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Disabled children and young people in out-of-home-care: summary report
- Authors:
- KELLY Berni, DOWLING Sandra, WINTER Karen
- Publishers:
- Queens University Belfast, Northern Ireland. Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 68
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
This report summarises the key findings of an Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister (OFMDFM) funded study to examine the over-representation of disabled children and young people in out-of-home care in Northern Ireland (NI). It summarises the findings of a review of literature on out-of-home care for disabled children and young people and looks at the demographic profile of disabled children in out-of-home care, those fully looked after and those looked after for short breaks. Drawing on the findings of interviews and analysis of case files, it presents findings on the needs and experiences of fully looked after disabled children, as well as the views of their birth parents, carers and social workers. The research found evidence of good professional practice, including examples of partnerships with families and integrated working. Areas identified for development and improvement include: early intervention and family support; investment in relationships and support whilst in care; inequality in services access, for example CAMHS; investment in a broader range of placement options and increased opportunity for permanence; improvement in multi-disciplinary and multi-sector working; promoting children's participation in services. (Edited publisher abstract)
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.
A cry for help
- Author:
- GEORGE Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 10.2.00, 2000, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on the realities of handling extreme domestic violence in a multidisciplinary team.
Community care in a rural setting: challenging the myth
- Authors:
- COPE Richard, PALFREY Colin
- Journal article citation:
- Social Services Research, 1, 1997, pp.33-45.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
This study explores the impact of the NHS and Community Care Act (1990) upon a rural community in South West England. The research draws on the views of service users and practitioners with regard to the provision of support services. Results of the research found a marked degree of reliance on family carers and indicates that vulnerable people and their carers hold pessimistic views about the prospects for their continued support by medical and social services agencies.