Finding Out About and Accessing Respite (Short-term Breaks)

Autor:	Lesley Cotterill, Lesley Hayes, Patricia Sloper, Margaret Flynn
Rok vydání:	1996
Předmět:	Actuarial science Referral Social work business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Internet privacy Service personnel Pediatrics Term (time) Respite care Learning disability Medicine Pshychiatric Mental Health medicine.symptom business Publicity media_common
Zdroj:	British Journal of Learning Disabilities. 24:115-118
ISSN:	1468-3156 1354-4187
DOI:	10.1111/j.1468-3156.1996.tb00216.x
Popis:	The ability of users and their parents or carers to choose services hinges on what they know about them. In a survey of Social Service Departments in England about respite services, the issue of access was considered. Service personnel and publicity were the most commonly mentioned sources of information about respite services. Few of the information sources identified were aimed at the general public or those not already known to services. The average age at which people moved into adult services was between 17 and 19, and people accessed planned respite via assessment, referral and direct application. People waited variable lengths of time for access. The results suggested that information may not reach all those who could benefit from respite. Initial access takes time, and targeting of those traditionally under-represented in services is limited. Some of the innovative respite services examined have faced similar challenges and successfully overcome them. The provision of individualised support means that these services are well placed to meet the wide ranging needs of people with learning disabilities.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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