April 2012 – Where to begin –places to find research and policy on intellectual disability in Ireland.
National/Governement level policy & research :
Disability Federation of Ireland. Available at: http://www.disability-federation.ie/index.php?uniqueID=2 [Accessed April 6, 2012a] .
Inclusion Ireland - National Association for People with an Intellectual Disability. Available at: http://www.inclusionireland.ie/ [Accessed April 6, 2012b].
National Council for Special Education. Available at: http://www.ncse.ie/index.asp [Accessed April 6, 2012c].
Research - University/Health Institutions Ireland
Health Research Board. Available at: http://www.hrb.ie/about/ [Accessed April 6, 2012a].
LENUS - Irish Health Repository. Available at: http://www.lenus.ie/hse/ [Accessed April 6, 2012b].
Academic Research:
Databases
International databases that we use for journal articles are CINAHL, PubMed, PsychInfo, and Psych Behavioural Sciences. Contact Sheila for login details.
Journals:
Key journals we use are:
Learning Disability Practice (ID, UK)
Frontline (ID, Ireland)
REACH - journal of special education needs (ID, Ireland)
Nursing Standard(General, Ireland)
COPE Library’s Journal Subscriptions - http://copelibrary.blogspot.com/p/electronic-journals-for-id.html
International databases we use for evidence based practice are:
Trip Database - Clinical Search Engine The Trip Database is a clinical research tool designed to allow health professional to rapidly find the highest quality clinical evidence.
Cochrane Reviews - Cochrane reviews represent the highest level of evidence on which to base clinical treatment decisions.
Specialist databases we use are:
BILD, the British Institute of Learning Disabilities. Available at: http://www.bild.org.uk/about-bild/aboutbild / [Accessed April 6, 2012].[Contact sheila for membership login]
Contact a Family - Provides an A-Z listing with basic information on many
ID conditions/syndromes and contact details of specialist support groups.
OT seeker - Occupational Therapy. Available at: http://www.otseeker.com/?org_id=221 [Accessed April 6, 2012].
PEDro. Physiotherapy . Available at: http://www.pedro.org.au/?org_id=221
