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The relationship between child disability and living arrangement in child welfare
- Authors:
- ROMNEY Stephanie C., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Child Welfare Journal, 85(6), November 2006, pp.965-984.
- Publisher:
- Child Welfare League of America
In this American study the influence of disabilities on placement outcomes was examined for 277 children who were removed from their biological parents due to substantiated maltreatment. Results indicate that children with a disability were less likely to reunify and more likely to reside in nonkin foster care two years later than typical children. Children with cognitive, emotional/behavioural, and physical disabilities were over four times more likely to be permanently living in nonkin foster care than to be reunified.
Learning self-determination: lessons from the literature for work with children and youth with emotional and behavioral difficulties
- Author:
- ACKERMAN Beth
- Journal article citation:
- Child and Youth Care Forum, 35(4), August 2006, pp.327-337.
- Publisher:
- Springer
Children and youth with disabilities perform more poorly in transitional outcomes than their non-disabled peers. Programs are facing many changes because of these outcomes. Definitions are being revised, and new categories of exceptionalities are being recognized. Accountability measures are being put in place for people with disabilities. However, there is an important, current issue identified by researchers and individuals with disabilities - the issue of self-determination. This article explores how self-determination can and should be taught to children and youth with disabilities.
The impact of childhood disability on family life
- Authors:
- DOBSON Barbara, MIDDLETON Sue, BEARDSWORTH Alan
- Publisher:
- York Publishing Services,|Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 43p.
- Place of publication:
- York
A 1998 study brought together parents to establish minimum budget standards of bringing up a severely disabled child, based on what parents deemed necessary to achieve a reasonable standard of living. This second report describes the actual spending patterns of parents and also considers some of the adjustments families make because they are bringing up a severely disabled child. All figures have been uprated by the Retail Price Index to 2000.
Making sense in primary care: levelling the playing field for people with communication difficulties
- Authors:
- LAW J., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 20(2), March 2005, pp.169-184.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Primary care depends on the effective communication between service user and practitioner. This study proposes that people with communication difficulties serve as a litmus test for whether practitioners are truly sensitised to the impact of their own communication skills. It is based on interviews with service users and carers. Three key themes emerged, namely inclusion, the process of communication, and continuity. Inclusion is concerned with effective participation in society in general and access to health care in particular. The communication process describes the way in which health issues are raised and addressed. Continuity refers to the way in which time interacts with the relationship between user and provider. The paper concludes that effective communication is not simply a set of taught behaviours but reflects a set of values that create the conditions for improving both communication and clinical outcomes.
'Because they have all the power and I have none': state restructuring of income and employment supports and disabled women's lives in Ontario, Canada
- Authors:
- CHOUINARD Vera, CROOKS Valorie
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 20(1), January 2005, pp.19-32.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The authors examine the connections between neo-liberal forms of state restructuring and intervention in disabled people's lives, looking in particular at how these have affected disabled women's experiences of an income support programme, the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), in Ontario, Canada. We first outline why and how state programmes have been re-designed and implemented in increasingly harsh ways as a result of such neo-liberal forms of state restructuring. Even groups formerly considered among the 'deserving poor' have found their access to social assistance diminished. We then argue that this is an outcome of state programmes, policies and practices which are re-asserting and more deeply entrenching 'ableness' as a necessary condition of citizenship, inclusion and access to justice. Finally, the authors illustrate how disabled women's lives and well-being have been altered as a result of changes in the provision of these forms of state assistance using in-depth semi-structured interviews conducted with 10 women in Ontario.
Improving the life chances of disabled people: analytical report
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Cabinet Office. Prime Minister's Strategy Unit
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Cabinet Office. Prime Minister's Strategy Unit
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 240p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The overall aim of this project is to identify and propose policies which will remove barriers and improve outcomes for disabled people. Disabled people are faring less well than non-disabled people across a range of indicators and opportunities. There are particular concerns about the support available to disabled people at key transition points in life - and about outcomes for specific groups of disabled people. Many services are in place, but these can be fragmented and their effectiveness may in some cases be low. In the light of this evidence, the aims of this project are: to assess the extent to which disabled people are experiencing adverse economic and social outcomes in the UK; to identify why this is happening, and what are its implications; and to assess what could be done to improve the situation.
