20 Dec 2011

Delivering personalisation in health and social care

Delivering personalisation in health and social care – An interview with Helen Sanderson and Jaimee Lewis

Helen Sanderson is Director, Helen Sanderson Associates and has written extensively on person-centred thinking, planning and community building. She co-authored the first Department of Health guidance on person-centred planning, as well as the 2010 guidance ‘Personalisation through person-centred planning.’ She was the expert advisor on person-centred approaches planning to the Valuing People Support Team.

Jaimee Lewis is strategic communications adviser to the Think Local, Act Personal Partnership, the sector-wide commitment to transforming adult social care that follows on from Putting People First. She has worked on communicating the personalisation agenda for several years, following her appointment as an advisor to the Department of Health’s individual budgets pilot programme in 2006.
Here, they discuss their new book, A Practical Guide to Delivering Personalisation, and explain what personalisation is and what it looks like; give some examples of how the tools in their book can be used in practice; and discuss why a person-centred approach to social care planning across all services, from mental health to end of life care, is the way forward – especially in difficult economic times. 
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17 Dec 2011

Review of learning disability services

Review of learning disability services:
CQC (UK) have published the first five reports from a targeted programme of 150 inspections of hospitals and care homes that care for people with learning disabilities.

Review reports


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6 Dec 2011

Annual Report of the National Intellectual Disability Database Committee 2010

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Annual Report of the National Intellectual Disability Database Committee 2010 Publication Date: 9 November 2011
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€2.5m intellectual disability centre planned for Clonakilty

Monday, December 05, 2011
A €2.5 MILLION state-of-the-art facility for adults and children with intellectual disability is planned for the West Cork town of Clonakilty.
Work is expected to begin next spring on the first phase of the development by the group CoAction — a clinical facility and child services area, as well as a training centre and cafe for adults is envisaged. Planning permission is being sought for the building, which will cater for up to 85 children and 25 adults, and is expected to cost in the region of €1.5m.

It is hoped that this tranche will have been completed by mid-2013.

Read more: http://www.examiner.ie/ireland/health/25m-intellectual-disability-centre-planned-for-clonakilty-176037.html#ixzz1fkrhRieb

Disabilities rights legislation due


Minister of State for Disability Kathleen Lynch said the delay in publishing the bill had been useful in permitting improvements to it.Minister of State for Disability Kathleen Lynch said the delay in publishing the bill had been useful in permitting improvements to it.
CAROL COULTER, Legal Affairs Editor
A law dealing with the legal rights of people with disabilities will be published in the first quarter of 2012, according to the Minister of State for Disability.
Kathleen Lynch told a conference organised by Amnesty International and the NUI Galway Centre for Disability Law and Policy that the Mental Capacity Bill, much of which was contained in a 2006 Law Reform Commission Report, had been delayed by the priority given to financial legislation required in the EU-IMF programme.
However, the delay had been useful in permitting improvement to the bill and taking into account the Exchequer position with regard to the funding needs that would follow.
The enactment of this Bill would enable Ireland to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities, she said, as the State would then be in a position to comply with the legal obligations imposed by the Treaty.

Budget Cuts Further Undermine the Independence of Disabled People

Press Release from DFI

5th December 2011

Speaking from the Disability Federation Ireland, Chief Executive John Dolan expressed deep concern over the cuts to social protection measures and services to people with disabilities introduced today through Budget 2012.
      “We appreciate the difficult decisions that this government has to make”, he said.  “However basic income of people with disabilities was already substantially cut in 2011 and now this government is targeting income support for young people with disabilities up to 24 years and wider secondary benefits that enable this vulnerable group to live in their communities”.

National Quality Assurance Criteria for Clinical Guidelines

HIQA publishes ‘National Quality Assurance Criteria for Clinical Guidelines’
November 16th, 2011 | Posted by LouiseF in Resources

This document outlines the criteria for developing high-quality clinical guidelines. It outlines criteria to quality assure clinical guidelines, including a criteria to insure that health evidence is searched systematically. Contact the Library for support in meeting the systematic search elements of the criteria.


