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Health visitors are key to child-centred services
- Authors:
- CERNIK Kate, KELLY Sharon, GRIMES Bernie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Practitioner, 80(8), August 2007, pp.16-17.
- Publisher:
- Community Practitioners' and Health Visitors' Association
The Early Support Programme (ESP) was established by central government in 2004 and set out to develop better coordinated, family-focused services for young disabled children and their families across England. The programme is a collaboration between the Department for Children, Schools and Families and the Department of Health. This article looks at the difference the Early Support Programme is bringing to the lives of disabled children and their families. It is argued that health visitors are uniquely placed to provide these services.
Inclusive services for disabled children
- Author:
- BUSH Chris
- Journal article citation:
- Practice: Social Work in Action, 17(2), June 2005, pp.127-130.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The article discusses the conception of the Disabled Children's Social Inclusion Service in Leicester. The aim of the service is to focus on the needs of disabled children within the content of their families. The intention of the service is to provide an inclusive service to this vulnerable and, arguably largely unprovided group. There are two basic approaches of the service (1) social activities for disabled children and (2) empowerment through information and support, to enable parents and carers to increase their capacity. This project provides the opportunity for parents and children to work not only together, but separately and in groups.