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Succeeding against the odds
- Author:
- WINCHESTER Ruth
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 27.1.00, 2000, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The author talks to two disabled social workers about the battle to complete their training and find work.
Special training for special needs: a competency-based training programme for personnel working with young people with special needs
- Authors:
- WOLFE Barbara L., PETTY Virginia G., McNELLIS Kathleen
- Publisher:
- Simon and Schuster International
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 1v.looseleaf
- Place of publication:
- Hemel Hempstead
American programme of study which can be used in a variety of training settings.
LIFESTYLES; An approach to training staff in normalisation principles
- Authors:
- BROWN H., ALCOE J.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Education (The International Journal), 6(3), 1987, pp.21-22.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Describes the principles and the different stages of the training exercise.
Present dangers
- Author:
- McNAMARA Martin
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 1.10.98, 1998, p.9.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at why disabled people are vulnerable to depression and asks whether social care workers should be trained to spot it.
Disability issues: developing anti-discriminatory practice
- Author:
- STEVENS Andy
- Publisher:
- Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 28p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Notes from a working group of people with expertise in disability, giving guidance on disability issues to DipSW programme providers.
Preparing personnel to work with persons with severe disabilities
- Authors:
- KAISER Ann P., McWHORTER Celane M
- Publisher:
- Paul H. Brookes
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 360p.,tables,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Baltimore, MD
Set of papers stressing the importance of staff training for the current and long term care needs of severely disabled children and adults. Includes analyses of current American funding and policy. Also contains chapters on the training needs of physical and occupational therapists; those working with problem behaviour; and those working in the community. Presents 4 proven models of staff training that represent current approaches to pre and in-service training.
Accessibility in rural social service agencies: agency perspectives on the Americans with Disabilities Acts
- Author:
- LIGHTFOOT Elizabeth
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation, 2(1), 2003, pp.41-56.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This study explores the degree that social service agencies are aware of the ADA, the degree that agencies perceive they comply with the ADA, and the barriers these agencies face in making their services accessible. The directors of 28 randomly selected rural social service agencies in a midwestern state completed semi-structured telephone interviews. Interviews explored respondent's knowledge of the ADA, barriers rural agencies face in providing accessible services, types of accommodations they have made and degree of fit between the ADA and rural agencies. The findings suggest that while the ADA is not a significant burden for rural agencies, there is a need for enhanced training and outreach. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street Binghamton, NY 13904-1580)
No sign of harm: issues for disabled children communicating about abuse
- Authors:
- OOSTERHOORN Rebecca, KENDRICK Andrew
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse Review, 10(4), July 2001, pp.243-253.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This article explores the views of professionals working with children using alternative/augmented communication systems on the issues relating to communication about abuse. Interviews were carried out with 20 staff from eight establishments for disabled children across Scotland. It describes the range of alternative/augmented communication systems used and the barriers to communication about abuse. Staff generally accepted the importance of providing the appropriate vocabulary in augmented communication systems, but systems that provide such vocabulary were not widely used. Staff considered that a major difficulty concerned the level of understanding disabled children might have about concepts of abuse. Staff felt that discovery of abuse was more likely to come from them noticing physical signs, behaviour or mood changes than from the child communicating explicitly about abuse. Highlights the need for appropriate training and increased coordination between social work, health and education.
Community care for people with cerebral palsy: social work perspectives
- Author:
- BRIDGE Gillian
- Journal article citation:
- Practice: Social Work in Action, 11(4), 1999, pp.15-26.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Using material derived from an empirical study in the London area of 58 parents whose children have cerebral palsy, this article examines the role and tasks of professional social workers. The subject is approached both from the perspectives of local authority social workers and those of parents. The findings that social workers feel restricted by community care responsibilities and by shortage of resources, and that parents are hostile and adversarial in their approach to them, echo the most recent reports from the Social Services Inspectorate. Argues for improving the training of social workers and for recognising that community are involves more than organisational responses.
Food for thought: effective support for families caring for a child who is tube fed
- Authors:
- TOWNSLEY Ruth, ROBINSON Carol
- Publisher:
- Norah Fry Research Centre
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 163p.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Describes the practical, social and emotional impact of home enteral tube feeding on disabled children, their families and carers. Discusses the daily experiences of families and children coping with tube feeding; the involvement of non-parent carers and their training, guidance and insurance needs; and the support offered to families by health, education and social care professionals.