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T1 - An Inquiry by Social Workers into Evening Routines in Community Living Settings for Adults with Learning Disabilities
AU - James, Elaine
AU - Harvey, Mark
AU - Mitchell, Rob
N1 - This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Practice on 26/06/2017, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/09503153.2017.1342791
PY - 2018/1
Y1 - 2018/1
N2 - Significant progress has been made since the 1980s in supporting adults with learning disability to live independent lives in the community. In 2012, the Department of Health in England announced the latest policy initiative to further invest in community support for learning disabled people, Transforming Care. The associated Building the Right Support guidance does not in isolation, however, provide for a comprehensive strategy towards achieving a paradigm shift in how people with learning disabilities experience their full right to inclusion in their communities.We undertook a practice inquiry into the quality of life experienced by people with learning disabilities. Social workers chose the focus of the inquiry to be on people’s evening routines to answer the question – were people living in the community experiencing independence or did institutional routines define their lives. The findings were that 69% of learning disabled people were either in bed or were ready for bed. Our findjngs were that institutionalised routines existed in community units. We found an association between an early evening meal time and people living in the units being ready for bed or in bed (p=0.0001 at Time 1 and p=0.051 at Time 2). Implications for social work practice are discussed.
AB - Significant progress has been made since the 1980s in supporting adults with learning disability to live independent lives in the community. In 2012, the Department of Health in England announced the latest policy initiative to further invest in community support for learning disabled people, Transforming Care. The associated Building the Right Support guidance does not in isolation, however, provide for a comprehensive strategy towards achieving a paradigm shift in how people with learning disabilities experience their full right to inclusion in their communities.We undertook a practice inquiry into the quality of life experienced by people with learning disabilities. Social workers chose the focus of the inquiry to be on people’s evening routines to answer the question – were people living in the community experiencing independence or did institutional routines define their lives. The findings were that 69% of learning disabled people were either in bed or were ready for bed. Our findjngs were that institutionalised routines existed in community units. We found an association between an early evening meal time and people living in the units being ready for bed or in bed (p=0.0001 at Time 1 and p=0.051 at Time 2). Implications for social work practice are discussed.
KW - social work
KW - learning disabilities
KW - human rights
KW - supported living
KW - choice
KW - total institution
U2 - 10.1080/09503153.2017.1342791
DO - 10.1080/09503153.2017.1342791
M3 - Journal article
VL - 30
SP - 19
EP - 32
JO - Practice
JF - Practice
SN - 0950-3153
IS - 1
ER -