Leadership for intellectual disability service: Motivating change and improvement. Sheerin, F., & Curtis, E. (Eds) Routledge Taylor and Francis Group, 2019, ISBN 9781032093031 paperback £29.99

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelley Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Disability Service

scholarly journals Is Safety in the Eye of the Beholder? Safeguards in Research With Adults With Intellectual Disability

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 424-438 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine E. McDonald ◽  
Nicole E. Conroy ◽  
Carolyn I. Kim ◽  
Emily J. LoBraico ◽  
Ellis M. Prather ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Human Subjects ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Institutional Review Board ◽  
Human Subjects Research ◽  
Disability Service ◽  
Disability Service Providers ◽  
Institutional Review

Human subjects research has a core commitment to participant well-being. This obligation is accentuated for once exploited populations such as adults with intellectual disability. Yet we know little about the public’s views on appropriate safeguards for this population. We surveyed adults with intellectual disability, family members and friends, disability service providers, researchers, and Institutional Review Board (IRB) members to compare views on safeguards. We found many points of convergence of views, particularly for decision-making and participation. One trend is that adults with intellectual disability perceive greater safety in being engaged directly in recruitment, and recruitment by specific individuals. Researchers and IRB members need to consider community views to facilitate the safe and respectful inclusion of adults with intellectual disability.

Real Work Opportunities: establishing an accessible vocational rehabilitation programme within a forensic intellectual disability service

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 160-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alyssa Cox ◽  
Hayley Simmons ◽  
Ginny Painter ◽  
Pippa Philipson ◽  
Rachel Hill ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Rehabilitation Programme ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Real ◽  
Disability Service ◽  
Job Roles ◽  
Real Work ◽  
Forensic Service

Purpose – Patients treated within secure/forensic settings experience numerous barriers to meaningful vocation, including restrictions under the Mental Health Act, which limit community access. The purpose of this paper is to describe the development of Real Work Opportunities, an inclusive and accessible vocational rehabilitation programme within a forensic intellectual disability service. The programme involved setting up employment and interview workshops, interviews, and interview feedback, and job roles within the secure service, to simulate the real work process. Design/methodology/approach – A reflective account of the development and implementation of the Real Work Opportunity programme with a forensic intellectual disability population. Findings – The programme was well received by the patients involved and a high attendance rate was maintained over time despite the demands that were expected. Roles have been advertised for two employment periods and have had two sets of successful candidates. Patients demonstrated skills development throughout the employment process, including general work-based skills, punctuality and time management, managing duties, responsibility, specific role-related skills, interpersonal skills and personal presentation. Research limitations/implications – Despite limited experience of work prior to admission, many patients were enthusiastic and motivated to work. The initial trial of the programme has been well received by both patients and staff. Future developments will include widening the number and types of opportunity offered by the programme. Originality/value – This paper describes a vocational rehabilitation programme for a particularly marginalised population, people with intellectual disabilities within a forensic service. The programme proved highly popular with patients, and enabled them to develop transferable employment skills.

scholarly journals Home visits: a reflection on family contact in a specialist forensic intellectual disability service

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 186-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucinda Cheshire ◽  
Verity Chester ◽  
Alex Graham ◽  
Jackie Grace ◽  
Regi T Alexander
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Home Visit ◽  
Home Visits ◽  
Direct Result ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Disability Service ◽  
Family Contact ◽  
Audit Standards ◽  
Out Of Area

Purpose – There is little published literature about the number of home visits provided to patients within forensic intellectual disability units, and there is no published data on variables that affect home visits. There is a need for a baseline audit that can formulate standards for future practice. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – This paper describes the home visit programme within a forensic intellectual disability service, and a baseline audit of the programme. The audit measured the number of home visits, any factors that adversely affect home visits, and the extent of family contact. The authors propose audit standards for evaluation of good practice in this area. Findings – The audit involved 63 patients over a one-year period. In total, 81 per cent of patients had some form of family contact and 54 per cent of patients at least one home visit. However, 19 per cent of patients had no contact with their family due to a variety of reasons. There were no significant differences in the number of home visits between men and women, patients on civil vs criminal sections or those treated “within area” or “out of area”. Patients in rehabilitation wards had significantly more visits than those in low or medium secure. Originality/value – Conventional wisdom is that reduced family contact is the direct result of patients being placed “out of area”. The results of this audit suggest that, at least in this group, the reasons may be much more nuanced and that the current definition of “out of area” has to be improved to incorporate the actual distance between the patient’s current family home and the service. Audit standards have been proposed to monitor family contact and home visits. Future work should focus on the relationship between family contact and treatment outcomes.

Substance misuse among offenders in a forensic intellectual disability service

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 127-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amie Plant ◽  
Emily McDermott ◽  
Verity Chester ◽  
Regi T. Alexander
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Substance Misuse ◽  
Disability Service
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