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A pathway, not a barrier
- Authors:
- DAVIS Ann, RUMMERY Kirstein, ELLIS Kathryn
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 11.12.97, 1997, pp.24-25.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Asks whether the right to an assessment really makes a difference to disabled people and their carers. Discusses the research on the effectiveness of assessments of need under the NHS and Community Care Act 1990.
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.
Consumer satisfaction: an investigation of contributing factors
- Author:
- RUSSELL M.N.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Service Research, 13(4), 1990, pp.43-56.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Describes a method for evaluating satisfaction ratings based on a questionnaire to measuring clients' perception of quality of care, resource availability.
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.
Act without authority
- Author:
- MAHONY Chris
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 3.12.97, 1997, p.17.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
On its first anniversary, the author reports on the much maligned Disability Discrimination Act.
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.
The effectiveness of occupational therapy for children with developmental coordination disorder: a review of the qualitative literature
- Authors:
- MORGAN Ruth, LONG Tony
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 75(1), January 2012, pp.10-18.
- Publisher:
- Sage
The aim of this review was to further evidence-based practice by identifying motor interventions judged to be effective by children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) and their parents. Six databases were searched for qualitative studies with school-age children with DCD and their parents in order to understand which occupational therapy interventions are most effective for decreasing core symptoms and improving occupational outcomes. The Model of Human Occupation was used to structure the discussion and to illustrate how a model can be used to guide the therapeutic reasoning process about future intervention decisions. For many families, intervention that addressed everyday occupations and the social consequences for children with DCD was of the utmost importance. Both child-centred and parent-centred interventions for DCD were valued but allowing children to be active in goal setting was considered vital. Most parents wanted to maximise their child's social participation and motivation whereas children were more concerned about their ability to engage in self-care and play activities. The authors conclude that there is a need for practitioners to incorporate the priorities of parents and children in order to optimise the outcomes of intervention. Parental and teacher education was highly valued by parents to help manage the uncertainty and worry associated with raising a child with DCD.
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.
Evaluating the impact of mobility-related assistive technology on the lives of disabled people: a review of outcome measures
- Authors:
- HARRIS Anne, PINNINGTON Lorraine L., WARD Christopher D.
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 68(12), December 2005, pp.553-558.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This research review aimed to assess the adequacy available outcome measures to evaluate the impact of mobility assistive technology on participation. The aim was to assess how these tools measured activity and participation in relation to mobility. Each measure considered some useful aspect of participation, but none took sufficient account of the needs of those with mobility impairments or could evaluate adequately the impact of different technologies. To support client-centred and evidence-based practice, an outcome measure that evaluates the impact of mobility assistive technology on activity and participation is required.
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.