised a useful way of obtaining feedback on their services. Researchers, all aged over 50, who had little or no experience of dealing with social services were given fictional case studies of a person to find services for. The study gave useful feedback on how easy it was to find information about services.
Service for all: making it happen; a report from the Service for All conference held on 18 June 2003 in Edinburgh
- Author:
- SERVICE FOR ALL CONFERENCE
- Publisher:
- Scottish Human Services Trust
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 42p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
The conference aimed to bring people together to exchange information, examples of good practice and ideas about making NHS services more accessible. The main elements of the event were to: understand access from the perspective of people with disabilities, people with mental health problems and older people, what helps and what are the main problems?; identify good practice in Scotland and start a database of good practice; share ideas around practical solutions and on ways to get advice and help from others; and inform ongoing development of policies and advice for the Scottish Executive and the NHS in Scotland on how the NHS and people who use services can work together to improve access. Under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, the NHS and other service providers have to think actively about how to make services accessible. This legislation is important but making this happen is not just about following legislation. It is about people sharing a vision of what a service for all looks like, of imagining better and working together to make it real.
Access to disaster services: social work interventions for vulnerable populations
- Authors:
- ZAKOUR Michael, HARRELL Evelyn
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Service Research, 30(2), 2003, pp.27-54.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This American study uses geographic and network analysis, and regression techniques, to examine access to services for vulnerable populations in disaster, and offer potential interventions to improve access. The population for this study is 67 organizations providing disaster social services in a U.S. metropolitan area, and an additional 25 organisations which are willing to provide these services but do not have a formal disaster relief function. The findings indicate a lack of relief services for vulnerable populations, including African-Americans, people over 75 years old, and female-headed households with young children. During a disaster, a type of social injustice results from the vulnerability of these populations to disaster, the higher vulnerability to disaster of the areas in which these populations reside, the smaller number of organisations serving these areas, the lower capacities and network interaction of these local organisations, and the formidable geographic barriers slowing redistribution of resources in a disaster. If connectedness of smaller, informal organisations to the disaster network were improved, otherwise isolated organisations could be a source of substantial resources for the metropolitan area. Suggestions are offered for interventions, based on services coordination and community organisation models for correcting the lack of access to services documented by this study (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
Policy into practice: growing older with a learning disability
- Author:
- THOMPSON David
- Journal article citation:
- Research Policy and Planning, 21(3), 2003, pp.71-78.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
Identifies the major support needs for older people with learning difficulties. Goes on to discuss the impact of two recent policy documents in England: the 'National Service Framework for Older People' and 'Valuing people: a new strategy for learning disability in the 21st Century' on the lives of older people with learning difficulties.
Research into Practice
- Author:
- MANTHORPE Jill
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 20.11.03, 2003, p.50.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on research studies which show that older refugees' needs vary across ethnic communities, but all suffer from a lack of knowledge of available services.
Older people's views on information, advice and advocacy
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
This study explored the needs and problems of the diverse communities of older people in Slough in relation to information, advice and advocacy. Older people were interviewed both individually and within focus groups, as were service providers. Recommendations for services that would meet the needs expressed by older people were developed, and solutions then prioritised. Older people experienced barriers in accessing information, advice and advocacy in three stages: becoming aware that there was information, advice or advocacy that could help in their situation; gaining access to appropriate and comprehensive information and advice; and. receiving practical assistance to act on the information and achieve a solution.
Making choice a reality
- Author:
- HASLER Frances
- Journal article citation:
- Care and Health Magazine, 34, 23.4.03, 2003, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Care and Health
Looks at how existing knowledge and research can help the sector find the best ways to make direct payments more accessible to older people.
Rural program planning and development for older adults
- Authors:
- LI Hong, BLASER C.Jean
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 41(1/2), 2003, pp.75-89.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Building on Canter's social care systems model, this article reviews rural elders' informal and formal service systems, summarizes the barriers in planning and providing services in rural areas, and suggests strategies that social workers can adopt to overcome these barriers to meet the needs of rural elders and their families. Strategies considered include: integrating formal services with informal care; knowing the culture or tradition of local communities and residents; identifying and involving community leaders in the development and planning process; building into the community and contributing to the community; and encouraging implementation flexibility, creativity and innovation. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).