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What works in services for families with a disabled child?
- Authors:
- BERESFORD Bryony, et al
- Publisher:
- Barnardo's
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 135p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Ilford
Part of Barnardos 'What Works' series, this report discusses what it views as effective practice with families who have disabled children up to the age of sixteen. While much of the evidence reviewed comes from practitioners and academics, the main source of information as to what works best comes from parents, an essential point of information as they are the ones with the hands on experience. It is also necessary to draw attention to the views of children themselves. This report acknowledges that these feature less prominently as they have not been investigated as much as the views of adults in the past.
The employment of disabled people in the public sector: a review of data and literature
- Authors:
- HIRST Michael, et al
- Publisher:
- University of York. Social Policy Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 169p.
- Place of publication:
- York
The proposed duty on the public sector to promote disability equality will require employers to take action in areas which are currently under-developed such as: involving disabled staff; training and awareness raising; monitoring disability within the workforce and among job applicants; and taking an organisation-wide strategic approach. Guidance needs to convince employers of the value to them of taking action, involving a prior understanding of what motivates them to change.
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)
Music therapy for acquired brain injury (review)
- Authors:
- BRADT J., et al
- Publisher:
- John Wiley and Sons
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 42p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Chichester
Acquired brain injury (ABI) can result in problems with movement, language, sensation, thinking or emotion and therefore severely reduce a survivor’s quality of life. Music therapy has been employed to help recover lost functions and to prevent depression. This systematic review compared music therapy with standard care versus standard care alone or standard care combined with other therapies on; gait, upper extremity function, communication, mood and emotions, social skills, pain, behavioural outcomes, activities of daily living and adverse events. The literature was searched exhaustively, including hand searching of key journals and contact with experts in the field. Two authors independently assessed methodological quality and extracted data from the seven studies selected for inclusion (184 participants) . The results suggest that rhythmic auditory stimulation (RAS) may improve gait in stroke patients, including gait velocity, cadence, stride length and gait symmetry. These results were based on two studies that received a low risk of bias score. There were insufficient data to examine the effect of music therapy on other outcomes. The reviewers conclude that RAS may improve gait in people with stroke but more RCTs are needed before recommendations can be made for clinical practice. Further research is needed to examine the effects of music therapy on other outcomes in people with ABI.
Preventing social exclusion of disabled children and their families: literature review paper produced for the national evaluation of the Children's Fund
- Author:
- CLARKE Harriet
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Education and Skills
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 55p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report presents current evidence concerning the social inclusion of disabled children and their families, and has been developed following an extensive search of academic and policy literature published over the past decade. The focus is on the need for and impacts of preventative (rather than critically responsive) services and strategies for disabled children aged between five and 13 years. Disabled children is a term inclusive of all children who face disabling barriers to social inclusion, irrespective of their impairment.
Supporting parents: messages from research
- Author:
- QUINTON David
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 271p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This book explores the range of supports that parents find effective and how those supports might be improved or better mobilized. It draws from studies on the general population as well as specific service users, to highlight issues common to parents in a wide variety of circumstances.
Disability, sexuality and abuse: an annotated bibliography
- Authors:
- SOBSEY Dick, et al
- Publisher:
- Paul H. Brookes
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 197p.
- Place of publication:
- Baltimore, MD
Multidisciplinary, international bibliography including research, position papers, programme descriptions, clinical reports and media accounts.
Working together: multi-agency working in services to disabled children with complex health care needs and their families; a literature review
- Authors:
- WATSON Debby, et al
- Publisher:
- Handsel Trust
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 58p.
- Place of publication:
- Birmingham
Children with complex health care needs and their families have the same range of needs for services and support as other disabled children. But they also have additional care needs. Almost thirty years of research has consistently shown that families with disabled children would prefer the many agencies that they encounter to work together more effectively. Since 1997, a strong policy emphasis on the importance of ‘joined-up’ working has promoted the benefits of partnerships. In response, many projects and services have been established throughout the UK that aim to implement better joint work whilst improving quality of life for this group of children and their families. There is, however, a notable lack of information about the nature of multi-agency services for children with complex health care needs.
Service co-ordination: professionals' views on the role of a multi-agency service co-ordinator for children with disabilities
- Author:
- BEATTIE Anette
- Publisher:
- Handsel Trust
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 36p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Birmingham
This review examines the literature pertaining to disabled children and their families. It also examines coordinating strategies and the role of the service co-ordinator for children with disabilities and other issues concerning inter professional collaboration.
Low intensity support services: a systematic literature review
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
Despite some recent policy acknowledgement of the potential role of low intensity support services in assisting people to live independently, community care resources continue to be targeted mainly on high level, often crisis, interventions. Partly because of this continuing focus, there has been little consideration of the evidence of the value of low intensity services. The Centre for Housing Policy, University of York, has now undertaken a systematic research literature review of the effectiveness of such services in enabling people to live independently in ordinary housing. Presents the findings.