National-Quality-Assurance-Criteria.pdf

25 Nov 2011

Continuing Professional Development

Oct 2011 An Bord Altranais has launched its online Continuing Professional Development Directory.
Link to ID CPD courses


Welcome to the An Bord Altranais on-line Continuing Professional Development/ Continuing Education (CPD) Directory. This Directory is now available through the Boards website and is managed by the Education Department of the Board. The easy to use search facility provides Registered Nurses and Midwives with quick and simple access to data in relation to in-service and continuing education programmes to address their own learning needs. The directory provides you with access to hundreds of continuing education and professional development programmes that have An Bord Altranais approval. You can search the Directory by entering key words; or by clicking on one of our 14 major course groupings. Your search can be refined by geographical location as well.

Approved programmes are assigned An Bord Altranais Continuing Education Units (ABA CEUs) whereby 40 minutes to one hour of education/learning activity equates with one ABA CEU. An Bord Altranais hopes that this development will continue to support Registrants determine and meet their own professionally identified learning needs.

29 Oct 2011

Reform of law on sex and mental disability urged

The Irish Times - Monday, October 24, 2011
CAROL COULTER, Legal Affairs Editor
THE LAW on sexual offences relating to people with intellectual disabilities should be overhauled, so that those who are capable of consenting to sexual activity are not deprived of the opportunity for intimate relationships, according to the Law Reform Commission.
The commission will publish a consultation paper on the subject this evening, in which it makes a provisional recommendation for the repeal of the existing law on sexual offences involving people with an intellectual disability.
Section 5 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1993 makes it an offence to have sexual intercourse with a person with an intellectual disability. The commission points out that it fails to protect people with intellectual disability from unwanted sexual contact generally, as it is limited to sexual intercourse, and it fails to allow for consensual sexual activity between two persons with intellectual disability.....

Healthcare professionals' experiences of the implementation of integrated care pathways.

Healthcare professionals' experiences of the implementation of integrated care pathways.:
Int J Health Care Qual Assur. 2011;24(5):334-47

Authors: Hogan C, Barry M, Burke M, Joyce P

Abstract
PURPOSE: The purpose of this paper is to report on a study that explores healthcare professionals' experiences of the implementation of integrated care pathways (ICPs).
DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH: This study used a phenomenological research approach with a purposive sample of ten multi-disciplinary healthcare professionals across two acute hospitals in Ireland. Data were collected via semi-structured interviews and analysed using Colazzi's framework.
FINDINGS: The findings of the study are presented under four themes: buy-in from all disciplines, multidisciplinary communication, service-user involvement, and audit of ICPs. These themes emanated from the questions asked at interview.
RESEARCH LIMITATIONS/IMPLICATIONS: The limitations of the study include the small sample size and the use of two different interviewers across the sites. The inexperience of the interviewers is acknowledged as a limitation as the probing of some questions could have been improved. In addition the themes of the findings were predetermined by the use of the interview guide.
PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS: Changes in existing institutional structures and cultures are required when introducing ICPs. It is necessary for senior management in organisations to lead by example. They also need to identify where support can be offered, such as in the provision of an ICP facilitator, education sessions in relation to ICPs and the development of strategies to improve multi-disciplinary buy-in and participation.
ORIGINALITY/VALUE: The findings of this study respond to a gap in the literature in Ireland on the experiences of healthcare professionals who have implemented ICPs. Key findings of the study are the perception that the doctor is pivotal in driving the implementation of ICPs, yet the doctor was not always interested in this responsibility.
PMID: 21916088 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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24 Oct 2011

Increase in negative press coverage of disability

Increase in negative press coverage of disability:

The amount of negative reporting of disability issues and people with disabilities in print media has increased significantly in the past 6 years, a study has found.


The report, ‘Bad News for Disabled People: how newspapers are reporting disability’, commissioned by disability equality organisation Inclusion London, compared print media articles from 2004/5 and 2010/11 and found a reduction in the proportion of articles that describe disabled people in sympathetic and deserving terms.


Additionally, researchers found that stories that document ‘real life’ experiences of living as a disabled person also decreased. People with mental health issues and other ‘hidden’ impairments are more likely to be presented as ‘undeserving’, they found.


Meanwhile, the number of articles focusing on disability benefit fraud increased from 2.8% in 2004/5 to 6.1% in 2010/11. Allied to this, a significant increase in the use of pejorative language to describe disabled people was found. The use of terms such as ‘scrounger’, ‘cheat’ and ‘skiver’ was found in 18% of articles in 2010/11 compared to 12% in 2004/5.