Provision for children with developmental co-ordination disorder (DCD): audit of the service provider
- Authors:
- PETERS J. M., HENDERSON S. E., DOOKUN D.
- Journal article citation:
- Child: Care, Health and Development, 30(5), September 2004, pp.463-479.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The aim of this study was to conduct an audit of parent/carer satisfaction with the service provided for children presenting with movement difficulties [developmental co-ordination disorder (DCD)/dyspraxia] at the out-patient physiotherapy clinic of a specialist tertiary referral paediatric hospital. A postal questionnaire was used to obtain objective and subjective data on the service offered. Factual information on aspects such as waiting time for first appointment, type of intervention offered, etc. was checked against clinical records. Satisfaction with the service was assessed using ratings and open-ended comment. Forty-five families completed the questionnaire. The results showed that the service was generally rated highly. The opportunity to discuss the child's problems and its implications was considered valuable. Among families offered 1 : 1 intervention, a statistically significant correlation emerged between the number of sessions attended and perceived effectiveness. Among families offered a home programme, perceived effectiveness was related to the number of times per week the child practised the programme. This study showed that many children from mainstream schools with co-ordination problems continued to find it difficult to obtain a clear diagnosis. Once a referral and assessment had been achieved, however, parents/carers were shown to be satisfied with the package offered by this service provider.
Disability and disadvantage: selection, onset, and duration effects
- Authors:
- JENKINS Stephen P., RIGG John A.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Policy, 33(3), July 2004, pp.479-501.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Place of publication:
- Cambridge
This article analyses the economic disadvantage experienced by disabled persons of working age using data from the British Household Panel Survey. We argue that there are three sources of disadvantage among disabled persons: pre-existing disadvantage among those who become disabled (a ‘selection’ effect), the effect of disability onset itself, and the effects associated with remaining disabled post-onset. We show that employment rates fall with disability onset, and continue to fall the longer a disability spell lasts, whereas average income falls sharply with onset but then recovers subsequently (though not to pre-onset levels).
'They are not like us and neither should they be': issues of teacher identity for teachers of pupils with profound and multiple learning difficulties
- Author:
- JONES Phyllis
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 19(2), March 2004, pp.159-169.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article analyses notions of teacher identity for a group of teachers of pupils with profound and multiple learning difficulties. Teacher identity is analysed from the perspective of the role it plays in supporting the teachers' ideas of being separate and different from their teaching colleagues in mainstream education. For some of the teachers this is manifested in an identity to a cause, which is deep rooted and complex. It is argued that teacher educators need to be aware of the potential influence of teacher identity when planning and delivering initial teacher training and continued professional development. This is particularly pertinent in a context of supporting greater shared professional identity between teachers who work in segregated and mainstream contexts. It is also argued that the development of the discourses of inclusion needs to take account of the complexities of these issues. Whilst engaged in a doctoral research project exploring teachers' views of how pupils with profound and multiple learning disabilities learn, issues of teacher identity emerged as an important element in the teachers' discussions about their work. This article focuses upon these issues, particularly in relation to professional development and a changing school culture that explicitly expects greater inclusive practice. It appears that the discourse relating to identity is about continua, tensions and boundaries that continually interplay. In the author's developing understanding of issues of identity, she found the sociological paradigm helpful in offering an appreciation of identity that acknowledges the interplay between the individual and society. Notions of social identity, embracement and distancing offer a conceptual framework for appreciating the teachers' views in this study.
The health outcomes of housing adaptations
- Author:
- HEYWOOD Frances
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 19(2), March 2004, pp.129-143.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
In 1999-2000 a team of professionals and researchers carried out the largest research study so far undertaken with recipients of housing adaptations in England and Wales to discover how effectively the adaptations had achieved their objectives. Amongst the findings was evidence that well-designed adaptations had beneficial, and/or preventative effects on both physical and mental health; that these benefits were long-term and that they extended beyond the disabled person to help the health of other family members. The evidence presented is linked with key themes from other research to trace in detail the pathways that lead from unadapted or badly adapted housing to mental and physical ill health. It is suggested that these themes, including the meaning of home and the concept of intrusion are vital to understanding how health gains may be achieved through adaptation, and are useful and relevant to the broader debate on links between housing and health.