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Think of the child first
- Author:
- BRAYE Suzy
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 14.12.00, 2000, p.28.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The needs of disabled children are too often seen by assessors purely in medical or practical terms. Looks at how the Children Act 1989 and subsequent laws allow for a more progressive approach.
Disability status and perceptions of employability by employers
- Authors:
- BRICOUT John C., BENTLEY Kia J.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Research, 24(2), June 2000, pp.87-95.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
The study discussed in this article used a correlational design to examine the discrepancies among employers' employability ratings of hypothetical job applicants with different disability statuses in the USA. Employers were asked to rate the job applicants' suitability for employment in a hypothetical administrative assistant position. Findings show that job applicants without a disability received the highest men employability rating. Job applicants with an acquired brain injury were rated substantially the same as those with schizophrenia. Implications for social work practice and research are discussed.
The psychosocial preferences of older adults: a pilot examination of content and structure
- Authors:
- CARPENTER Brian D., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 40(3), June 2000, pp.335-348.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This study examined the content and structure of psychosocial preferences in older adults using the statistical technique known as concept mapping. Results suggest two underlying dimensions to psychosocial preferences (Enrichment-self-maintenance and extrapersonal-interpersonal) and six distinct content domains (social contact, growth activities, leisure activities, self-dominion, support aids, and caregivers and care). Both the dimensions and the content domains provide valuable information for the construction of psychosocial preference instruments. They also might assist formal and informal caregivers in tailoring their interventions to provide individualized care that enhances quality of life for older adults.
Refocusing on the parent: what are the social issues of concern for parents of disabled children
- Author:
- CASE Stephen
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 15(2), March 2000, pp.271-292.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article looks at models of parent's reactions to their children's disability and the satisfaction they feel with professional information before, during and after diagnosis.
Ranking the criteria for assessing quality of life after disability: evidence for priority shifting among long-term spinal cord injury survivors
- Authors:
- WEITZENKAMP D.A., et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Health Psychology, 5(1), February 2000, pp.57-69.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Reports on research to identify the criteria spinal cord injury (SCI) survivors use in assessing their quality of life and to examine the concept of priority shifting following SCI. Main outcome measurements used were Flanagan's Quality of Life and Individual Needs Questionnaire, which ranks 15 life priorities in terms of importance and how well personal needs are met in each area. Results found SCI men differed from non-disabled people in how they ranked the determinants of their quality of life. Unlike non-disabled people, for the SCI men neither health nor work were highly correlated to their perceived quality of life. Concludes that SCI men do change the criteria they use in assessing their quality of life and may in fact devalue less attainable goals while increasing the importance of areas in which they might be successful.
Carers and Disabled Children Act 2000: chapter 16; explanatory notes
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Carers and Disabled Children Act 2000
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Key features of the Act are to make provision about the assessment of carers' needs; to provide services to help carers; and to provide payments to carers and disabled children aged 16 or 17 in lieu of the provision of services to them.
New rights for disabled children in education
- Author:
- LAMB Brian
- Journal article citation:
- Childright, 167, June 2000, pp.5-7.
- Publisher:
- Children's Legal Centre
In December 1997, the Disability Rights Task Force (DRTF) was set up to look at a full range of issues that affect disabled people's lives and to advise the government. This article considers the key issues in this area, with close reference to the DRFT report, and reviews new legislation to further the rights of disabled children in education, and specifically the SEN and Disability in Education Bill, which is to be introduced in the current parliamentary session.
Mobility and responsibility
- Author:
- SCHWEHR Belinda
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 8.6.00, 2000, p.32.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Some local authorities are refusing to provide transport to day care facilities for clients who are in receipt of disability living allowance. Explains why they are wrong to do so.
Maltreatment of children with disabilities: training needs for a collaborative response
- Authors:
- ORELOVE Fred P., HOLLAHAN Dorothy J., MYLES Kelly
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse and Neglect, 24(2), February 2000, pp.185-194.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
There is a dearth of research on how to respond to children with disabilities who have been maltreated. The current study used a needs assessment instrument tailored to each of three key groups; parents, educators, and investigators. Respondents were asked about their knowledge level, experience with, and training interests on maltreatment of children with disabilities. The current study helps document the nature of those knowledge gaps and, thereby informs the development of training programmes for building a more co-ordinated and informed response to maltreatment of children with disabilities.