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Predicting additional care in young children with neurodevelopmental disability: a systematic review
- Authors:
- MEESTER-DELVER Anke, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 48(2), 2006, pp.143-150.
- Publisher:
- John Wiley and Sons
Children with developmental disabilities have a variety of associated impairments that require lifelong additional care, and assessment of these needs is necessary not only for diagnostic purposes but to inform parents and other care givers and providers about what care is likely to be needed in the future. This review identifies and evaluates seven existing assessment instruments: Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI); Functional Independence Measure for Children (WeeFIM); Health Utility Index (HUI-3); Life Habits Assessment (LIFE-H); Lifestyle Assessment Questionnaire; Support Intensity Scale (SIS); and Amount of Assistance Questionnaire (AAQ). None have been developed to predict future additional care requirements, and the authors conclude that new instruments should be developed to provide parents and other care providers with the information they need.
Rehabilitation and welfare restructuring in East Asia: deciphering an assessment tool for people with disabilities in Hong Kong
- Authors:
- LEE Tsor-kui, LEE James
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 21(6), October 2006, pp.583-598.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
While many East Asian economies have in the past witnessed the coexistence of economic growth and modern welfare provisions, this has no longer been the case since the Asian Financial Crisis. This article is an attempt to unravel the latent policy objectives behind an assessment tool for residential services ostensibly aimed at rationalizing residential services for people with physical and/or mental disabilities in Hong Kong. The central argument is that such a policy instrument, whilst appearing technocratic and professional in policy discourse, nonetheless fails to hide its true purpose of implementation – the rationalization of welfare resources within a cutback environment. Moreover, in screening out people with disabilities, the new Assessment Tool further perpetuates a rehabilitation service rooted in paternalism and traditionalism, a service which sees those affected by disabilities as dependent and helpless, and which moves ever further away from the ideals of inclusion, dignity and independent living.
The international classification of functioning, disability and health (ICF), a new tool for social workers
- Author:
- BARROW Frederica H.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation, 5(1), 2006, pp.65-73.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The World Health Organization (WHO) ratified the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) in 2001. This followed a ten year period of international development which shifted emphasis from a system concerned with the consequences of disease to a system concerned with human functionality and health. Disability advocates contributed to this system which has potential as a tool for social work classification and assessment. In this article, background information is provided, the system is briefly described, and guidance is offered regarding training options as a way of introducing it as a new assessment tool for social workers. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
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)).
A review of outcome measures in early childhood programs
- Authors:
- MANNAN Hasheem, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 3(4), December 2006, pp.219-228.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The authors undertook a review of measures available for assessing outcomes of early childhood services for children with disabilities and their families. With principles of family-centered practice mandating the inclusion of both family and child outcome measures in effective evaluation plans, the review examined measures with established psychometric properties for (a) documenting the effectiveness of partnerships with families, and (b) documenting the effectiveness of services and supports for families. Constructs and their associated measures related to partnerships include satisfaction with the overall program and empowerment. The constructs for outcomes of supports and services include social support, parenting, and family quality of life. The authors reviewed measures for each of the five constructs. They note that the selection of appropriate measures to assess the outcomes of family support and services depends on the specific configuration of support services provided by the program and that each program may have to be explicit about the outcomes it wants to impact and therefore measure.
CREDO east: evaluation report
- Author:
- BYERS Richard
- Publisher:
- CREDO East
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 22p., appendices
- Place of publication:
- Rugby
Based in the east of England, CREDO east is a charitable organisation that works with teenagers who have multiple impairments and who require high levels of support to live their lives as they wish. The author was commissioned by CREDO east to evaluate their work in order to inform future planning. The research centred on four young people, all of whom had Circles of Support initiated and facilitated by CREDO east. Most of them also participated in CREDO east’s community activities and events. Data were gathered through interviews with three of the young people, family members, and Circle members, some of whom were also involved professionals. Questionnaires were also sent to professionals to obtain their views more generally on the work of CREDO east and its impact. Responses were overwhelmingly positive. CREDO east was said to have given young people and families a voice, opened up a range of opportunities for young people and their families, and developed community support networks that are powerful, creative and sustainable. Young people and family members valued CREDO east’s independence very highly. Professionals were also very positive about CREDO east and its work although they reported that there were sometimes tensions between the work of CREDO east and budgetary and procedural constraints that they themselves experienced. The author concludes that in the future CREDO east should continue to develop personalised initiatives while also expanding their capacity to engage more significantly with services, professionals and larger numbers of service users.
Every child is special: placing disabled children for permanence
- Author:
- COUSINS Jennifer
- Publisher:
- British Association for Adoption and Fostering
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 71p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This Good Practice Guide tracks the converging processes of planning for a permanent home for disabled children, and recruiting suitable families. It covers: assessing and communicating with children; recruiting and assessing families and making links; planning permanence; profiling and featuring children; and supporting placements. It examines some of the organisational structures that form the context of this work and highlights the changes that are necessary if more disabled children are to have the security of a permanent family. The guide provides an overview of disabled children 'in need' and 'looked after' and describes current models of disability. It acknowledges the problem of definitions and terminology and discusses impairment in terms of language and popular culture. Relevant legal issues are also briefly explained.