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Burden of gratitude: women with disabilities receiving personal care
- Author:
- BEGUM Nasa
- Publisher:
- University of Warwick. Department of Applied Social Studies/Social Care Associat
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 97p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Coventry
Describes the views of women with disabilities about how the need for personal care affects their daily lives.
Consumer satisfaction: an investigation of contributing factors
- Author:
- RUSSELL M.N.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Service Research, 13(4), 1990, pp.43-56.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Describes a method for evaluating satisfaction ratings based on a questionnaire to measuring clients' perception of quality of care, resource availability.
Use of mental health and support services among families of children with disabilities: discrepant views of parents and paediatricians
- Authors:
- UREY Jon R., VIAR Vicki
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap Research, 3(1), 1990, pp.81-88.
- Publisher:
- BIMH Publications
Reports on research carried out in the USA.
Children first?: family based respite care and the Children Bill; report of a conference at the King's Fund Centre 21st November 1989
- Author:
- KING'S FUND CENTRE
- Publisher:
- King's Fund Centre
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 9 leaflets in folder.
- Place of publication:
- London
Contains papers on practice issues, and the Children Act 1989 and children with disabilities. Workshop reports include: respite care and welfare rights; raising the profile of family based respite care; organisational location of respite care; legal issues; and parents' views.
"I feel as if I am the last person on earth" consulting with people with disabilities and their carers: a review of progress so far
- Author:
- BIRMINGHAM. Social Services Department
- Publisher:
- Birmingham. Social Services Department
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 13p.
- Place of publication:
- Birmingham
Sets out the ways that the Birmingham Special Action Project has used consultation meetings to found user led approaches.
Review of social welfare centres: summary of key findings and implications for service development; a research study carried out on behalf of Birmingham Community Care Special Action Project
- Authors:
- THOMAS Andrew, WARD Kit, RITCHIE Jane
- Publisher:
- Social and Community Planning Research
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 27p.
- Place of publication:
- Birmingham
Examines the role of the Birmingham Community Care Special Action Project's Social Welfare Centres in relation to the needs of people with disabilities and to identify the policies and practices necessary to meet those needs.
Children in danger: NCH factfile
- Author:
- NATIONAL CHILDREN'S HOME
- Publisher:
- National Children's Home
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 64p., tables, diags., illus.
- Place of publication:
- London
Statistics on population characteristics; family costs, income and poverty; housing and homelessness; disability; education; health; child abuse; addiction; offending; children in care; children as consumers.