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Easing the pain of transition
- Author:
- VALIOS Natalie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 28.9.00, 2000, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Your disabled child has grown up and is about to leave school. His or her world of support is about to end and another start. This article looks at one Southampton parent's stressful experience when responsibility changed from children's to adult services.
Charges for residential accommodation: CRAG amendment no. 11; National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) Regulations
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 24p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- London
The learning journey
- Authors:
- BROWN Kate, SPRIGGS Len
- Journal article citation:
- Adults Learning, 11(8), April 2000, pp.25-27.
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Adult Continuing Education
The authors report on a university scheme which enables students with disabilities to make informed choices about their future.
Recent developments for adults with learning difficulties or disabilities
- Author:
- SUTCLIFFE Jeannie
- Journal article citation:
- Adults Learning, 11(6), February 2000, p.16.
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Adult Continuing Education
Recently there has been a plethora of reports published and announcements made, all of which will have an impact on continuing education for adults with learning difficulties or disabilities. Explains what the key developments are.
Better placed - making the right choices
- Author:
- EVANS Peter
- Journal article citation:
- Professional Social Work, February 2000, p.6.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Reports on the results of a BASW survey on how social workers access sources for residential placements.
Monitoring adult protection referrals in 10 English local authorities
- Authors:
- BROWN Hilary, STEIN June
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Adult Protection, 2(3), September 2000, pp.19-31.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This paper reports the results of a study of the monitoring of adult protection referrals in 10 local authorities during six months in 1998.The information provides a useful window on the effectiveness of current policies and provides a baseline from which to anticipate the implications for workload and service planning of recent government guidance.
Can we help you?
- Author:
- VALIOS Natalie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 27.7.00, 2000, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Some clients refuse to accept help. Yet social services are still blamed when a crisis results. The author unpicks some of the legal, ethical and practice issues.
Young disabled people moving into adulthood
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 12p.
- Place of publication:
- York
Although it is a legal requirement that all young people over the age of fourteen with a statement of special educational needs have a transition plan, a third of young people surveyed in one study did not have a plan. Education and social services are often not working well together in transition planing. There is also poor coordination between children and adult social services. Young people who are disabled and in placements out of their local area are particularly likely to experience inadequate transition planning.