social care
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Our Care Home in Our Community
We have lost sight of the true meaning of care and care homes are big business, driven by profit, cut off from our communities.
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Growing Peer Support
A report on the peer-led crisis support in mental health services focusing on the work of PFG Doncaster.
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Avoiding Misconceptions When Designing Supports
We need to readjust our thinking to overcome the prejudices against disabled people built into the modern world.
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Trying Out Individual Service Funds (ISFs)
Self-Directed Futures has been working alongside colleagues from Bristol City Council (BCC) commissioning team to develop their Individual Service Fund offer.
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Disability Activism for the Environment
Disabled people can be champions for community and environmental change and active citizenship brings personal growth.
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A New Way Home
John Dalrymple and Frances Brown speak about their work with Radical Visions in Scotland and their guide A New Way Home.
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Local Area Coordination and Prevention
Nick Sinclair is the Director of the Local Area Coordination Network in England and Wales and describes here the innovation and its impact.
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I Already Have A Job
New research from the Chronic Illness Inclusion project on energy limiting chronic illness and work.
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Energy Impairment and Social Care
There are many people with energy limiting impairments and chronic illness who are either not getting social care or are getting inappropriate care.
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Starcross Hospital
Important testimony from those who lived and worked in a long-stay institution for people with learning difficulties.
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A New Way Home New Edition
A practical guide to leaving institutional care and returning to your community.
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DCWW England: PFG the Home of Peer Support
Members of the People Focused Group (PFG) in Doncaster explain what peer support truly means.
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The Power of Language
Language is powerful it can make or break people; this webinar examines the language that helps and encourages us to leave behind the language that harms.
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Mencap's New Strategy
Mencap, who are one of the most important organisations in England working with people with learning difficulties, have announced some big changes.
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It's My Choice
James has Down Syndrome and he uses an Individual Service Fund (ISF) to maintain control over his support and his life.
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Killed By The State? Social Policy Abused
Mo Stewart describes the outcome of 10 years of independent disability studies research into the social policies and malign foreign influences which have undermined the UK…
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Why is Self-Directed Support So Hard?
An overview of the global and historical development of Self-Directed Support (SDS) published in association with the European SDS Network (SKILLS).
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Much More to Life than Services
Joe Powell All Wales People First and Bob Rhodes LivesthroughFriends explain how people build good lives and the limits to social services.
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Service User Involvement in Social Work Education
An evaluation of the involvement of service users and carers in social work education focusing on the UK.
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Manavodaya and Congregate Care
Manavodaya has much to teach us about what real change requires and whether the COVID19 crisis will help us move away from congregate care.
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iDirect Citizenship Review 2019
iDirect provides completely individualised support to support people with learning disabilities to be full citizens.
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Energy Impairment Easy Read
This is the Easy Read version of the Energy Impairment and Disability Inclusion report produced by the Chronic Illness Inclusion Project.
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Growing New Models of Support
Chris Watson describes how using individual service funds can lead to new ways of supporting people in their own communities.
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Good Things About Individual Service Funds
An easy read guide to Individual Service Funds or ISFs. A great way to manage your support.