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National or local?
- Author:
- BARNES Colin
- Journal article citation:
- National Disability Information Project Newsletter, 11, July 1994, p.1.
Outlines the findings of research which evaluated the services provided by national information providers to local information providers.
Evaluation of the disabled person's tax credit: views and experiences of recipients
- Authors:
- CORDEN Anne, SAINSBURY Roy
- Publisher:
- University of York. Social Policy Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 118p.
- Place of publication:
- York
This project was part of a wide programme of evaluation of new tax credits, commissioned by the Inland Revenue. Disabled person's tax credit (DPTC) was launched in October 1999 (along with Working Families’ Tax Credit) and replaced Disability Working Allowance, which was administered by the Benefits Agency. The aims of the project conducted by SPRU were to explore the views and experiences of a range of DPTC recipients, and to consider the impact of DPTC on work incentives and as a means of supporting disabled people and people with health problems to remain in work.
Equal lives?: disabled people evaluate an independent living strategy for Essex Social Services
- Authors:
- JOHNS Tracey, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Research Policy and Planning, 22(2), 2004, pp.51-57.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
Summarises a recent evaluation of an independent living policy for people with physical and sensory impairments who use Essex Social Services. Local disabled people were trained to help. Focuses on a practical account of steps taken to include service users as equal partners in the research process. Gives the authors' personal experiences and views as professional researchers, research sponsors, social service managers and - most important - disabled people involved as co-researchers. Presents ideas for improving the process from the lessons learned.
Social security
- Author:
- BURGESS Paul
- Journal article citation:
- Research Matters, 1, April 1996, pp.22-24.
- Publisher:
- Community Care
Looks at research into the evaluation of Disability Living Allowance and Attendance Allowance, which provides a welcome new angle on the important question why so many people fail to claim benefits to which they are entitled.
WORKSTEP modernisation funds evaluation
- Authors:
- PURVIS Ann, et al
- Publisher:
- Corporate Document Services; Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 73p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
WORKSTEP is part of a broad range of schemes funded by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), which aims to help disabled people find and retain work. These programmes are managed by Jobcentre Plus, an executive agency of DWP, and provided by a range of organisations in the public, private and not-for-profit sector. WORKSTEP was introduced in April 2001, and incorporated a number of key changes to its predecessor, the Supported Employment Programme, all of which aimed to modernise service provision. The changes embodied in the WORKSTEP programme were a significant challenge for existing service providers and in recognition of this, the Government announced an allocation of £37.2 million in Programme Modernisation Funding, available over a period of three years. The overall aim of the Funds was to both stimulate and enable change to occur within existing provider organisations, making them better placed to deliver WORKSTEP. This report presents the findings of research on WORKSTEP Modernisation Funds, aiming to evaluate the delivery of the funding and the nature and impact of activities and investments arising from it. The research was carried out by the Centre for Public Policy during 2005, and it linked into their evaluation of the WORKSTEP Programme. It involved interviews with Jobcentre Plus and provider organisation staff and an analysis of Modernisation Project documentation. The research examined the background to the Modernisation Funds initiative, the promotion and administration of the Funds, and reviewed the range of initiatives that were supported.
New deal for disabled people: second synthesis report: interim findings from the evaluation
- Authors:
- STAFFORD Bruce, et al
- Publisher:
- Corporate Document Services; Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 152p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
The New Deal for Disabled People (NDDP) is the major employment programme for people on incapacity benefits. It is a voluntary programme that aims to help people with a disability or health condition move into sustained employment. Around 65 Job Brokers, who are a mix of public, private, and voluntary sector organisations, deliver the programme. NDDP is subject to an extensive programme of evaluation. This report presents selected findings from the evaluation. It covers developments up to and including spring 2004, and synthesises findings from fieldwork with NDDP participants, employers, members of the eligible population, those delivering the programme (notably staff from Job Brokers and Jobcentre Plus offices), and from administrative data. The evaluation is on-going and further reports will present findings on the programme as it evolves. The report draws upon qualitative and quantitative research conducted by a team of researchers from: the Centre for Research in Social Policy (Loughborough University), the Institute for Employment Studies, the National Centre for Social Research, and the Social Policy Research Unit (University of York) as well as analysis of administrative data by the Department for Work and Pensions
New deal for disabled people evaluation: survey of eligible population, wave three
- Authors:
- PIRES Candice, et al
- Publisher:
- Corporate Document Services; Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 128p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
The New Deal for Disabled People (NDDP) is the major employment programme for people on incapacity benefits. It is a voluntary programme that aims to help people with a disability or health condition move into sustained employment. Over 65 job brokers, who are a mix of public, private and voluntary sector organisations, have delivered the programme. As part of a comprehensive evaluation, the survey of the eligible population has been conducted to obtain information about people who were eligible and invited to take part in NDDP. The survey aims to establish the characteristics of this population, their work aspirations and their awareness of, attitudes to and involvement with NDDP.
