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Volume 1
NORMALISATION IN PRACTICE
Normalisation in Practice
Residential Care for Children with a Profound Mental Handicap
Edited by
Andy Alaszewski and Bie Nio Ong
First published in 1990
by Routledge
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NORMALISATION IN PRACTICE
Edited by
Andy Alaszewski and Bie Nio Ong
TAVISTOCK/ROUTLEDGE
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First published 1990
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1990 Crown
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Normalisation in practice: residential care for children with a profound mental handicap. 1. Great Britain. Mentally handicapped children, care I. Alaszewski, Andy II. Ong, Bie Nio 362,3'088054
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Normalisation in practice: residential care for children with a profound mental handicap / edited by Andy Alaszewski and Bie Nio Ong. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. 1. Croxteth Park Project. 2. Mentally handicapped children Institutional care - England - Case studies. 3. Mental retardation facilities - England - Case studies. I. Alaszewski, Andy. II. Ong, Bie Nio, 1951- . [DNLM: 1. Community Mental Health Services - organization & administration. 2. Mental Disorders - in infancy & childhood. 3. Residential Facilities - organization & administration. WM29.1 N842] HV901.G72E546 1990 362.3'85'083-dc20 DNLM/DLC 89-24150
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ISBN 0-415-00598-1
For all the children who have lived in the Croxteth Park Project
Contents
Andy Alaszewski is Head of the Department of Social Policy and Professional Studies at the University of Hull. He has been involved in research on the development of policies and services for mentally handicapped people since 1972. His doctoral thesis (University of Cambridge) was published by Croom Helm (A. Alaszewski, 1986, Institutional Care and the Mentally Handicapped ). A revised edition of his survey of services for mothers with mentally handicapped children was published in 1986 (S. Ayer and A. Alaszewski, Community Care and the Mentally Handicapped , Croom Helm).
Anne Chappell was a M.Sc. student in the Department of Social Policy and Professional Studies at the University of Hull at the time of her research at Croxteth Park.
Gerry Dodson is currently Assistant Divisional Director in Barnardo's North West Division. He began his social work career in Dunfermline in 1970 and in 1972 moved to Liverpool as a senior social worker. He transferred to Sefton Social Services Department in 1974. In Sefton he developed an interest in staff development and the training field and eventually became the department's Training Officer. In 1983 he accepted the post of Project Leader of the Croxteth Park Project. His interests include supervision, management and mental handicap with a particular emphasis on the ideology of normalisation. He has extensive experience of voluntary work in the field of mental handicap.
Nicola Eccles was a M.Sc. student in the Department of Social Policy and Professional Studies at the University of Hull at the time of her research at Croxteth Park.
Sue Hayes is Assistant Divisional Director with Barnardo's North West Division. She has a degree in social administration and subsequently qualified as a social worker. From 1973 until joining Barnardo's in 1985, she worked for Cheshire Social Services Department, gaining both generic and specialist experience, especially in child care and family work. She has a particular interest in staff development and training matters and is currently undertaking research into aspects of management development.
Alan Kendall joined the North West Division of Barnardo's in 1970 as Assistant Children's Officer (Residential Services). In 1971 he became Divisional Director, the post he now holds. Prior to joining Barnardo's he worked with Lancashire Children's Department as a clerk, Child Care Officer and Assistant Area Children's Officer. He did his social work training at Liverpool University, and holds an M.A. in Social Service Planning from Essex University and a Law Degree from Liverpool Polytechnic.
Steven Lovett graduated in Psychology from the University of Hull. He remained at the University to carry out his Ph.D. in the use of microelectronic learning aids for childrem with profound mental and multiple handicaps. He has a Masters degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of Liverpool and is presently the Principal Clinical Psychologist for Mental Handicap of Hull Health Authority.
Alison Morris was a M.Sc. student in the Department of Social Policy and Professional Studies at the University of Hull at the time of her research at Croxteth Park.
Bie Nio Ong is the Manager for Research and Development in South Sefton (Merseyside) Health Authority and a Honorary Fellow at the Department of General Practice at the University of Liverpool. From 1983 to 1986 she was a Research Fellow in the Department of Social Policy and Professional Studies at the University of Hull when she worked on the research described in this book. She has spent most of her working life as an academic researching a variety of problems ranging from General Practice to development in the Third World. At the moment she is engaged in putting research into practice by combining research and management in the NHS.