Professor Nick Watson of Strathclyde Centre for Disability at the University of Glasgow, which conducted the study alongside the University’s Glasgow Media Group, said: “This report provides a strong body of evidence to suggest there has been a significant change in the way that disability is being reported in much of the press in the UK today.


“Much of the coverage in the tabloid press is at best questionable and some of it is deeply offensive. The increased focus on benefit fraud, with outlandish claims that over 70% of people on disability benefits are frauds, is an example of this type of reporting.


“The increased pejorative coverage of disability may have a long-term effect and further work will be need to monitor this.


“In addition to the content analysis we also ran some focus groups to see what people thought about the way that the media is covering disability. When the focus groups were asked to describe a typical story in the newspapers on disability benefit fraud was the most popular theme mentioned. Participants in the focus groups all claimed that levels of fraud were very much higher than they are in reality, with some suggesting that up to 70% of claimants were fraudulent. They justified these claims by reference to articles they had read in newspapers.”


Anne Kane, policy manager at Inclusion London, said: “The findings of this research will strike a deep chord with disabled people who have to live with the daily reality of offensive, hate-filled and false media coverage – coverage that is becoming more offensive in rhythm with the savage impact of government spending cuts on disabled people.


“The disabled people questioned in the study said they felt threatened by the changes in the way disability is being (mis)reported and by the planned cuts to benefits – with these two assaults combining and reinforcing each other. This points to the action that needs to be taken: a stop to cuts that threaten more isolation and poverty and a stop to media coverage that stigmatises and breeds fear.”



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21 Oct 2011

Postural care: protecting and restoring body shape

The Postural Care Action Group has launched a campaign to raise awareness of the importance of good postural care for thousands of people with multiple disabilities.

The group is made up of organisations including; Mencap, PAMIS, Postural Care Skills, the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, the College of Occupational Therapists and the Royal College of Nursing.
What is postural care?

People who find it hard to move are most at risk of developing body shape distortions. This is because they often sit and lie in limited positions.

Postural care is about using the right equipment and positioning techniques to help protect and restore body shape. The earlier the intervention, the better - but it is never too late to start protecting someone's body shape.
Why is postural care important?


Failure to protect body shape can have serious consequences for a person’s health and quality of life. It can even cause premature death.
What do we want?

To challenge the assumption that distortion of body shape is inevitable for people with multiple disabilities.
All people with multiple disabilities to get the support they need to protect their body shape, 24 hours a day.

What you can do

Everyone who supports someone with multiple disabilities or commissions services for them needs to know about postural care. You can help spread the word. The materials below will help you to do this:

Read our postural care booklet
Download our postural care presentation
Watch our postural care film - see the top of this page

You can order copies of the booklet and the film from publications at Mencap:

Email: publications@mencap.org.uk
Phone: 020 7696 6900.
About the Postural Care Action Group

The Postural Care Action Group is a group of organisations and individuals working to raise awareness about the importance of protecting body shape. It includes:

Organisations

The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP)
The College of Occupational Therapists (COT)
Inclusion North
Mencap
PAMIS
Partners in Policymaking
Postural Care Skills
Potential Futures
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN)
Simple Stuff Works
University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN)

Individuals

Janet Cobb - independent consultant
Elspeth Dixon - parent, and learning disability specialist physiotherapist
John and Liz Goldsmith
Bas Jansen - physiotherapist
Mike and Julie Ormian - family carers
Rebecca Ormian - PMLD champion

4 Oct 2011

IRELAND - 1 in 5 has long-term disabilities

[Posted: Thu 22/09/2011 by Deborah Condon www.irishhealth.com]

Up to one in five people in Ireland has a long-term disability and most of these have major difficulties performing every day activities, a new report has shown.

The report, A Social Portrait of People with Disabilities in Ireland, set out to examine the different circumstances of people with disabilities in this country.

Based on figures from the 2006 Census and the National Disability Survey (NDS), it estimated that between one in five and one in six people have a long-term disability, with most of these disabilities being ‘acquired through the life course rather than being present from birth'.

The report noted nine different types of disability, with the average person having between two and three different disabilities.

