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Housing options for disabled people
- Editor:
- BULL Ruth
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 278p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Describes the processes involved in rehousing or adapting existing accommodation for disabled people. Identifies the professionals involved and highlights the roles of occupational therapists. Also looks at: innovative ways of working out solutions to problems; user centred services; multidisciplinary cooperation to overcome problems; principles of good practice in adapting existing property; effective planning of a new housing project, from choosing the site to completion; and improving housing stock through government legislation and local planning department practices.
'Until disabled people get consulted ...': the role of occupational therapy in meeting housing needs
- Authors:
- NOCON Andrew, PLEACE Nicholas
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 60(3), March 1997, pp.115-122.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Reports on a study of the housing needs of people with disabilities (aged 16 to 65) in Shropshire. The study included interviews with disabled people and with front-line and managerial staff in several agencies, a survey of disabled people, and the analysis of quantitative data. The findings highlight the high level of need for adaptations and more appropriate housing for disabled people; the importance of greater user involvement in the way needs are identified and services provided; the need for reform of the Disabled Facilities Grant system; and the need for an integrated inter-agency approach to meeting disabled people's housing needs.
Rehabilitation of the older person: a handbook for the interdisciplinary team
- Editors:
- SQUIRES Amanda, HASTINGS Margaret
- Publisher:
- Nelson Thornes
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 412p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Cheltenham
- Edition:
- 3rd.
Issues concerning rehabilitation of the elderly and considered from a multi-faceted team management approach. A shift in emphasis from people to person and from multidisciplinary to interdisciplinary reflects changes in the rehabilitation of older people. The book is divided into three sections dealing with the opportunity for, and theory and practice of, rehabilitation.
The evolution of a partnership to meet the special needs of children
- Authors:
- GRAHAM Jackie, MAZE Mary K.
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 60(12), December 1997, pp.521-524.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Being mindful of the importance of a multi-professional approach to meeting complex needs, an advisory teacher together with occupational therapists and physiotherapists developed a successful working partnership. This began in their work with pre-school children and developed into the services the team offered to pupils in mainstream schools and their parents. This article describes the working practices that involved in a shire county in England to meet the needs of children with physical impairment. The key elements and the benefits of such an approach are identified.