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Disability
- Author:
- THORNTON Patricia
- Journal article citation:
- Research Matters, 2004, 2004, pp.17-22.
- Publisher:
- Community Care
Part of a special issue focusing on the Children Bill and the green paper, Every Child Matters, arguing that the latter is short on solutions to support disabled children's parents but some schemes are pointing the way. Argues the paper could be more sensitive to circumstances and needs: disabled children who attend special schools some distance from home; the effect of inadequate transport; care before and after school; parents in work taking jobs below their skill levels; better integration - families complain of having to repeat their story to different people; one main contact; and schemes rooted in established multi-agency working.
The evolution of a partnership to meet the special needs of children
- Authors:
- GRAHAM Jackie, MAZE Mary K.
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 60(12), December 1997, pp.521-524.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Being mindful of the importance of a multi-professional approach to meeting complex needs, an advisory teacher together with occupational therapists and physiotherapists developed a successful working partnership. This began in their work with pre-school children and developed into the services the team offered to pupils in mainstream schools and their parents. This article describes the working practices that involved in a shire county in England to meet the needs of children with physical impairment. The key elements and the benefits of such an approach are identified.