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Equipped for living or self-determination?
- Author:
- CAMPBELL Jane
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 57(3), March 1994, pp.89-90.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Argues that independent living is a fundamental human right. Because disabled people need facilitation on the road to empowerment the role of occupational therapists is a vital one.
Friendly assistance
- Author:
- BURKE Cathy
- Journal article citation:
- Care Weekly, 3.3.94, 1994, p.13.
Personal assistants help disabled people to achieve equal rights and opportunities. Looks at the tasks and skills demanded of a personal assistant and concludes that while the user is not a friend but an employer yet the ideal relationship is something akin to colleagues.
Empowerment social work with physically disabled people
- Author:
- HOLDSWORTH Lisa
- Publisher:
- University of East Anglia
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 41p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Norwich
An exploration of the potential of empowerment social work to offer a service to physically handicapped people that takes into account their self-defined service needs and their rights to remain in control of their own lives.
Employment options for the 1990s
- Author:
- ELLIS N.
- Journal article citation:
- Contact, 65, Autumn 1990, p.7,9.
- Publisher:
- Royal Assocation for Disability and Rehabilitation
Reviews "Empowerment and Training for People with Disabilities", the report of the Department of Employment on Government services to help disabled people to find and keep employment.
Empowering women with chronic, physical disabilities: a pedagogical/experiential group model
- Authors:
- VAIL Svetlana, XENAKIS Nancy
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Health Care, 46(1), 2007, pp.67-87.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Past research on group work in the hospital setting has focused on traditional psycho-educational support group models. This article describes an effective group model developed in the Initiative for Women with Disabilities, a hospital-based outpatient program for women with chronic physical illnesses or conditions in the United States. The group model integrates concepts of humanistic and self-psychology with pedagogical methods and experiential learning. A Women's Writing group and Women's Assertiveness group each with 10 sessions were designed and conducted according to this model. The group leader presented as a pedagogue and self-object that created a group experience that affirms humanistic values and fosters self-growth, socialization, and interpersonal change. The results of a self-administered survey suggest that the participants responded favourably to the format, structure and content of the groups, skills learned, and the identification of past and present issues. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
Self-identity and the arts education of disabled young people
- Author:
- TAYLOR Margaret
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 20(7), December 2005, pp.763-778.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article is based on PhD research which has investigated the ways in which a group of disabled young students are being enabled, via their arts education, to engage in the process of self-realisation whereby negative and oppressive perceptions of disability have been identified and addressed via their artwork.
The empowerment of marginals: strategic paradoxes
- Authors:
- van HOUTEN Douwe, JACOBS Gaby
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 20(6), October 2005, pp.641-654.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article is about the disability movement in the Netherlands and its strategies for empowerment of disabled people. Only since the end of 2003 has the Netherlands enjoyed antidiscrimination legislation for disabled people. But, how important actually is legislation for the empowerment of disabled people? To answer this question, the authors take a closer look at social movements and their involvement in empowerment and active citizenship. We criticise the disregard of differences and care in notions of active citizenship and propose instead the idea of a ‘varied society’ based on the notions of diverse and ‘careful citizenship’. One of the main arguments is that empowerment strategies necessary to create this kind of society are above all bottom-up strategies. However, the highly organised disability movement in the Netherlands is confronted with strategic paradoxes that have ‘depowering’ consequences. Based on these paradoxes, five recommendations for the disability movement in the Netherlands are presented.
Enabling disabled doctors: scoping exercise
- Authors:
- MORGAN Laura, CHAMBERS Ruth
- Publisher:
- Disabled Doctors Action Group
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 43p.
- Place of publication:
- Stoke-on-Trent
This report is on a piece of research commissioned by the Disabled Doctors Action Group. The project was a scoping exercise to derive information about sources of help and enablement for disable doctors who wish to work in the NHS and have a fulfilling career. The report also identifies gaps for future research. The Disabled Doctors Action Group evolved from a group of concerned champions acting on behalf of the delegates attending a seminar sponsored by West Midlands Deanery, BMJ Careers, Staffordshire University and NIMHE.
Peering at a solution
- Author:
- WINGHAM Gaynor
- Journal article citation:
- Care and Health Magazine, 48, 5.11.03, 2003, pp.24-25.
- Publisher:
- Care and Health
For young people with disabilities, a new approach of peer mentoring is helping the transition to independence. Looks at the Peer Mentoring Project developed by Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People.
A direct route for cash
- Author:
- GLASBY Jon
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 25.1.01, 2001, p.28.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The author explains how direct payments work, and points out the benefits and pitfalls of a system that is aimed at allowing service users to gain more control over the care they receive.