Between Worlds: The Experiences and Needs of Former Family Carers

Between Worlds: The Experiences and Needs of Former Family Carers
It is estimated that there are 274,000 family carers in the Republic of Ireland and while there has been significant progress made in the provision of state supports for carers, there is relatively little primary research on carers and none published on the post-caring /care transitions phase.

we are delighted to advise that the Full Report and the Executive Summary (Plain Englished) are now available to download from our website www.carealliance.ie

We look forward to disseminating this research widely and believe that it will make a positive impact on the lives of former Family Carers into the future.

If you would like any further information on this please contact Care Alliance.

Cancer Screening Board Informal Interactive Information Session women with disabilities

Cancer Screening Board Informal Interactive Information Session
For Women With Disabilities
13th October 2011

To date we have held a number of focus group sessions looking at different areas around healthcare services for people with disabilities. Our feedback has indicated to us that a number of people are interested in receiving information regarding cancer screening procedures and accessibility and taking on board these requests from our members we now have made arrangements for a female only information session with the hope that in the future we can also run a male orientated session. Fiona has headed up researching information in this area and contacted a number of organisations to find if we could get anyone to give a talk on the area and we are very pleased to be able meet this request by holding an information event.

National Programme for the Restructuring of Children’s Disability Services

National Programme for the Restructuring of Children’s Disability Services
HSE Bulletin June 2011

The HSE published a Bulletin in June 2011 to keep interested parties informed about the Progressing Disability Services for Children and Young People national programme for the restructuring of children’s disability services. The Bulletin is available at http://www.informingfamilies.ie/_fileupload/News/Bulletin%205_7_11_doc.pdf

In Ireland disability services, delivered by the HSE and non-statutory organisations, have developed independently over time, so there is wide variation in the services available in different parts of the country and for different categories of disability. As a consequence of this some children and their families have little or no access to services. A more equitable and consistent way to provide services for children with disabilities is needed, and we must work together to achieve the greatest benefit possible within our resources. A national programme has been launched which will change the way services are provided across the country. It is based on the recommendations of the Report of the National Reference Group on Multidisciplinary Services for Children aged 5-18 Years produced by representatives of the professions and management involved in delivering multi-disciplinary services to children. This Report is available to read on the HSE website http://www.hse.ie/eng/services/Find_a_Service/Disability_Services/.

16 Sept 2011

Moving from family care to residential and supported accommodation: a national, longitudinal study of people with intellectual disabilities

Moving from family care to residential and supported accommodation: a national, longitudinal study of people with intellectual disabilities
MANNAN, HASHEEM

Full-text link
http://hdl.handle.net/2262/59470
A cohort of nearly 11,000 persons was traced over 8 years to determine those who had moved from family care and those who had remained. The majority (85%) continued to live with families, and, for two thirds (67%), no future move was deemed necessary. The 2 main predictors of moving were as follows: A need had been previously recorded and the family had used out-of-home respite services during the 8 years. However, just one quarter of those identified as needing to move had done so in the 8 years. Conversely, no prior indication of need had been recorded for two thirds of people who had moved in this period. The complexities of assessing need and equitably meeting demands are discussed.
Keyword(s): Public Health; Intellectual Disabilities; Residential Care
Publication Date:
2011
Type: Journal article
Peer-Reviewed: Yes
Language(s): English
Institution: Trinity College Dublin
Citation(s): Roy McConkey, Fionnola Kelly, Hasheem Mannan and Sarah Craig (2011) Moving From Family Care to Residential and Supported Accommodation: National, Longitudinal Study of People With Intellectual Disabilities. American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: July 2011, Vol. 116, No. 4, pp. 305-314.
Publisher(s): American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD)
Related Link(s): http://www.aaiddjournals.org/doi/full/10.1352/1944-7558-116.4.305

Access to health care of persons with disabilities as an indicator of equity in health systems

Access to health care of persons with disabilities as an indicator of equity in health systems
MANNAN, HASHEEM

