... that funds are spent on support and services that deliver positive outcomes for people. Challenging behaviour Valuing people Human rights Implementation Quality of life Family-carers When my son was a few weeks old, we were told (not very sensitively) that he would be severely disabled...

...), outcome monitoring, advice regarding support groups (e.g. AA and SMART recovery), community and inpatient detoxification, and assisted withdrawal treatment – all of which John received during his 18-month treatment. Autism Mental capacity act Mental health problems Valuing people Policy...

... Learning disabilities Social inclusion Valuing People Policy Implementation Competence The paper by Kate Blamires illustrates the significant progress made since the 1990s in the development of policy and in the profile of employment as a better life outcome for people with learning...

... disabilities England Valuing people Policy Intellectual disability It has been estimated that 65 per cent of people with learning disabilities would like a paid job (Emerson et al., 2005, p. 4). However, in 2011-2012 the employment rate for people with learning disabilities in England...

... about the social and ethical status of outgroups. Dr C.F. Goodey can be contacted at: cg247@le.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Learning disabilities Community living Deinstitutionalization Challenging behaviour Valuing people Intellectual disability...

... strategies which need to be applied to clinical practice if any improvement is to happen in the care of PWID. Intellectual disability Mental Capacity Act Assessment Learning disabilities Profound intellectual and multiple disabilities Valuing people It is recognised that, as people...

... be contacted at: davidthompson7@talktalk.net © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Adult social care Down's syndrome Individual budgets Intellectual disability Learning disabilities Valuing people Social care Just over ten years ago I wrote in this journal about older people...

..., especially in the context of Learning Disability Partnership Boards. Findings While there is no cause for complacency, there are many examples of good practice. Most Boards now successfully include people with learning disabilities in the delivery of Valuing People at a local level...

.... The sub‐sections below provide more detailed findings on each of these roles. Learning disabilities Intellectual disabilities Learning disability partnership boards Partnership Valuing People Active citizens Citizenship Influencing outcomes...

...Viv Cooper; Cally Ward It is ten years since Valuing People promised a ‘new deal’ for family carers and included specific objectives for involving families in local partnership boards, providing better support for them in their caring role and investing in family leadership nationally, regionally...

...Viv Cooper; Cally Ward This article focuses on people with complex needs and the impact of Valuing People and Valuing People Now on improving their lives and opportunities. It considers the current situation and challenges, where most people with complex needs have experienced disadvantage and have...

... in the health economy of people with a learning disability and their families and carers. Key words Valuing People; health; commissioning; learning disability; intellectual disability; self-assessment Background This article describes the learning disability self-assessment and its development. It was designed...

...Jo Poynter It is known that about seven per cent of the prison population have a learning disability, but historically very little has been done to support these individuals through the Criminal Justice System. Valuing People Now (DH, 2009) acknowledged that people with a learning disability within...

...Peter McGill; Jo Poynter It is widely known that a relatively small number of very expensive, often out‐of‐area, placements consume a relatively large proportion of the social care budget. Valuing People Now (DH, 2009) acknowledged that too often people are sent to expensive out‐of‐area placements...

... a better quality of life with improved outcomes in appropriate community accommodation. The article examines the work undertaken following Valuing People Now to develop the housing options of people with learning disabilities, including implementing a regional housing programme, developing a good‐practice...

...Charlotte Spencer This article summarises work done under Valuing People Now to improve employment prospects and outcomes for people with learning disabilities in England. It summarises the barriers to improvements and explains how understanding these barriers has helped to unlock solutions and new...

...Hannah Rutter; Sue Carmichael Following a series of inquiries and reports, health has become an increasingly high priority for the Valuing People Now programme and beyond, in local and regional health and social care systems. Programmes at national, regional and local levels are now in place...

...Kathy Melling; Stephen Beyer; Mark Kilsby This paper revisits the aspirations of the authors for supported employment development from 1997 against a changing policy context with the introduction of Valuing People and Valuing People Now. It reviews developments in employment policy, innovation...

...Beverley Dawkins Valuing People Now (DH, 2009) recognises that some people, particularly those with complex needs, have been missing out. It has made ‘including everyone’ a priority for the next three years. With reference to Tom's story, this paper will consider the reasons why people...

...Alan Leyin; Natalie Kauder Traditionally, participation in the local community has been considered a crucial component of community living for people with learning disabilities. Highlighted in Valuing People (DH, 2001) and in Valuing People Now (DH, 2007), this concept ‐ now appearing as ‘inclusion...