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Advocacy skills needed to deal with grant problems
- Author:
- SAPEY Bob
- Journal article citation:
- Professional Social Work, June 1995, p.19.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Argues that social workers should be concerned about the means test for Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG).
Midlife women with disabilities: another challenge for social workers
- Authors:
- QUINN Peggy, WALSH Sheri Keys
- Journal article citation:
- Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work, 10(3), 1995, pp.235-254.
- Publisher:
- Sage
The paucity of information about midlife women with disabilities led to a qualitative study of 25 such women. The study found that these are competent, independent women who provide care for family members and friends and participate in the community. However, the women need services to maintain the control necessary to function. Social Workers can help them by locating roles models and mentors and by working with policymakers to develop beneficial programs and policies.
Art for who's sake?
- Author:
- CAWS Ian
- Journal article citation:
- Professional Social Work, September 1995, pp.10-11.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
The use of art can help develop peoples' potential where case work fails, argues that the only arts development officer connected to an English social services department. Here he spells out how art should be an intrinsic part of community care policies.
Social work and disability management policy: yesterday, today, and tomorrow
- Author:
- QUINN Peggy
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Health Care, 20(3), 1995, pp.67-82.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Although social work has traditionally been involved with persons with disabilities, our position in the area of disability policy has been less evident. This article presents a brief review of the history of policy toward those with disabilities along with a summary of some philosophical perspectives which undergird those policies. A Disability Systems Case Manager is proposed as a solution to the morass of conflicting rules and regulations currently applied by numerous governmental, vocational, and welfare agencies. This manager would operate from the Structural Paradigm which recommends an initial examination of a client's environment for impediments to successful functioning before focusing on the client's potential vulnerabilities of problems.
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.
Human services in the information age
- Editors:
- RAFFERTY Jackie, STEYAERT Jan, COLOMBI David
- Publisher:
- Haworth Press
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 460p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Binghamton, NY
A collection of papers which look at innovation in human service practice and thinking, using information technology. The articles in this publication has also been published as the journal 'Computers in Human Services', volume 12, Numbers 1/2/3/4, 1995. Includes papers on social work education, disability issues, assessment and provision of services to clients and information systems at an organisational level.
Families helping families: an innovative approach to the provision of respite care for families of children with complex medical needs
- Author:
- MAUSNER Sarah
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Health Care, 21(1), 1995, pp.95-106.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Describes a family support project, Families Helping Families, which implemented a cost-effective, family-centred approach to the provision of respite care for children with complex medical needs. Presents the role of the social worker in developing and implementing the program. Barriers to more widespread implementation of the model, both in the state system and within the medical community, are also described.
Ramps and civil rights
- Author:
- SAPEY Bob
- Journal article citation:
- Practice: Social Work in Action, 7(1), 1995, pp.5-18.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Reviews the literature on housing and disability from a civil rights perspective. Presents strong evidence that housing cannot be ignored by social workers if they are to be effective in the provision of genuine community care. It argues for an increased involvement of social workers in this field as they have the skills that could benefit disabled people and because of the evidence that if it is left to occupational therapists and district council officials, there will be a disregard of the 'civil rights' perspective. Finally, suggests specific ways in which social workers could work effectively with disabled people to enable them to live independently.