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DHSC rejects experts’ plan to curb ‘inhumane’ solitary confinement of disabled people in hospital

Community Care

The government has rejected an expert panel’s proposal to “severely curtail” the “inhumane” solitary confinement of people with learning disabilities and autistic people in mental health hospitals.

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Council’s failures left disabled child in chronic pain for three years, watchdog finds

The Guardian

Lambeth council in London was fined £20,000 by the local government and social care ombudsman for a catalogue of service failures and administrative errors that left the child unsafe and in “significant and avoidable distress” and her mother at risk of serious injury.

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Addressing Trauma and Abuse in Individuals With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Relias

For those with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) who have experienced abuse, trauma-informed care can prove very helpful. The impact and prevalence of trauma among persons with disabilities is hard to ignore. Other experiences that are unique to individuals with disabilities can be considered traumatic.

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Chapter 1: Understanding the context for the Special Educational Needs and Disability Code of Practice: 0 to 25 years (2015)

The Critical Blog

Click to find out more This chapter provides: an understanding of the framework for the SEND CoP within the context of past legislation and guidance; identification of the current principles underpinning the current CoP; a consideration of definitions and terminology within the field of SEND; a discussion of medical and social models of disability.

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President Biden intends to appoint social worker Mia Ives-Rublee to Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders

Social Work Blog

Ives-Rublee is currently director of the Disability Justice Initiative at the Center for American Progress. She is a well-known advocate for disability justice and inclusion at nonprofit organizations and businesses in the United States. She earned her master’s in social work at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.

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Technology Disruption Readiness Plan: A Best Practice for the Social Work Classroom

Teaching & Learning in Social Work

Your institution may already offer guidance or have policies established – please check with your administrators, online learning specialists, and offices of disability services. For example, consider inclement weather, disability services, information technology, and COVID policies. Who can help me with this plan?

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Seven lessons for practitioners from the review of children’s social care in Northern Ireland

Community Care

Parents of disabled children who need constant care may be exhausted. This means including family support workers, social work assistants, contact supervisors and additional administrative colleagues within teams. The importance of practical help Third, the review emphasises the importance of practical help and befriending.