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Ready to work? Understanding the experiences of people with multiple problems and needs
- Authors:
- DEAN Hartley, MacNEILL Virginia, MELROSE Margaret
- Journal article citation:
- Benefits, 11(1), January 2003, pp.19-25.
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
Reports on preliminary findings from a study funded by the Economic and Social Research Council which was based on in-depth interviews with 50 people who were experiencing unemployment as well as additional problems such as homelessness, ill-health or disability, substance abuse, the criminal justice system and disruptive family relationships. Concludes by arguing for more holistic ways of supporting people in these traumatic situations and for a different approach to assessing 'job readiness'.
Max versus max: disability-related services in the U.S. and Germany
- Author:
- ORGASSA Ute C.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation, 2(2/3), 2003, pp.87-100.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Compares disability-related services and experiences of the United States of America and Germany. Follows a fictional case example concerning a person with a developmental disability from birth to adulthood and provides examples of possible life choices.
Quality of life and disability: an approach for community practitioners
- Authors:
- BROWN Ivan, BROWN Roy I.
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 270p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Quality of life, physical, psychological and environmental well-being, is a crucial consideration for professionals working with people with a disability. The authors of this book apply ideas about quality of life to the field of disability to assist front-line professionals, managers and policy-makers in effective service provision.They examine the historical context of the concept of quality of life, and discuss the application of quality of life in the daily lives of people who are disabled. Using recent studies to show how the development of quality of life models have led to changes in rehabilitation, and how an understanding of the issue can inform practice in assessment, intervention, management and policy, this book is addressed to practitioners and managers working with people with disabilities.
Is early intervention for psychosis a waste of valuable resources?
- Authors:
- PELOSI Anthony, BIRCHWOOD Max
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 182(3), March 2003, pp.196-198.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
The concept of early intervention for psychosis has received much attention in recent years. The rationale for early intervention is that there is a higher success rate if psychotic symptoms are treated early than if they are treated after they have been present for some time. It is also claimed that interventions early in the course of the illness can decrease the psychosocial impact of a psychotic illness that leads to secondary disability. But have these assertions been empirically demonstrated? Do such services simply take valuable resources, both in terms of funding and staff, from an already-overstretched mental health system, or do they change the trajectory of the disease process in a fundamental way?
Beyond good intentions: making anti-discrimination strategies work
- Author:
- SAYCE Liz
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 18(5), August 2003, pp.625-642.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article seeks to explore some key questions about effectiveness in anti-discrimination work: what do we know of what works to reduce discrimination faced by disabled people? It takes, as its key focus, current work to reduce discrimination experienced by people who use mental health services, in Britain and internationally. It also looks at initiatives in wider disability communities. It argues on the basis of available evidence that initiatives are most likely to succeed if they effectively challenge the power that underpins discrimination, aim to transform beliefs amongst those with the power to discriminate, intervene carefully in the different components of 'discrimination', drawing on evidence of effectiveness and work within a comprehensive framework for ongoing anti-discrimination work. This means targeting anti-discrimination work at different levels and different sectors, working with a range of different organisations and groups, rather than dispersing resources through ad hoc, one-off mini-initiatives. There is no single solution to discrimination, but different elements of potential 'solutions' exist. What is needed is to bring different strands of work together. In particular, it would be helpful to forge a stronger synthesis between, on the one hand, securing legislative improvement and enforcement, and on the other, promoting the universal benefits of a more inclusive society. Each complements the other.