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Care attendant schemes: their management and organisation
- Authors:
- HOPPER Caroline, ROBERTS Jennifer
- Publisher:
- Greater London Association for Disabled People
- Publication year:
- 1986
- Pagination:
- 21p., tables, illus, diags, .
- Place of publication:
- London
Sitting tight - taking the strain for carers
- Author:
- BARRY N.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Today, 31.3.88, 1988, pp.16-17.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Edinburgh's Sitting Service benefits carers, dependents and volunteers alike.
Meeting the needs of disabled children
- Author:
- SLOPER Tricia
- Publisher:
- Research in Practice
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- Dartington
This Briefing paper focuses on objective 6 of Quality Protects guidance which covers: arriving at a better picture of the numbers and circumstances of disabled children; to increase the number of children in receipt of family support services, short-term breaks and domiciliary care services; increase the number of children using play and leisure services, and to ensure parents and children have better access to information services. The Briefing summarises research evidence in each of these areas.
Just the ticket for carers in Bradford
- Author:
- CHENNELLS Prue
- Journal article citation:
- Care Plan, 1(4), June 1995, pp.30-31.
- Publisher:
- Positive Publications/ Anglia Polytechnic University, Faculty of Health and Social Work
Argues that a pioneering respite care scheme in Bradford is cutting red tape and giving elderly people and their carers more choice and flexibility.
The dignity of risk: a practical handbook for professionals working with disabled children and their families
- Authors:
- COUNCIL FOR DISABLED CHILDREN, SHARED CARE NETWORK
- Publisher:
- Council for Disabled Children
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 134p.
- Place of publication:
- London
While safety is a key concern for professionals working with disabled children, over-zealous attitudes to risk management can limit their achievements and negate their life chances. As one young disabled person put it, 'the saddest words are "you can’t" when you know that you can.' The handbook outlines essential elements of good practice and policy, covering topics such as health and safety, meeting children’s health care needs, moving and handling children, and physical interventions for managing behaviour. Each chapter also includes examples of forms used by different service providers. These forms, which have been modified for use in the handbook, can be photocopied and further adapted by practitioners for use in their workplace. Based mainly on the experience of Shared Care services, the handbook will be particularly useful for providers of short-break services, in-home care such as sitting services, befriending schemes and after-school clubs.
Short breaks for families caring for a disabled child with complex health needs
- Authors:
- ROBINSON Carol, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Child and Family Social Work, 6(1), February 2001, pp.67-75.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Analyses data from two research studies concerned with disabled children who have complex health needs in relation to families' experiences of assessing short breaks (respite) services. This article highlights which services families were using and the difficulties of obtaining a coherent and consistent package of support. Regulatory concerns relating to the piece-meal provision of services and use of children's hospices are raised along with recommendations for improving policy and practice.
The patchwork quilt
- Author:
- LINDSAY Meg
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 26.5.94, 1994, p.20.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Respite care is often made from bits and pieces from services which are meant to be integrated, but not at the top of many agendas. This means that respite care uses borrowed funding and secondhand policies and practices. A survey in Scotland examined four types of respite care: hospital, residential, family-based, and domiciliary for seven main groups: older people, people with dementia, those with mental health problems, and children and adults with learning and physical disabilities, to find out the reality for carers. Also explores the possibilities for improving services for them.
Supporting rural communities
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Today, 22.2.90, 1990, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Summarises a range of services provided by shire counties to their rural areas.