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A review of key worker systems for disabled children and the development of information guides for parents, children and professionals: a report for the Wales Office of Research and Development
- Authors:
- LIABO Kirstin, et al
- Publisher:
- Barnardo's
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 50p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
Services to families with disabled children are increasingly delivered through a multi agency model. This model recognises the position of families and parents as being the most crucial resource for the care of children. However, research shows that many services still fail to empower parents in their role, and to help them to access services to which they are entitled.
The Keyworker: a practical guide; a comprehensive description and evaluation of the one hundred hours model for supporting the families of children who have disabilities
- Author:
- LIMBRICK-SPENCER Gudrun
- Publisher:
- WordWorks|Handsel Trust
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 56p.
- Place of publication:
- Birmingham
Provides a description of the practicalities providing a keyworker service for the families of children who have a disability. Details the work of One Hundred Hours, an independent agency in West Yorkshire which developed and used the keyworker model throughout the 1990s. Contents include: the development of the One Hundred Hours keyworker model; examples of keywork in action; working with Simon and his family: a case study; an evaluation of the model; implications for service development; keyworker protocols; putting the model into practice; sources of further information on keyworking.