Social Care and Neurodisability: Volume 1 Issue 2

Editorial

Andy Mantell, Patti Simonson

The effect of an enriched environmental language‐accessing programme on the reacquisition of language in a person with traumatic brain injury

Joanna Pascoe

This case study examined the effects of an enriched environmental language‐accessing programme on an individual with a severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). Using a holistic…

Reminiscence and acquired brain injury

Keith Jenkins, Andrew Stranaghan

Reminiscence involves individuals discussing memories and experiences from their remembered past. With the aid of memory‐jogging materials such as photographs, music and…

Problem or safeguard? Research ethics review in social care research and the Mental Capacity Act 2005

Jonathan Parker, Bridget Penhale, David Stanley

The Mental Capacity Act 2005 (HM Government, 2005) introduced safeguards to protect people who lack capacity from intrusive research. While these safeguards stemmed from…

Under a cloud: carers' experiences of Huntington's disease

Andy Mantell

This paper explores the unique blend of social, emotional and practical issues faced by family members of people with Huntington's disease (HD), highlighting how social workers…

Supported housing schemes: ‘To be provided on behalf of, or not to be provided on behalf of, that is the question’

Paul Sandford, Jim Shepherd

This paper considers the funding of supported housing schemes. These are schemes that house vulnerable people with special needs in the community. The paper looks at why the…

Calculating damages claims

Malcolm Underhill

This paper considers how compensation claims are calculated for people who have acquired brain injuries as a result of negligence or an accident. It distinguishes between criminal…

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