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The ask force
- Author:
- MILLER Alison
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 6.2.03, 2003, pp.34-35.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on Ask Us! an initiative run by the Children's Society which aimed to give disabled children and young people a chance to tell planners and decision-makers what they want. The most powerful messages have been included on a CD-ROM 'Ask Us'.
Our conference, our say
- Author:
- SMITH Ruth
- Journal article citation:
- Children Now, 13.09.06, 2006, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Haymarket
The author reports on Ealing Council's 'Powerful Voices' conference which ensures that children participate in the services that affect them. The conference is unusual in that all the presentations are conducted by the children and young people themselves.
Power to the pupils
- Author:
- MacCONVILLE Ruth
- Journal article citation:
- Children Now, 8.03.06, 2006, p.23.
- Publisher:
- Haymarket
Ealing council's special educational needs school service decided to hold a conference, entitled Powerful Voices, on disability and education with pupils as delegates. This article highlights the key lessons learned from organising the conference.
Practising group work: a processual account
- Authors:
- SUKHRAMANI Neelam, BAIG Mohammad Imran
- Journal article citation:
- Indian Journal of Social Work, 64(1), January 2003, pp.1-32.
- Publisher:
- Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Group work has been vastly practised, but minimally documented method in the Indian context. This article is an attempt to narrate, as well as to use a theoretical framework to analyse the experiences of working with a group in an integrated school of children with and without physical disabilities. Efforts have been made to detail out each phase by delving into the nature of activities undertaken, the involvement that it elicited from the members, the group dynamics and the role played by the group worker. The article aims to provide a practitioner or a would-be practitioner an account of group work process.
Are you listening?: what disabled children and young people in Wales think about the services they use
- Author:
- TURNER Claire
- Publisher:
- Wales. Welsh Assembly Government. Children First
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 62p., ill.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
This consultation was commissioned by the Welsh Assembly Government. It elicited the views of disabled children and young people across Wales about the services they use and their recommendations for change. The findings will be used to inform the Children’s First bjectives, the National Service Framework for Children and wider policy developments. Disabled children and young people’s involvement in making decisions about their own care and treatment is not consistent across services. Whilst disabled children and young people may make small day to day decisions, adults still appear to make the more important decisions on their behalf. There are few examples of disabled children and young people’s involvement in shaping services.
Starting with choice: inclusive strategies for consulting young children
- Authors:
- DICKINS Mary, EMERSON Sue, GORDON-SMITH Pat
- Publisher:
- Save the Children
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 45p.
- Place of publication:
- London
When children are encouraged to choose, they develop confidence and the ability to make decisions for themselves. It is good for them, and for the places they learn and play. Young children with disabilities have a right to make choices too. Involving all children in decision-making can be challenging but, if the right questions are asked in the right ways, young disabled children can and will express their views. The book provides practical guidance on consulting young children, and a range of techniques that help young children to express their views and make choices. It also looks at when consultation can be effective, at how it fits in to the foundation stage guidance, and at how to train and support early years workers to gain the skills they need.
Getting it right: involving disabled children in assessment, planning and review processes
- Authors:
- MARCHANT Ruth, JONES Mary
- Publisher:
- Triangle
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 22p.
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Considers the systemic and practical challenges to meaningful involvement of disabled children in the assessment, planning and review processes that they are likely to undergo. Includes suggestions for approaches and resources to enable the meeting of such challenges.
Restricted access
- Author:
- SMULIAN Mark
- Journal article citation:
- Roof, January 2002, pp.30-31.
- Publisher:
- Shelter
Looks at the obstacles families and professionals can face in improving the quality of life and housing for disabled children.
How research worked: the messages from the Family Fund Trust research project
- Authors:
- ROBERTS Keri, LAWTON Dot
- Journal article citation:
- Practice: Social Work in Action, 13(4), 2001, pp.61-69.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The messages from the Family Fund Trust research project examined issues of key importance to families with a disabled child. Discusses the importance of involving service users in research and presents key findings and recommendations to arise from the project.
Disability
- Author:
- THORNTON Patricia
- Journal article citation:
- Research Matters, October 2000, pp.34-36.
- Publisher:
- Community Care
Research from many sources reveals that their disability has a substantial impact on children's experiences at school. Moreover they are capable of participating in decisions about how to cope with it, and that they want to be allowed to participate in this way.