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Changes in health, mortality, and disability and their impact on long-term care needs
- Authors:
- MANTON Kenneth G., STALLARD Eric
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 7(3/4), 1996, pp.25-52.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This article examines changes in the health of the U.S. elderly population using the 1982, 1994, and 1989 National Long Term Care Surveys. Both disability prevalence and active life expectancy changes are examined. Second, advances in treatments that improved prognoses and were cost-effective are examined. Third, changes in Medicare use-especially when biomedical advances allow some long-term care needs to be met by interventions in early disease stages - are considered. Results suggest that, while the amount of long term care services needed will increase rapidly, the types and amounts of services used by the U.S. elderly population will undergo significant change.
Fathers of young children with disabilities: how do they want to be involved?
- Authors:
- HADADIAN Azar, MERBLER John
- Journal article citation:
- Child and Youth Care Forum, 24(5), October 1996, pp.327-338.
- Publisher:
- Springer
Fathers of young children with disabilities were surveyed to determine their amount of involvement in the daily care and training of their children. Data were also collected on the fathers' perceptions of their own training and resource needs. The results of the survey indicated that fathers of children with special needs are interested in their child's education. Fathers indicated their preference in types and format of services. Their top priorities were information about their child and available resources. Films and tapes were the most preferred format for receiving information. A parent newsletter was identified as an additional desired service. Implications for early childhood interventionists/child care providers are discussed.
Beyond disability: towards an enabling society
- Editor:
- HALES Gerald
- Publisher:
- Sage
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 208p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Presents theoretical and practical insights into the way society intervenes in the lives of disabled people. Also considers how resources could be used in ways that are more helpful and supportive, and ways in which services could be improved.
Randomised controlled trial of effect of intervention by psychogeriatric team on depression in frail elderly people at home
- Authors:
- BANERJEE Sube, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Medical Journal, 26.10.96, 1996, pp.1058-1061.
- Publisher:
- British Medical Association
Investigates the efficacy of intervention by a psychogeriatric team in the treatment of depression in elderly disabled people receiving home care from their local authority.
Working with clients with learning disabilities and multiple physical handicaps: a comparison between hospital and community based therapists
- Authors:
- PIMENTEL Susan, RYAN Susan
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 59(7), July 1996, pp.313-318.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This comparative study looks at hospital and community based occupational therapists who work with clients with learning disabilities and multiple physical handicaps. The factors examined were the time spent by occupational therapists with this group, the interventions used, and the learning support needed for the therapists. Information was gathered from questionnaires and semistructured interviews. Results showed a distinct difference between the two groups of occupational therapists, with remedial activities being the focus in the hospital setting and functional activities in the community. Most of the respondents felt that they had not had either sufficient education at college or sufficient support when they started their service. A change in role from therapist to consultant was found in those working in the community and this group also placed more emphasis on keeping up to date with developments in this specialist field.
An interdisciplinary training model in the field of early intervention
- Author:
- ROBERT-DeGENNARO Maria
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Education, 18(1), January 1996, pp.20-29.
- Publisher:
- National Association of Social Workers
Federal legislation mandated the development of comprehensive, coordinated service systems to meet the needs of infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families. This article presents a training model that uses an interdisciplinary approach to train students from various disciplines, including social work, to work as interdisciplinary team members with families who have a disabled infant or toddler. School social workers will be expected to provide leadership on teams and service coordination in this field of early intervention. In responding to this challenge, the primary focus should be on coordinating the continuum of care needed by a family, It is critical that adequately trained personnel be available and have the skills to plan, deliver, and monitor early intervention services within a variety of delivery systems.