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Outcomes for disabled service users
- Authors:
- HARRIS Jennifer, et al
- Publisher:
- University of York. Social Policy Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 90p.
- Place of publication:
- York
Social service provision to younger disabled people is not often at the forefront of policy debate. However, the Government recognises the distinct contribution that disabled people make to the economy and the waste of potential that ensues when key services do not assist them. Often the type of assistance that younger disabled people require needs to be more flexible, or of a different type, than that offered by social services. For example, people may require assistance with making decisions concerning work, both paid and voluntary, or in parenting. This study explored ways of incorporating these and other types of assistance into assessment processes. In the study these were called ‘outcomes’ and they were incorporated into new assessment documents for use by a multi-disciplinary team of professionals.
Disabled Parents Network information briefings: no. 3 services: how to find out about services
- Author:
- DISABLED PARENTS NETWORK
- Publisher:
- Disabled Parents Network
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 31p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Some disabled parents have a full community care assessment of their needs by social services, resulting in a care plan. Other parents contact social services for help only when they need to get hold of particular information, items or services. Specialist teams within health and social care services should be able to help with additional needs.
A break free of caring?
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 1.8.02, 2002, pp.46-47.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Discusses the case of a disabled man whose mother needs respite, but can't get it.
Fluctuating needs: the Care Act 2014
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 6 minutes 56 seconds
- Place of publication:
- London
Under the Care Act 2014, assessments should reflect more accurately a comprehensive picture of people's needs - including how they change over time. In this film two people, one with mental health needs, the other with a physical disability, talk about their conditions, assessment, how their needs can fluctuate and the impact this has on the level of care and support they need. The film illustrates how the new requirement aims to recognise people as individuals by endorsing a much-needed degree of flexibility and responsive care, as well as offering valuable support for people with mental health and physical health conditions which may vary over time. (Edited publisher abstract)
A systematic review of instruments for assessment of capacity in activities of daily living in children with developmental co-ordination disorder
- Authors:
- LINDE B.W.van der, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Child: Care, Health and Development, 41(1), 2015, pp.23-34.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Children with developmental co-ordination disorder (DCD) face evident motor difficulties in activities of daily living (ADL). Assessment of their capacity in ADL is essential for diagnosis and intervention, in order to limit the daily consequences of the disorder. The aim of this study is to systematically review potential instruments for standardized and objective assessment of children's capacity in ADL, suited for children with DCD. As a first step, databases of MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL and PsycINFO were searched to identify studies that described instruments with potential for assessment of capacity in ADL. Second, instruments were included for review when two independent reviewers agreed that the instruments (1) are standardized and objective; (2) assess at activity level and comprise items that reflect ADL; and (3) are applicable to school-aged children that can move independently. Out of 1507 publications, 66 publications were selected, describing 39 instruments. Seven of these instruments were found to fulfil the criteria and were included for review: the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Performance-2 (BOT2); the Do-Eat (Do-Eat); the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2 (MABC2); the school-Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (schoolAMPS); the Tuffts Assessment of Motor Performance (TAMP); the Test of Gross Motor Development (TGMD); and the Functional Independence Measure for Children (WeeFIM). As a third step, for the included instruments, suitability for children with DCD was discussed based on the ADL comprised, ecological validity and other psychometric properties. It is concluded that current instruments do not provide comprehensive and ecologically valid assessment of capacity in ADL as required for children with DCD. (Publisher abstract)
Outcomes for disabled service users
- Authors:
- HARRIS Jennifer, et al
- Publisher:
- Social Policy Research Unit. University of York
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
Often, younger disabled people require support that is more flexible, or of a different type than that which social service can offer. For example people may require assistance with making decisions concerning work, both paid and voluntary, or in parenting. This research briefing reports on a study which aimed to see whether these areas of assistance could be incorporated into assessments and reviews. In the study these areas were named 'outcomes', which meant goals that service users wished to achieve. The researchers synthesised findings from previous work with disabled service users into the outcomes framework. This was incorporated into assessment and review practices and used by a multi-disciplinary team of professionals from one Social Services Department in England. The researchers then evaluated the processes of change and their impact on professionals and service users. The majority of staff from all professional groups found the outcome-focused approach and documents to be useful, workable and an improvement on the original system. Most believed that the outcomes approach and documents were applicable and appropriate to their work and suited their professional role.
The Disability Discrimination (Services and Premises) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006: statutory rule 2006 no. 46
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 2p.
- Place of publication:
- London
These Regulations revoke regulation 9 (Exemption from sections 19 to 21 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 for certain educational services) of the Disability Discrimination (Services and Premises) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996. Regulation 9 of the 1996 Regulations exempted certain specified educational services from sections 19 to 21 of the 1995 Act (discrimination in relation to goods, facilities and services). The exempted services included services provided by education and library boards, activities provided by voluntary organisations, and research facilities provided and assessments at relevant establishments (defined in regulation 9(2)).
Disabled Parents Network information briefings: no. 4 getting your needs assessed
- Author:
- DISABLED PARENTS NETWORK
- Publisher:
- Disabled Parents Network
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 19p.
- Place of publication:
- London
By law, every disabled person has the right to ask their local council to assess their need for community care. The aim should be to help disabled people to live independently and in their own homes wherever possible. The government gives guidance to local authorities about assessing disabled people’s needs and whether and how those needs should be met. A disabled person’s social roles, including parenting, should be part of a community care assessment.
Disabled Parents Network information briefings: no. 5 making a care plan to meet your needs
- Author:
- DISABLED PARENTS NETWORK
- Publisher:
- Disabled Parents Network
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 15p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Following assessment, a care plan is made to show how users assessed health and social care needs will be met. This briefing also covers service costs, charges and review.
Dual disability systems in New Zealand: a tandem or two separate bicycles?
- Authors:
- BARNETT Pauline, PENNY Anthea
- Journal article citation:
- Research Policy and Planning, 22(1), 2004, pp.11-19.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
There is continuing international debate over the best ways of finding and organising support for people with disabilities. In New Zealand, two public sector disability programmes have developed alongside each other. The first (disability support), covering people disabled from non-accident causes, is taxation funded and managed via health and welfare systems. The second, providing cover on a 'no fault' basis, for all people disabled by injury, whatever the setting or cause, is a social insurance programme known as Accident Compensation (ACC), administered through a government corporation. This article traces the fortunes of these two programmes over the last two decades, pointing out the implications for disabled people and for public policy, including issues of equity for people with a similar range of needs. The discussion and conclusion raise broader issues that may be relevant to other countries.