Dame Christine Lenehan is Director of the Council for Disabled Children. She was asked by the Department for Education to carry out a review of the experiences and outcomes of children and young people in residential special schools and colleges in England. Her report, ‘Good Intentions, Good Enough?’, was published in November 2017. Here she discusses what she found and how the system needs to change.
Mencap Treat Me Well campaign resources online
As part of the Treat Me Well campaign, Mencap have included resources in Easy Read on their website. Currently these include:
Sorting out problems with your hospital care
Getting the support you need
Your rights in hospital
The Accessible Information Standard – Easy Read
Mental Capacity Act – Easy Read
More resources will be added.
Jenny Morris blog: Independent living and the future of social care
NICE: P People eople’s e ‘s experience in adult social care xperience in adult social care services: impro services: improving the e ving the experience of xperience of care and support for people using adult care and support for people using adult social care services social care services
This guideline covers the care and support of adults receiving social care in their own homes, residential care and community settings. It aims to help people understand what care they can expect and to improve their experience by supporting them to make decisions about their care.
Care Knowledge: Best practice in social work support for adults in residential care
In this Special Report for CareKnowledge, Julie Penfold looks at the role of social workers when an adult is moving into and remaining in residential care. Julie speaks to the British Association of Social Workers and two local authority adult social workers to learn more about this important area of social work.
The report also includes insight on a different area of residential care social work practice – the role of a specialist palliative care social worker.