Learning to use simple massage with disabled children: parents' experiences of a training and support programme
- Authors:
- SAVIN-BADEN Maggi, POWELL Lesley, BALOW Julie
- Journal article citation:
- Learning in Health and Social Care, 5(2), June 2006, pp.69-80.
- Publisher:
- Blackwell
This article presents a pedagogical evaluation of parents' understanding of their own learning in relation to the Training and Support Programme they received to enable them to undertake simple massage with their disabled children. Data were gathered from exit interviews with 17 parents who had been involved over the course of 2 months. Analysis was undertaken using interpretative interactionism in order to understand the relationship between parents' learning approaches and the training approach implemented. The findings indicated that the Training Programme largely adopted a behavioural approach that reflected the teaching practices of the trainers. However, cognitive developmental learning was also part of the overarching approach and, in the long term, this was the approach which fitted with most parents' needs. What was particularly apparent was the importance of the relationship between the learning approaches adopted and parents' desire to learn in a particular way. Furthermore, parents argued that the Training and Support Programme had high positive impact on their children and their family lives in general. This report is one of the first examples of an evaluation that sought to analyse and to understand the pedagogical tensions of parents' experiences of learning on a Training and Support Programme in the UK.
Keeping children with a disability safely in their families
- Authors:
- BALDRY Eileen, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Practice: Social Work in Action, 17(3), September 2005, pp.143-156.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Reports on a research project in New South Wales, Australia, which aimed to discover whether particular support programme(s) for children with a disability and their families significantly and positively influenced outcomes for the child and family, and if significant positive change did occur, which programme elements, strategies and/or techniques significantly contributed to positive client outcomes. Families in crisis and their support workers participated in the research and were followed and interviewed immediately post-intervention, at six and at twelve months post-intervention. Measurements of empowerment, emotional support, parent-child involvement, abuse potential, family functioning, symptom reduction, hope, happiness and worker-client alliance were used to gather data, as were qualitative interviews. Analyses indicated that the interventions improved families' levels of well-being potential. Specific worker strategies and programme elements were found to be associated with these improvements and are discussed in detail. Safety of children with disabilities can be improved significantly using the family-centred interventions that were a distinctive feature of the programmes studied.
Congruence between disabled elders and their primary caregivers
- Authors:
- HOROWITZ Amy, GOODMAN Caryn R., REINHARDT Joann P.
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 44(4), August 2004, pp.532-542.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This study examines the extent and independent correlates of congruence between disabled elders and their caregivers on several aspects of the caregiving experience. Participants were 117 visually impaired elders and their caregivers. Correlational analyses, kappa statistics, and paired t tests were used to examine the extent of congruence. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses identified significant correlates of congruence on four target issues: elder's functional disability, elder's adaptation to vision impairment, caregiver's overprotectiveness, and caregiver's understanding of the vision problem. Caregivers assessed elders as more disabled and rated themselves as more overprotective than did the elders. Although independent correlates varied by target issue, two domains most consistently influenced congruence across measures: the caregiver's assessment of the elder's status and quality of the relationship. Findings underscore the importance of addressing congruence by target issue, rather than as a global characteristic of the caregiving relationship.