Full-text link
http://hdl.handle.net/2262/59471
The outcomes of certain health services can be used to assess the overall effectiveness of a health care system. For example, maternal mortality is an indicator of the quality of a country’s maternal health services, which in turn reflects the overall functioning of the country’s health system.1 We propose that access by persons with disabilities to health care services, along with measures of disability, constitutes an indicator of overall equity in a health care system. Disability is defined here as activity limitation arising from any one of a variety of conditions, such as spinal cord injury, diabetes or HIV/AIDS, and it can constitute a significant barrier to accessing health care. Transport to health care facilities may be inaccessible to persons with disabilities, and the educational opportunities and social welfare supports available to such individuals may not be sufficient to enable them to properly access the health care they need. The “system” that facilitates health for persons with disabilities thus reaches beyond the confines of health care facilities and the purview of health care professionals; indicators using this group of patients will therefore reflect the effectiveness of intersectoral and systemic contributors to equitable health care provision.
Keyword(s): Global Health; Equity
Publication Date:
2011
Type: Journal article
Peer-Reviewed: Yes
Language(s): English
Institution: Trinity College Dublin
Citation(s): MacLachlan M, Mannan H, McAuliffe E., Access to health care of persons with disabilities as an indicator of equity in health systems, Open Medicine, 5, 1, 2011, 10 - 12
Related Link(s): http://www.openmedicine.ca/article/view/414/371
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Minister for Education & Skills publishes discussion document on Enrolment Policies in schools

Published on Monday 13th June 2011
Minister for Education & Skills publishes discussion document on Enrolment Policies in schools

The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairi Quinn T.D., today (Monday 13th June) opened the way for an overhaul of the enrolment policies in all schools. Minister Quinn published a discussion document on admissions policy aimed at leading to changes in regulations and legislation on how primary and post primary schools allocate places to students......
The discussion document can be found at the department’s website at http://www.education.ie/servlet/blobservlet/sp_enrolment_discussion_paper.pdf

The Law and People with an Intellectual Disability

An Inclusion Ireland conference on the above subject will be held on Wednesday, 19th October from 10 am-1.30 pm, hosted by the Law Society of Ireland at its offices in Blackhall Place, Dublin 7. Places are limited so early booking is advised.

To book please visit http://www.inclusionireland.ie/LawConference.asp or Tel: 01 8559891
Fax: 01 8559904 Email: info@inclusionireland.ie

Organisations Representing 800,000 People with Disabilities issue Joint Statement

Organisations Representing 800,000 People with Disabilities issue Joint Statement to Government
15th September 2011, issue from Young Communications at 09.30 a.m. embargo to 11 a.m.

Ten of the leading umbrella organisations, in the Disability Sector, met in Dublin this morning (11a.m. Thursday 15th, Buswell’s Hotel) to issue a joint statement of concern, regarding economic and service issues, now confronting hundreds of thousands of people. The organisations involved are, Care Alliance Ireland, CIL Carmichael House, Disability Federation of Ireland, Genetic & Rare Disorders Organisation, Inclusion Ireland, Mental Health Reform, Neurological Alliance of Ireland, People with Disabilities in Ireland, The National Federation of Voluntary Bodies, The Not for Profit Business Association.

9 Sept 2011

National project identifies major barriers to change in private hospital sector for learning disabilities

National project identifies major barriers to change in private hospital sector for learning disabilities

Sep 052011

This National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi) report highlights the challenges in supporting and encouraging change to private sector learning disability hospitals.

The project ran for 18 months and set out to encourage private sector providers to change their services to reflect national policy as set out in the Mansell report. This included reducing the number private hospital beds, enabling people to leave hospitals for community services and supporting providers to develop alternative service models.

Whiles limited progress towards the goals was achieved, the project did identify a number of challenges to achieving them:

A lack of desire to change services whilst a market for them still exists
Financial returns were a greater driver than delivery of national policy
The current challenging economic climate adds makes change difficult while still delivering financial returns for the organisation .
Local commissioners must be the drivers of change, but there are insufficient levers in the system to make this a priority in NHS and local authority commissioners.
The full report is available at:
http://www.ndti.org.uk/publications/ndti-publications/supporting-change-in-private-sector-learning-disability-hospitals/

