| Employment support agencies in the UK: current operation and future development needs. | |
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PMID: 17286674 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Disabled people are amongst the most excluded in society, while people with learning disability have the lowest rates of employment. Supported employment promises to address the gaps, but it is a new approach, one whose development has been incremental. The present authors explore some of the features of agencies providing employment support to disabled people, together with their managers' views. This paper describes semistructured telephone interviews with the managers of 31 employment support agencies. The survey sought to understand the types of service provided, the staff and caseload numbers, the training offered, and the targets used. The authors also asked the managers what would help them in delivering employment opportunities to disabled people. The responses of the managers highlight gaps between current policy and practice. Particular attention is given to the use of targets, fragmented funding and what managers consider is required to improve employment opportunities for disabled people. Managers endorsed the vision expressed in current policy, and identified numerous obstacles to its implementation in employment support. Taken together, their views can be used to guide the development of supported employment. |
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Authors:
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Richard Wistow; Justine Schneider |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Health & social care in the community Volume: 15 ISSN: 0966-0410 ISO Abbreviation: Health Soc Care Community Publication Date: 2007 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-02-08 Completed Date: 2007-07-12 Revised Date: 2007-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9306359 Medline TA: Health Soc Care Community Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 128-35 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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School of Applied Social Sciences, University of Durham, Durham, UK. richard.wistow@dur.ac.uk |
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Data Collection Disabled Persons / rehabilitation, statistics & numerical data* Employment, Supported / organization & administration, statistics & numerical data* Government Programs* Great Britain Health Services Needs and Demand / trends Humans Interviews as Topic Mentally Disabled Persons / rehabilitation, statistics & numerical data Program Evaluation Rehabilitation, Vocational / statistics & numerical data* Sheltered Workshops / organization & administration*, statistics & numerical data Social Isolation Social Work |
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