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Outcomes for disabled service users
- Authors:
- HARRIS Jennifer, et al
- Publisher:
- Social Policy Research Unit. University of York
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
Often, younger disabled people require support that is more flexible, or of a different type than that which social service can offer. For example people may require assistance with making decisions concerning work, both paid and voluntary, or in parenting. This research briefing reports on a study which aimed to see whether these areas of assistance could be incorporated into assessments and reviews. In the study these areas were named 'outcomes', which meant goals that service users wished to achieve. The researchers synthesised findings from previous work with disabled service users into the outcomes framework. This was incorporated into assessment and review practices and used by a multi-disciplinary team of professionals from one Social Services Department in England. The researchers then evaluated the processes of change and their impact on professionals and service users. The majority of staff from all professional groups found the outcome-focused approach and documents to be useful, workable and an improvement on the original system. Most believed that the outcomes approach and documents were applicable and appropriate to their work and suited their professional role.
SCIE research briefing 18: being a father to a child with disabilities: issues and what helps
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Place of publication:
- London
SCIE research briefings summarise the knowledge base in a particular area and act as signpost to more in-depth material. The topic of this briefing is the fathers of children with disabilities, impairments or chronic illness. The children's disabilities include physical or sensory impairments, learning disability, and chronic conditions such as asthma, arthritis, diabetes and congenital heart disease. This briefing focuses on fathers' experiences of their child's disability and their resulting needs. The briefing is divided into sections: what does the research show; organisational knowledge; policy community knowledge; practitioner knowledge; research knowledge; user and carer knowledge; and useful links.
SCIE research briefing 13: helping parents with a physical or sensory impairment in their role as parents
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Place of publication:
- London
SCIE research briefings summarise the knowledge base in a particular area and act as signpost to more in-depth material. The topic of this briefing is parents with physical or sensory impairments and ways of addressing any perceived barriers to their parenting. This briefing does not consider any supposed impact of a parent’s disability on their children, but only describes some of the specialist requirements of parents with physical or sensory impairments. The briefing is divided into sections: what does the research show; organisational knowledge; policy community knowledge; practitioner knowledge; research knowledge; user and carer knowledge; and useful links.
Independent living for disabled people
- Author:
- ASPIS Simone
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 8(4), December 2005, pp.34-36.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The Government’s 2005 Green paper on Adult Social Care put forward a vision of ‘independence, well-being and choice’. While the notion of independent living was central to the vision and to the substantive policy proposals presented in the Green Paper, there was no definition of what ‘independent living’ actually means. The British Council of Disabled People (BCDP) supports many of the ideas in the Green Paper, such as the proposed introduction of individualised budgets. It also has concerns about the continuing lack of basic rights to receive support and to live independently in one’s own home, and about the way in which the new vision will be financed and implemented. This article looks at some of the concerns of the BCDP.
The implementation of the Fair Access to Care Services national eligibility framework within Essex: an exploration of practice issues by adult social care assessors
- Author:
- POUNTNEY Kay
- Publisher:
- Essex Social Care Services
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 35p.
- Place of publication:
- Braintree
In April 2003 Essex County Council adopted the National Eligibility Framework for Fair Access to Care Services (adult social care). This piece of research was commissioned to look in more detail at the experiences of social work practitioners who were using FACS eligibility criteria in their everyday practice. Five in depth focus groups were held, one for each of the following specialisms: Older People, Learning Disability, Occupational Therapy, Physical and Sensory Impairment, and Social Care Direct (telephone referrals). Participants represented teams from across Essex, and included social workers of different levels of experience, and with different roles. The number of participants involved in the research was twenty seven. Some differences in interpretation of the bandings were noted by practitioners, and it was felt that the experience and training of the assessor would influence their banding decision. Regarding how practitioners, and particularly new team members, gained an understanding of how to use FACs, it was found that there is currently an emphasis on informal learning from colleagues, although senior practitioners and team managers also give guidance. Practitioners were concerned that information on a person’s needs was not always being adequately recorded at initial referral and after assessment, thereby making it difficult to apply the FACS criteria. There was considerable uncertainty among the practitioners in relation to the recording of low and moderate levels of need. The main suggestions to arise from the research were: to provide clear guidance to adult social care teams and referrers on what information about a person’s needs should be recorded, in what detail, and where to ensure that low and moderate level needs which do not currently meet the criteria for a service are consistently recorded in a form that they can be analysed for planning purposes; to provide training on how FACS is used, as part of a standard induction programme or rolling training programme for new team members who are undertaking assessments.