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Top guidance for carers
- Author:
- CLEMENTS Luke
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 12.4.01, 2001, p.28.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at the guidance accompanying the Carers and Disabled Children Act, which spells out, among other things, which carers are entitled to assessments and services.
Disabled children and the law: research and good practice
- Authors:
- READ Janet, CLEMENTS Luke
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 303p.,list of orgs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Draws on research on the needs of disabled children, young adults and their families, and indicates how the law can be used to promote good practice and policy development. Explains the overlapping legal responsibilities of social services, health and education, and how to facilitate coordinated practice. Emphasises the importance of an anti-discriminatory approach and of involving parents and children in decision making and advocacy. Includes extensive appendices of resource materials.