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The impact of involuntary job loss on those disabled by society: a pilot study to encourage effective participation
- Authors:
- BRADLEY E. J., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 19(3), May 2004, pp.245-258.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Over half of the people who become disabled whilst employed are thought to be pressured into leaving their job. This study investigates the experience of involuntary retirement/redundancy due to disability. Three researchers who had all experienced such involuntary job loss were trained to conduct the research. Semi-structured interviews were designed and conducted by disabled researchers. The training of the researchers enabled them to successfully conduct a research project. The results of the project show the impact of involuntary job loss due to disability to be considerable. This study would suggest that government reforms to create new opportunities for disabled people of a working age are well overdue. Although there were some problems experienced with the amount of training required and the lack of objectivity, training disabled researchers to conduct research proved to be a valuable experience for both the researchers and the facilitators.
Acting to protect disabled children
- Author:
- CRABB Steve
- Journal article citation:
- People Management, 20.4.95, 1995, pp.37-38.
Looks at a course run by North Yorkshire County Council aimed at social workers and others responsible for safe-guarding at-risk disabled children.
Good practice in risk assessment and risk management
- Editors:
- KEMSHALL Hazel, PRITCHARD Jacki
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 210p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Includes chapters on: risking legal repercussions; risk assessment in child protection; children with disabilities; a framework of risk assessment and management for older people; social work with disabled people; risk management and people with mental health problems; risk and substance abuse; offender risk and probation practice; sex offender risk assessment; and the risk of violence to staff.