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New directions? Day services for people with learning disabilities in the 1990s
— a review of the research | | Author(s) | Ken Simons, Debby Watson |
| Corporate Author | Norah Fry Research Centre, University of Bristol; Centre for Evidence-Based Social Services, University of Exeter |
| Publisher | Centre for Evidence-Based Social Services, University of Exeter, Exeter, 1999 |
| Pages | 60 pp |
| Source | The Centre for Evidence-Based Social Services, University of Exeter, Amory Building, Rennes Drive, Exeter, Devon EX4 4RJ. Web site: http://www.ex.ac.uk/cebss |
| Keywords | Cognitive impairment ; Day services ; Research Reviews. |
| Annotation | Ideas about day services have changed considerably in the last 20 years, with the introduction of a wide range of "alternatives" to traditional provision. While the available data make it difficult to assess both the extent and scope of current provision of day services, the indications are of an overall shortfall. The Centre for Evidence-Based Social Services commissioned the Norah Fry Research Centre to carry out a review of the research evidence on day services. The aim was to update a previous 1995 review undertaken for former Avon county, with particular emphasis on systematically seeking out instances of research which provide descriptions of the outcomes produced by the various models of day services. The forms of day services covered include day centres, supported employment, training, community businesses, "without walls" services, and adult and continuing education. Outcomes of day services are described in terms of engagement in meaningful activity, time spent in non-segregated settings, the development of wider relationships, impact on income, and users' and carers' views. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020513005 B |
| Classmark | E4: NM: 3A:6KC |
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