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The shape of things to come: user-led social services
- Author:
- MORRIS Jenny
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Social Work
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 75p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report looking at opportunities for user's to become more involved in services. Examines features associated with organisations run by service users and asks whether these features can be taken on by statutory and independent service providers.
The Independent Living Advocate project: final evaluation
- Author:
- MORRIS Jenny
- Publisher:
- Spinal Injuries Association
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 54p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- London
Addresses the users' experiences of the service offered by the Independent Living Advocate and looks at how the innovative and empowering nature of the post can be continued and promoted.
Disabled lives: many voices, one message
- Author:
- MORRIS Jenny
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation, BBC Education
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 28p.,illus.list of orgs.bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- York
Booklet challenging the way disabled people have been devalued and denied the right to a home, a job and a family life. Covers issues such as charities, independent living and the growth of a disability culture.
People with physical impairments and mental health support needs: a critical review of the literature
- Author:
- MORRIS Jenny
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 53p.
- Place of publication:
- York
This report reviews the literature on the mental health support needs of people with physical impairments. The review is divided into two parts. The first part reviews research literature concerned with psychology, psychiatry and rehabilitation services. The second part of the review looks at what is known about the mental health support needs and experiences of people with physical impairments from a social model perspective. It was the first stage of a research project. (Edited publisher abstract)
One town for my body, another for my mind: services for people with physical impairments and mental health support needs
- Author:
- MORRIS Jenny
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 76p.
- Place of publication:
- York
Reports on high levels of dissatisfaction among mental health services users with physical impairments. Two-thirds reported difficulty accessing services. Key concerns included lack of assistance, accessible environments, withdrawal of medication for physical impairment on admission and non-availability when needed, community mental health workers' unfamiliarity with impairments, lack of a co-ordinated approach by GPs and psychiatrists, and fragmented physical/mental needs. People wanted to be seen as whole, with services and professionals communicating and working together. Concludes that services should work together to prevent needs being fragmented by professional and service boundaries.
They said what?: some common myths about disabled parents and community care legislation
- Author:
- MORRIS Jenny
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 18p.
- Place of publication:
- York
This booklet is made up of a series of questions and answers which identify and explain some common misconceptions about the assistance and equipment available to disabled parents to help them look after their children. The idea for this booklet came from disabled parents who had difficulties in getting what they required. Some of the things they were told by social workers and other professionals were not accurate, but the parents usually did not have the necessary knowledge about their rights to challenge these statements. This booklet sets out some of these statements and gives information about what disabled people are entitled to. At the end of the booklet is a list of legislation and government guidance, and details of how to get hold of them. There is also information about organisations that can provide advice and information. The booklet covers England and Wales.
Still missing: volume 1; the experience of disabled children and young people living away from home
- Author:
- MORRIS Jenny
- Publisher:
- Who Cares Trust
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 57p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Presents the experiences of thirty disabled people who spent most of their childhood away from their families. A companion volume examines policy and practice implications of the experiences recorded here and looks in detail at how three local authorities are attempting to meet the needs of disabled children.
Encounters with strangers: feminism and disability
- Editor:
- MORRIS Jenny
- Publisher:
- Women's Press
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 234p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- London
Explores the ways feminism can and must acknowledge disabled women for the benefit of all. Looks at ways in which disabled women have been disempowered and rendered invisible.
The power to change: commissioning health and social services with disabled people
- Author:
- MORRIS Jenny
- Publisher:
- King's Fund
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 46p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Sets out guidelines for those commissioning health and social services for people with physical and/or sensory impairments between the ages of 16 and 65.
Community care or independent living
- Author:
- MORRIS Jenny
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 46p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- York
Report exploring some of the experiences of people with disabilities of receiving assistance from partners and other family members, in the form of statutory services and through the direct purchase of the help required. Raises issues for the implementation of community care policies at both local and national levels, including human and civil rights issues.