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The ‘compliant’, the ‘pacified’ and the ‘rebel’: experiences with Swiss disability insurance
- Authors:
- PIECEK Monika, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 34(4), 2019, pp.583-606.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Switzerland’s social policies in the field of disability have been significantly reshaped over the last two decades by reducing the number of allowances awarded and by increasing the recourse to vocational rehabilitation measures. What stances do individuals who experience the implementation of these policies adopt? What kind of tests are they subjected to? How can we explain the posture they adopt – be it ‘compliant’, ‘pacified’ or ‘rebellious’ – when facing the (re)assignations of their identity and professional status? Drawing on interviews conducted with individuals who have recently been involved in programmes set up by Swiss disability insurance, this paper highlights their uncertainties and concerns relating to their place in society, as well as their reactions to disability insurance’s interventions. (Edited publisher abstract)
People with physical impairments and mental health support needs: a critical review of the literature
- Author:
- MORRIS Jenny
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 53p.
- Place of publication:
- York
This report reviews the literature on the mental health support needs of people with physical impairments. The review is divided into two parts. The first part reviews research literature concerned with psychology, psychiatry and rehabilitation services. The second part of the review looks at what is known about the mental health support needs and experiences of people with physical impairments from a social model perspective. It was the first stage of a research project. (Edited publisher abstract)
Music therapy for acquired brain injury (review)
- Authors:
- BRADT J., et al
- Publisher:
- John Wiley and Sons
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 42p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Chichester
Acquired brain injury (ABI) can result in problems with movement, language, sensation, thinking or emotion and therefore severely reduce a survivor’s quality of life. Music therapy has been employed to help recover lost functions and to prevent depression. This systematic review compared music therapy with standard care versus standard care alone or standard care combined with other therapies on; gait, upper extremity function, communication, mood and emotions, social skills, pain, behavioural outcomes, activities of daily living and adverse events. The literature was searched exhaustively, including hand searching of key journals and contact with experts in the field. Two authors independently assessed methodological quality and extracted data from the seven studies selected for inclusion (184 participants) . The results suggest that rhythmic auditory stimulation (RAS) may improve gait in stroke patients, including gait velocity, cadence, stride length and gait symmetry. These results were based on two studies that received a low risk of bias score. There were insufficient data to examine the effect of music therapy on other outcomes. The reviewers conclude that RAS may improve gait in people with stroke but more RCTs are needed before recommendations can be made for clinical practice. Further research is needed to examine the effects of music therapy on other outcomes in people with ABI.
Accent of activity
- Author:
- SALE Anabel Unity
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 14.06.07, 2007, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Move, an activity based-programme, teaches children with severe disabilities the skills of sitting, standing and walking by combining knowledge about education, therapy and the family. The author looks at its success at one school in Wales, where children and young people are achieving a surprising measure of independence.
Impacts of the job retention and rehabilitation pilot
- Authors:
- PURDON Susan, et al
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 172p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Job Retention and Rehabilitation Pilot (JRRP) was undertaken to test out boosting the usual help for those off work due to sickness and ill health, to return to and retain their job. The report presents information about the experience of participating in the trial, and the second report provides a quantitative assessment of the impacts of the trial on return-to-work rates, health, and other measures. Key findings of the impact assessment were that this particular method of recruiting and assisting people to retain employment was not effective, the interventions had no significant impact on the group of people recruited into the trial across key return-to-work measures. Similar rates of return to work were observed in the intervention groups as in the control group. There were however some minor impacts, both positive and negative, on certain subgroups: specifically, improved return-to-work rates for those off work because of an injury; and lower return-to-work rates for those with mental health issues.
Experiences of the job retention and rehabilitation pilot
- Authors:
- FARRELL Christopher, et al
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 208p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Job Retention and Rehabilitation pilot is testing ways of supporting the employment of people on sick leave at risk of leaving employment. It is a joint DWP and Department of Health initiative. The pilot is being carried out in six geographical areas and commenced in April 2003. The evaluation is being carried out in collaboration with the National Centre for Social Research and consists of a large programme of quantitative and qualitative research including the first major use of random assignment techniques in the UK. SPRU's input will be mainly in the qualitative elements of the research design. The aim of the pilots is to test methods to help people who have been out of work because of sickness or disability for between six and 26 weeks to return to employment as soon as possible.
