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Crossing the boundaries: how training can improve joint working
- Author:
- ROYAL ASSOCIATION FOR DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION
- Publisher:
- Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 44p.
- Place of publication:
- London
In the current climate where working in partnership is both encouraged and expected, training plays an important part in this process.The aim of this good practice guide is to show how training can improve joint working, to show the benefits there will be for both service providers and people receiving services, and to give examples of good practice. The guide looks at what ‘works well’ particularly from the viewpoint of disabled people. It also covers what causes problems and what could be done to address these. Its intention is to encourage service providers and trainers to think about how training can improve joint working and to take action to put thought into effect.
Involving service users in children's services
- Authors:
- AXFORD N., BERRY V., BURNS M
- Publisher:
- Dartington Social Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 12p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Totnes
This paper draws on existing research to advise on best practice in involving users. It starts by outlining how users can be involved, first, in relation to their own circumstances or the lives of others, and second at different stages of the service-delivery process. It then highlights common barriers to involving users and strategies for overcoming them. Special attention is paid to children, people with disabilities and those for whom English is not their first language. The paper then discusses other difficulties that threaten successful user involvement, and concludes by suggesting how different stakeholders’ views should be weighed. Useful resources for managers and practitioners are listed at the end.
Everybody here?: play and leisure for disabled children and young people; a Contact a Family survey of families' experiences in the UK
- Author:
- SHELLEY Pauline
- Publisher:
- Contact a Family
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 41p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report from Contact a Family draws on the experiences of over 1000 families with disabled children in trying to access everyday leisure opportunities across the UK, including swimming pools, cinemas, after school clubs, holiday playschemes and major attractions. Not surprisingly the answer to the question ‘Is everybody here?’ is a very clear no. It provides an overview of current legislation and government policy, identifies the barriers to participation, and ends with clear sets of recommendations to providers and policy-makers. There is also a useful appendix listing attractions positively recommended by parents.
Good practice in housing disabled children and their families
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
Good housing plays a key role in the well-being of disabled children and their families. Research has highlighted services that address the housing needs of disabled children and their families in a positive way, and that have been commended by families themselves. From talking to practitioners and families, the research has drawn out a number of underlying principles and themes that are important in meeting the housing needs of this group.