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Who cares for the carers?
- Author:
- TOZER Rosemary
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 19.8.99, 1999, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Outlines the findings of research which indicates that families with severely disabled children rarely get the extra help they so badly need.
A space of our own
- Authors:
- OLDMAN Christine, BERESFORD Bryony
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 1.10.98, 1998, pp.24-25.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Many families with disabled children still live in cramped, unadapted homes. The authors outline the results of new research into what these families really want.
Times they are a-changin'
- Author:
- BERESFORD Bryony
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 14.12.95, 1995, pp.20-21.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Despite radical changes in attitudes towards disabled children, there is still much that needs to be improved. Looks at the results of research conducted by the author into the needs and circumstances of families caring for a severely disabled child.
The needs of disabled children and their families: findings
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
A national survey of over a thousand parents has explored the needs and circumstances of families caring for a severely disabled child. The research, carried out by Bryony Beresford at the Social Policy Research Unit, University of York, sought parents' views of their and their child's needs as well as their experiences as service users. Parents also reported the care demands and impact on living circumstances brought about by having a disabled child. Comparisons with data collected twenty years ago indicate little improvement in the circumstances in which families are caring for their severely disabled child.
Managing the voluntary sector: findings
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Place of publication:
- York
Voluntary organisations are sounding and acting more and more like for-profit businesses, and their distinctiveness and special fiscal privileges are increasingly questioned. In this study, Diana Leat explores differences in the skills required to manage voluntary and for-profit organisations, as seen by managers with experience in both types of organisation. She finds that there are no clear, unqualified differences but volunary organisations management does involve particular skills and constraints.
People with profound retardation and multiple handicaps attending schools or social education centres: interim report on the needs of their parents, foster parents and relatives
- Authors:
- HOGG J., et al
- Publisher:
- Royal Society for Mentally Handicapped Children and Adults
- Publication year:
- 1987
- Pagination:
- 110p., tables, illus., bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
Don't rely on the private sector
- Author:
- MALPAS Denise
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 27.4.00, 2000, p.11.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The author expresses reservations about private care of dependent adults in the community.
Life as a young 'ventilator dependent' person
- Author:
- NOYES Jane
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work Practice, 13(2), November 1999, pp.177-190.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This article draws on a study exploring young 'ventilator dependent' peoples' views and experiences of the care and services they receive. They described their lives as being characterised by discrimination, poorly organised and inadequate services, violation of their human rights, social exclusion and in many cases inadequate education. From the findings of this study a number of questions are posed on behalf of the young people for commissioners and providers of services to address.
On the edge: minority ethnic families caring for a severely disabled child
- Authors:
- CHAMBA Rampaul, et al
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 48p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Report presenting the findings of a national survey looking at the needs and circumstances of minority ethnic families caring for a severely disabled child. Compares the data with information from an earlier survey on the experiences of white families.
Home front
- Author:
- EATON Lynn
- Journal article citation:
- Search, 31, Winter 1998, pp.28-30.
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
The parents of severely disabled children may face a constant battle in getting proper aids and adaptations in their homes, but success can make a crucial difference to families' lives. The author visited two families who have met with varying success in getting their needs met.