Supporting the participation of youth with physical disabilities: parents' strategies
- Authors:
- KILLEEN Hazel, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 82(3), 2019, p.153–161.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Introduction: Little is known about strategies used by parents to explicitly promote the participation in meaningful occupations of transition-age youth. This descriptive study explored the type and scope of parents' strategies to facilitate the participation of youth living with a physical disability. Methods: Twenty-two parents of youths (12 to 18 years) with mobility restriction reported strategies used at home, school, and in the community by completing the Participation and Environment Measure for Children and Youth at two time points. Content analysis was conducted. Strategies were extracted and coded, and sub-categories were identified and organised into the three domains (person, occupation, environment) of the Canadian Model of Occupational Performance – Engagement. Findings: Overall, 241 strategies were reported, of which 130 were distinct. The strategies encompassed all three domains of the Canadian Model of Occupational Performance – Engagement, with an emphasis on youths' immediate physical environment and no reference to institutional policies at the macro level. The majority of strategies focused on facilitating youths' participation in the school setting through collaboration, advocacy, and involvement. Conclusion: Findings can increase our understanding of the range of actions parents take in supporting participation of transition-age youth. Occupational therapists can build on those strategies and, through family-centred practice, jointly promote youth participation and inclusion. (Edited publisher abstract)
How disabled people manage in the workplace
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
Research on disabled people and employment has previously focused on the barriers to getting and keeping work, the connection between work and benefits, or policy analysis of rehabilitation, workplace disability management and retaining people in work. Little attention has been paid to how disabled people who are in employment manage to survive or indeed thrive in the workplace. This study explored the strategies used by disabled workers to get by in the workplace, and looked at the nature and role of support received by disabled workers.
Report of the task and finish group on care pathways for long term neurological conditions
- Author:
- WALES. Welsh Assembly Government. Task and Finish Group on Care Pathways for Long Term Neurological Conditions
- Publisher:
- Wales. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 11p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
This report by the Welsh Neuroscience Expert Group Care Pathways sub-group outlines a process for the development of care pathways to support children, young people and adults with long term neurological conditions. The aim of these pathways is to help people with long term neurological conditions manage their condition, maintain independence and achieve the best possible quality of life through an integrated process of education, information sharing, assessment, care planning and service delivery. It is suggested that this would be as delineated in the National Service Framework for Long Term Conditions for England. Areas addressed are: early recognition, diagnosis and treatment; acute care; early specialist rehabilitation; community and longer term rehabilitation; transitions; vocational and educational rehabilitation; equipment and accommodation; personal care and support for the sufferer, their families and carers; palliative care, care within hospital and other health or social care settings; quality assurance, audit and development.
Providing for disabled children in the community in Ukraine after communism: a western perspective
- Author:
- BRIDGE Gillian
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Europe, 8(2), 2001, pp.2-9.
- Publisher:
- Russell House
This discussion paper has as its focus a Western perspective on community care provided by families for disabled children in Ukraine. This country is of interest in that it is one of the largest of the fifteen states to become independent from the Soviet Union, and to change from communism to a democratic, market economy. Additionally the number of disabled and sick children in Ukraine has increased considerably after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986. Using material derived from a series of study visits, a picture emerges of courage in adversity, as parents campaign to obtain sponsorship from Western Europe in the deteriorating economic and social conditions of this transition period. Specific attention is drawn to the limited educational and rehabilitation facilities available to disabled children; independence on a medical model of disability and on out-dated, under-researched treatment approaches. However, as is common practice throughout the world, many parent-led self-help groups, some formed before 1991, are actively campaigning for changes in policy and provision so that their children may be included in society. These projects are benefiting from contact with Western ideas about social work and social welfare policy through the development of the School of Social Work at the Kyiv Mohyla Academy. Concludes that more collaboration is needed between medical, educational and social welfare perspectives to improve the lives of disabled children and their families in Ukraine.