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Parsons, Sarah; Sherwood, Gina – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2016
At least 20-30% of offenders within the criminal justice system (CJS) have learning disabilities or difficulties. This creates significant challenges in relation to meeting their information needs about rights, entitlements, processes and procedures. We report a pilot project where widgit Symbols were used to create more accessible information…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions
Pestana, Claudio – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2015
This qualitative study aimed to add to the research on the self-concept of adults with mild learning disabilities and to generate a deeper understanding of their self-perceptions rather than draw generalised quantitative conclusions. Eight adults diagnosed with mild learning disabilities receiving support from a supported living project were…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Mild Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Individual Characteristics
Willis, Diane S. – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2015
Changes in the living circumstances of people with learning disabilities have seen responsibility for their health become the provenance of paid-and family-carers. Thirteen semi-structured interviews were conducted with three family-carers and ten paid-carers. Findings revealed that the role of these carers was undefined, leading to difficulty in…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Family Role, Caregiver Role, Health Services
Castles, Amy; Bailey, Carol; Gates, Bob; Sooben, Roja – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2014
It has been well documented that people with learning disabilities receive poor care in acute settings. Over the last few years, a number of learning disability liaison nurse services have developed in the United Kingdom as a response to this, but there has been a failure to systematically gather evidence as to their effectiveness. This article…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Nursing, Health Services, Nurses
Elderton, Anna; Clarke, Sally; Jones, Chris; Stacey, James – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2014
Historically, and to a somewhat lesser extent presently, people with learning disabilities have had little or no voice in the stories other people (particularly professionals) tell about them and their lives. Four psychology workshops, based on a narrative therapy approach, were run for a group of people with learning disabilities who identify as…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Homosexuality, Sexual Identity, Personal Narratives
Williams, Laura; Newell, Reetta – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2013
The following article introduces the Solihull Approach, a structured framework for intervention work with families (Douglas, "Solihull resource pack; the first five years." Cambridge: Jill Rogers Associates, 2001) and aims to demonstrate the usefulness of this approach in working with school-age children with complex neurodevelopmental…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Sleep, Intervention, Incidence
Cairns, Deborah; Tolson, Debbie; Brown, Jayne; Darbyshire, Chris – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2013
This article reports on the results of a qualitative study (in-depth interviews) carried out in the United Kingdom as part of a larger (two-phased) study investigating the experiences, health and future perspectives of older parent carers (six mothers and two fathers) of offspring with learning disabilities over a prolonged period of time. The…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Caregivers, Qualitative Research, Foreign Countries
Campbell, Martin; McCue, Michael – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2013
A new risk assessment tool, "Assessment of Interpersonal Risk" (AIR), was piloted and evaluated to measure risk factors and compatibility between individuals living in an assessment and treatment unit in one NHS area. The adults with learning disabilities in this unit had severe and enduring mental health problems and/or behaviour that is severely…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Risk, Behavior Problems, Mental Disorders
Borsay, Clare – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2013
Estimates suggest that around a quarter of adults with learning disabilities living in the community have difficulties controlling their anger. Angry or aggressive behaviour can have serious repercussions, including loss of residential or day placements, admission to hospital and reduced quality of life. In addition, the
psychological well being…
Descriptors: Adults, Learning Disabilities, Psychological Patterns, Behavior Modification
Rojas, Susana; Sanahuja, Josep Ma – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2012
Our work, based on two pieces of research, aims to show how we try to get the voice of persons with learning disabilities. In both pieces of work, the second of which is still under progress, we have used video as the means by which we can collect and show what people are saying in the context and situation in which they find themselves. As we…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Learning Disabilities, Research, Listening
Fish, Rebecca; Woodward, Sarah; Duperouzel, Helen – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2012
Recent local research about personal experiences of self-injury and discussions about the use of harm minimisation with service users who self-injure were the motivation behind this study to glean staff opinions and advice about the introduction of a harm minimisation policy. An online survey was designed, and all staff were invited by email to…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Self Destructive Behavior, Discussion, Motivation
Chapman, Melanie; Bannister, Susan; Davies, Julie; Fleming, Simon; Graham, Claire; Mcmaster, Andrea; Seddon, Angela; Wheldon, Anita; Whittell, Bridget – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2012
This article describes a partnership research project carried out by a research team consisting of people with learning disabilities and people without learning disabilities. The research explored people's understandings of advocacy and identified gaps in advocacy provision for people with learning disabilities and their families. Four focus…
Descriptors: Research Projects, Mental Retardation, Learning Disabilities, Focus Groups
Storey, Judith; Collis, Mary-Ann; Clegg, Jennifer – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2012
Experiences of eight staff working with people who have a learning disability and complex mental health needs were explored by interviews and analysed using the free association narrative interview approach (Hollway & Jefferson 2000). Participants reported that organisational factors such as not having enough permanent staff and having to manage a…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Mental Health, Patients, Interviews
Dinsmore, Adam Peter – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2012
People with a learning disability face a number of challenges when seeking access to hospital care which are often distinct from those faced by the general population. Numerous statistics indicative of these challenges are represented in the academic literature. Previous research has suggested several reasons for the continued existence of these…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Mental Retardation, Negative Attitudes, Hospitals
Marsham, Marian – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2012
This literature review and primary qualitative research explores therapeutic role from the perspective of Community Learning Disability Nurses. Semi-structured interviews, based on Critical Incident Technique ("Psychol Bull", 51, 1954, 327), and descriptive phenomenological methodology were adopted to elicit data amenable to systematic…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Qualitative Research, Nurses, Learning Disabilities