29 Jul 2011

Speech by Minister for Health, Dr James Reilly T.D

Speech by Minister for Health, Dr James Reilly T.D. -  “Transforming the Health System- Can we get it right?” - McGill Summer School – 28th July 2011
In his speech at the McGill Summer School Minister Reilly said
 I want to announce tonight, as part of the work of the SDU, significant changes in how hospitals will deal with long waiting lists and in the operation of the National Treatment Purchase Fund. There are three main changes:
First, all public hospitals are being instructed to ensure they have no patients waiting more than 12 months by the end of the year.  It is unacceptable that hospitals leave some patients on waiting lists for very long periods of time safe in the knowledge that the NTPF will eventually pick up the tab. I will no longer tolerate this attitude to patients – hospitals need to become accountable for the listing decisions of their surgeons. I am therefore requiring all hospitals to ensure that they have no patient listed as waiting over 12 months for treatment by the end of the year. Where they fail to do so, the NTPF will source the necessary treatments and the hospitals’ budgets will be reduced by a corresponding amount in 2012
Second, the NTPF will target particular backlogs rather than routinely accept referrals of patients waiting over 3 months. The NTPF will still provide treatments for patients but will target specific backlogs. Follow up treatments for existing patients will be provided as is the normal practice.
Third, I want a system where the patient and taxpayer get the greatest return on scarce resources consistent with quality and safety. That is why I am ending the requirement that the NTPF purchase 90% of treatments in the private sector. The NTPF will purchase treatments wherever it gets the best value in either the public or the private sector. I want the NTPF to drive a hard bargain on behalf of patients without regard to the location of the treatment.

9 Jul 2011

Poor monitoring for metabolic syndrome in people with learning disability taking antipsychotic medication

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 12:16 AM PDT
Anti-psychotic medications comprise between 30–50% of all psychotropics prescribed for people with learning disabilities as reported in this WELD post: This study set out to explore metabolic syndrome (a group of risk factors that occur together and increase the risk for coronary artery disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes in people with learning disabilities who [...]

5 Jul 2011

University of Georgia - Books Gifted to COPE Foundation. Available to borrow now.

July 2011 UGA Study Abroad Programme. 
Sincere thanks to David & Kathy Gast for their kind donation of these books.
To borrow any of these books  contact Sheila (Ext. 3204)


A Special Book About Me

A Book for Children Diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome

There's a kid at school who gets extra help from a special teacher. He has temper tantrums when he is angry and sometimes finds it hard to pay attention. He might even have been to a special school to learn how to behave appropriately in class. One day this kid started to ask questions like,... more »

   
You Are Special Too
A Book for Brothers and Sisters of Children Diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome
Josie Santomauro
Illustrated by Illustrated by Carla Marino

'My brother gets extra help from a special teacher. He has temper tantrums when he is angry and sometimes finds it hard to pay attention. He has even been to a special school to learn how to behave appropriately in class. He might be a little different from others in some ways ... but my... more »

2009, Paperback: £5.99/ $9.95

Fathering Your Special Child

A Book for Fathers or Carers of Children Diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome

So your child has Asperger Syndrome (AS)? You might have noticed that some of his behavior is a bit different to most kids, that he becomes stressed when faced with change, and he doesn't cope well with criticism or failure.
This book offers a fun and accessible introduction for the... m

Your Special Grandchild

A Book for Grandparents of Children Diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome

'So your grandchild has Asperger Syndrome (AS)? You might have noticed that some of his behaviour is a bit different to most kids, that he becomes stressed when faced with change and he doesn't cope well with criticism or failure.'
This book offers a fun and accessible introduction for... more »
Beyond the Autism Diagnosis
A Professional’s Guide to Helping Families
By Marion O'Brien, Ph.D., & Julie A. Daggett, Ph.D.

60 Social Situations and Discussion Starters to Help Teens on the Autism Spectrum Deal with Friendships, Feelings, Conflict and More


Making Sense of Social Situations

How to Run a Group-Based Intervention Program for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Albert J. Cotugno

Paperback: £19.99 /
 

Mothering Your Special Child

A Book for Mothers or Carers of Children Diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome

So your child has Asperger Syndrome (AS)? You might have noticed that some of his behaviour is a bit different to most kids. That he becomes stressed when faced with change, and he doesn't cope well with criticism or failure.
This book offers a fun and accessible introduction for the... more »




 



1 Jul 2011

HSE - JUNE 2011 Report of the Working Group on Congregated Settings

 
HSE REPORT - Time to Move on from Congregated Settings - A Strategy for Community Inclusion.


Report of the Working Group on Congregated Settings
Health Service Executive
June 2011







COMMENTARY ON HSE REPORT:-

Homes for mentally disabled to close (Irish Times, 29th June)

Government needs to move on mentally disabled (Irish Times, 29th June)

Homes for 3,500 with disabilities branded 'horrible' (Irish Independent, 29th June)

How special? (Irish Times, 30th June)