Disabled children (0-3 years) and integrated services - the impact of Early Support

In this paper I look at the much-discussed case of disabled parents seeking to conceive (or “selecting for”) disabled children. I argue that the permissibility of selecting for disability does not depend on the precise impact the disability will have on the child’s wellbeing. I then turn to an alternative analysis, which argues that the permissibility of selecting for disability depends on the impact that disability will have on the child’s future opportunities. Nearly all bioethicists who have approached the issue in this way have argued that disabilities like deafness unacceptably constrain a child’s opportunities. I argue, however, that this conclusion is premature for several reasons. Most importantly, we don’t have a good way of comparing opportunity sets. Thus, we can’t conclude that deaf children will grow up to have a constrained set of opportunities relative to hearing children. I conclude by suggesting that bioethicists and philosophers of disability need to spend more time thinking carefully about the relationship between disability and opportunity.

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Service user and carers perspectives of joint and integrated working between health and social care

Journal of Integrated Care ◽

10.1108/jica-10-2013-0042 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 22 (2) ◽

pp. 62-70 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Ailsa Cameron ◽

Lisa Bostock ◽

Rachel Lart

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Social Care ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Integrated Services ◽

Content Type ◽

Policy Debates ◽

Health And Social Care ◽

The Uk ◽

The Impact

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an update to a review of the joint working literature in the field of health and social care for adults, with particular emphasis given to the experiences of users and carers. Design/methodology/approach – The aims of the literature review remained largely the same as those of the original, they were to identify: models of joint working, evidence of effectiveness and cost-effectiveness and the factors promoting or hindering the models. However, to reflect the growing interest in the experiences of users and carers a fourth aim was added to map these experiences. Given their prominence in terms of policy debates about integration, the review focused on jointly organised services for older people and people with mental health problems in the UK only. Findings – The review demonstrates tentative signs that some initiatives designed to join-up or integrate services can deliver outcomes desired by government. Importantly some studies that report the experiences of users of services and carers suggest that they perceive benefits from efforts to join-up or integrate services. However it is our contention that the evidence is less than compelling and does not justify the faith invested in the strategy by current or previous governments. Originality/value – The study updates our knowledge of the impact of joint working in the field of health and social care for adults. Importantly the paper highlights what is known about the experiences of users and carers of joint/integrated services.

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The impact of the integrated services to home care personnel's job, job satisfaction and quality of services: an intervention study

International Journal of Integrated Care ◽

10.5334/ijic.290 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 8 (5) ◽

Author(s):

Maisa Toljamo ◽

Marja-Leena Perälä ◽

Teija Hammar

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Home Care ◽

Intervention Study ◽

Integrated Services ◽

Quality Of Services ◽

The Impact

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PELAYANAN POS PELAYANAN TERPADU DESA BAKUNGTEMNGGUNGAN KEC. BALONGBENDO KAB. SIDOARJO PROVINSI JAWA TIMUR DI ERA PANDEMI

Journal Publicuho ◽

10.35817/jpu.v4i2.18259 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Novia Dia Kumala ◽

