Getting By Better with Help from my Friends

Margaret Farrell

MA – Healthcare Management

Intellectual Disabilities • Personal Outcome Measures • Social Capital

Early Intervention Family Support – Pilot Project

Author(s): Rees, D.; Burns, D.; Kirkpatrick, V.; Daly, M.; and Tierney, E.

Department: Psychology & Research Departments, COPE Foundation

Key Words: Intellectual disability, Early Intervention, Child and Family Centred Service

The Experiences of the Participatory Action Researcher

Author(s): Kevin Barnes, Programmes Coordinator

Department: RehabCare

Evaluation of the Three-Day Training Course ‘Understanding and Responding to Challenging Behaviour’

Author(s): Tierney, E., Quinlan, D. & Browne, S.

Department: Research Department and Nursing Department, COPE Foundation

The Power Relationship in Sexual Abuse: An Analysis of Irish Data relating to Victims and Perpetrators with Learning Disabilities

Author(s): McCormack, B., Caffrey, S., Kavanagh, D. & Power, A.

Department: St. Michael's House, Dublin

Reported: Proceedings of 3rd Annual NDA Disability Research Conference, Dublin, 2004, P47-55

Evaluation of a Bereavement Training Programme for Staff

Author(s): Sile Reynolds, Senior Occupational Therapist

Department: St Michael’s House

Independent Living Project

Author(s): Jacintha Flynn

Department: Cope Foundation

Keywords: Independent living; Mild intellectual disability

Funzone: Using group work for teaching and learning.

Author(s): Mary Wilson,Deirdre Quirke, Yvonne McCarthy,Maryrose O’Driscoll,Catherine Tierney and Richard Burke.

Department: Brothers of Charity and Dept of Applied social studies U.C.C.

Keywords: Groupwork, learning disability, empowerment, partnership, inclusion and lifelong learning.

Reported: Groupwork Vol.14 (1),2004,pp.xx-xx Whiting & Birch Ltd,2004

A nationwide study of challenging behaviour in Special Schools in Ireland 2002-2003

Author(s): Aine Kelly PhD, Sean Carey PhD, Siobhan McCarthy, MSocSc.

Department: Research Department, St John of God Hospitaller Services. St Patricks College, Drumcondra, Dublin.

Keywords: Special Schools, Challenging Behaviour, principal stress

Reported: NABMSE, Kildare Education Centre, Friary Road, Kildare Town, Co Kildare (www.nabmse.org).Or from St John of God Hospitaller Services, Library.

What are we doing for you? Early intervention for children with special educational needs: The experiences of children, parents and staff across three early services.

Author(s): Jean Whyte and Aine Kelly

Department: The Children’s Research Centre, Trinity College, Dublin 2 and The Research Department, St John of God Hospitaller Services

Reported: By The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) and The St John of God Research Department