Commentary on “workforce development: perspectives from people with learning disabilities”
Tizard Learning Disability Review
ISSN: 1359-5474
Article publication date: 1 November 2018
Issue publication date: 12 December 2018
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to explore links between the staff values and skills identified by Davies and Matuska and other literature. The commentary aims to place these values and skills in the context of established approaches to working with people with learning disabilities, to explore their impact on recruitment and to outline limitations on their applications.
Design/methodology/approach
The commentary explores the implications of Davies and Matuska’s findings, relating these to previous research and policy literature.
Findings
The commentary argues that it is important to stress the complexity of working with people with learning disabilities and the qualities of workers required. In addition, the importance of values-based recruitment (VBR) is also supported. Finally, the commentary points to the importance of creative ways of overcoming the limitations presented by current austerity policies.
Originality/value
The commentary links characteristics and skills of staff valued by people with learning disabilities with person-centred care and VBR.
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Acknowledgements
The Social Care Workforce Research Unit is funded under the NIHR Policy Research Programme. The views expressed in this commentary are those of the author and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR, the Department of Health and Social Care, or its arm’s length bodies or other government departments.
Citation
Stevens, M. (2018), "Commentary on “workforce development: perspectives from people with learning disabilities”", Tizard Learning Disability Review, Vol. 23 No. 4, pp. 173-177. https://doi.org/10.1108/TLDR-08-2018-0024
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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