Sukma Asmaning Putri ◽

Efa Rohmatin Febrian ◽

Ananta Prathama

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Research ◽

Data Collection ◽

Service System ◽

The Elderly ◽

Integrated Services ◽

General Information ◽

Reference Source ◽

Last Stage ◽

The Impact ◽

The Relationship

Abstract (english)This research discusses the impact of posyandu services in the era of the Covid-19 pandemic for the community in Bakung Village, Temanggungan, Kec. Balongbendo. Where the available services are divided into 3 groups, namely, services for toddlers, pregnant women and the elderly. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of obstruction of posyandu services for the community caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. To obtain complete data, researchers used qualitative research methods with data collection techniques through observation and interviews. The theory used in this research is descriptive qualitative with hypotheses used subjectively to describe general information. The last stage, draw conclusions by looking for the relationship between the information that has been collected. The results of this study are expected to broaden readers' insights about public services, but it is also hoped that this research can be a reference source for further researchers and as an evaluation material for integrated services in order to further improve the service system during this pandemic and in the future. Abstrak (Indonesia)Penelitian ini membahas tentang dampak pelayanan posyandu di era pandemi Covid-19 bagi masyarakat di Desa Bakung Temanggungan Kec. Balongbendo. Dimana pelayanan yang tersedia dibagi menjadi 3 golongan yaitu, pelayanan balita, ibu hamil dan lansia. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengetahui dampak dari terhambatnya pelayanan posyandu untuk masyarakat yang disebabkan oleh pandemi Covid-19. Untuk mendapatkan data secara lengkap, peneliti menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif dengan teknik pengumpulan data melalui observasi dan wawancara. Teori yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah deskriptif kualitatif dengan hipotesis yang digunakan secara subjektif untuk menggambarkan informasi secara umum. Tahap terakhir, penarikan kesimpulan dengan mancari hubungan antara informasi yang telah dikumpulkan. Hasil penelitian ini diharapkan untuk menambah wawasan pembaca tentang pelayanan publik, selain itu juga diharapkan agar penelitian ini dapat menjadi sumber referensi untuk peneliti selanjutnya dan sebagai bahan evaluasi untuk pelayanan terpadu agar lebih membaiki sistem pelayanan dimasa pandemi ini dan kedepannya.

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Explaining the Impact of Disabled Children’ Engagement with Physical Activity on Their Parents’ Smartphone Addiction Levels: A Sequential Explanatory Mixed Methods Research

Journal of Education and Training Studies ◽

10.11114/jets.v6i2.2836 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 44

Author(s):

Cemal Gündoğdu ◽

Yalın Aygün ◽

Mehmet Ilkım ◽

Şakir Tüfekçi

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Mixed Methods Research ◽

Theoretical Explanation ◽

Male Dominance ◽

Smartphone Addiction ◽

Disabled Children ◽

Explanatory Mixed Methods ◽

Statistical Trends ◽

The Impact

In this research, quantitative findings and qualitative follow-up themes were used to quantify, conceptualize and finally try to explain the impact of disabled children’ engagement with physical activity on their parents’ smartphone addiction levels. An initial phase of quantitative investigation was conducted with 116 parents. Analyses of statistical trends indicated that male parents use smartphones more often than female. Furthermore, quantitizing data towards parents’ smartphone addiction showed that parents watching their disabled children during physical activity exhibit more smartphone-addicted behaviors than non-watching parents. Finally, data obtained from quantitative findings revealed that levels of smartphone addiction of parents whose disabled children participated in more than 60 minutes of physical activity were greater than the levels of smartphone addiction of parents whose disabled children participated in 60 minutes of physical activity. With no adequate theoretical explanation for these results, a follow-up explanations phase of qualitative investigation was conducted with 5 parents. Analyses of interview data emerged three themes: (a) Male dominance in smartphone use, (c) parents passive participation in physical activity with or without smartphones and (b) levels of smartphone addiction among parents in terms of duration of their children daily physical activity engagement.

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Psychosocial Risks at Work of Supportive Teacher - Case Study

System Safety Human - Technical Facility - Environment ◽

10.2478/czoto-2019-0034 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 265-270

Author(s):

Jolanta Jasik-Ślęzak ◽

Serhii Kasian

Keyword(s):

Subjective Assessment ◽

Hazard Identification ◽

Private Life ◽

Special School ◽

Disabled Children ◽

Professional Work ◽

Special Schools ◽

Psychosocial Risks ◽

The Impact

AbstractWork in a special school as a supportive teacher of disabled children requires experience and mental resilience. The supportive teacher is exposed to a whole range of difficult behaviors of the child (i.e. psychosocial risks), including aggression, which brings many other threats with a dangerous nature (accidental). In this paper the results of research conducted among supportive teachers from one of the Polish special schools have been presented. The research contains the identification of psychosocial risks and, as a consequence, indications of ailments observed by the supportive teachers. The results of the conducted survey concern the type of threats with particular emphasis on psychosocial risks, as well as preventive activities that minimize the effects of these threats. In addition, the respondents indicated the extent of professional work on private and family life. The research tool used in this study is a questionnaire divided into three parts: hazard identification, assessment of psychosocial risks and potential effects of their occurrence, and subjective assessment of the impact of professional work on private life.

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