Effective Responses to Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities: Generalist and Specialist Services Working Together

Ellem, Kathy; Wilson, Jill; Chui, Wing Hong

doi:10.1080/0312407x.2011.625433

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“…Therefore, generalists are necessary because they grasp the client's entire context and thus are able to provide the network with critical information about the client's situation. Ellem et al (2012) agree with this finding, noting that specialist organisations are necessary because they provide highly specialised services but are unlikely to address the full complexity of issues that their clients experience. This disadvantage is seen even when specialists collaborate.…”

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“…Various studies have concluded that these service networks must consist of both specialist and generalist service providers (Ellem et al, 2012;Kuosmanen & Starke, 2013;Rose, 2011;Smyth et al, 2006;Wholey & Huonker, 1993). Wholey and Huonker (1993) find that generalist service providers not only are active in their clients' various life domains, but also maintain connections to a wide variety of specialised organisations.…”

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A specialist’s perspective on the value of generalist practice: A qualitative network analysis

Raeymaeckers

2016

Journal of Social Work

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Social work practise is increasingly confronted with the dilemma of specialisation versus generalism. This article embraces the idea of a network that combines the strengths of specialist and generalist service organisations. We focus on the role of generalist service providers in a network of specialist organisations. We conduct 25 interviews with social workers in a network of service organisations in a single district in Antwerp, Belgium. Social workers (n ¼ 15) from specialist service organisations are interviewed to determine how they perceive collaboration with social workers from generalist service organisations. We also include the perspectives of 10 respondents affiliated with generalist service agencies.Findings: The results show that generalists facilitate interactions between specialists and their clients. Their holistic perspective on the complex problems of very vulnerable clients allows them to fulfil critical functions such as brokering information and mediating when conflicts arise.Application: Our analysis provides a better understanding of the role of generalist organisations in a network of specialist service organisations. This article concludes that further research on the importance of collaboration, networks and generalist practise is necessary to further develop a research agenda that focuses on how social work is able to address the complex problems of vulnerable target groups.

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A specialist’s perspective on the value of generalist practice: A qualitative network analysis

Raeymaeckers

2016

Journal of Social Work

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“…The provision of specialized education, training, and employment programs for incarcerated people with cognitive disability constitutes an important component in addressing the persistent human rights violations, multiplicity of disadvantages, punitive and destructive cycles experienced by this group. Yet while there is some evidence of the efficacy of education, training and employment programs in improving reintegration outcomes and reducing recidivism for prisoners with cognitive disability (Ellem, Wilson, & Chui, ; Lindsay, Steptoe, Wallace, Haut, & Brewster, ), very little is known about how such programs assist in achieving these aims. Furthermore, in Australia and internationally very few specialized education, training, and employment programs for prisoners with cognitive disability exist.…”

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Addressing Education, Training, and Employment Supports for Prisoners With Cognitive Disability: Insights from an Australian Programme

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Dowse

Newton

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The provision of appropriate education, training, and employment supports for incarcerated people is pivotal to mitigating the risk of recidivism, to improving rehabilitative outcomes, and to securing employment upon release. People with cognitive disability are disproportionately represented in prisons internationally. The vast majority of this group have significantly low levels of education, are unable to participate meaningfully in mainstream prison programs, are more likely to return to prison than their nondisabled peers and are generally excluded from the labor market. There is thus a significant need for specialized in‐prison education, training, and employment programs for this group. However, in Australia and internationally such programs are scant. There is also very little known about good policy and practice in this domain. We present findings from qualitative research conducted on one of the few specialist education, training, and employment program models for prisoners with cognitive disability in Australia. The findings suggest that a practice model informed by and delivered from a well‐considered theoretical base by a collaborative multidisciplinary team capable of adapting mainstream education, training, and employment programs in a flexible and culturally sensitive manner offers an opportunity to provide improved outcomes and greater equity for this highly disadvantaged group. The implications for policy and practice in this domain are discussed. We conclude that the expansion of appropriately designed education, training, and employment programs for prisoners with cognitive disability is critical to protecting the human rights and improving the life trajectories of this highly disadvantaged group.

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“…They work together with more specialist services in order to meet the different needs of the target group, for example when met with an addiction problem. The collaboration between generalist and specialist services offers added value for vulnerable target groups such as detainees [Maschi, 2009;Ellem et al, 2012;Raeymaeckers, 2016]. The specialized services focus on one specific problem or target group while generalist social work focuses on different target groups or problems in different areas of life [Blom, 2004;Perlinski et al, 2013;Raeymaeckers, 2016].…”

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Welfare work in the Brussels prisons: a puzzle with many pieces

Naessens¹

2018

brussels

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La revue scientifique électronique pour les recherches sur Bruxelles / Het elektronisch wetenschappelijk tijdschrift voor onderzoek over Brussel / The e-journal for academic research on Brussels Collection générale | 2018 Welfare work in the Brussels prisons: a puzzle with many pieces Travail social dans les prisons bruxelloises : un puzzle aux nombreuses pièces Justitieel welzijnswerk in de Brusselse gevangenissen: een puzzel met veel stukjes Liesbeth Naessens Electronic version Travail social dans les prisons bruxelloises : un puzzle aux nombreuses pièces Justitieel welzijnswerk in de Brusselse gevangenissen: een puzzel met veel stukjes Liesbeth Naessens Welfare work in the Brussels prisons: a puzzle with many pieces Brussels Studies , Collection générale 1 Welfare work in the Brussels prisons: a puzzle with many pieces Brussels Studies , Collection générale INDEX Mots-clés: aide sociale, inégalités sociales, politique sociale Trefwoorden sociaal beleid, sociale bijstand, sociale ongelijkheden

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Effective Responses to Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities: Generalist and Specialist Services Working Together

Cited by 21 publications

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A specialist’s perspective on the value of generalist practice: A qualitative network analysis

A specialist’s perspective on the value of generalist practice: A qualitative network analysis

Addressing Education, Training, and Employment Supports for Prisoners With Cognitive Disability: Insights from an Australian Programme

Welfare work in the Brussels prisons: a puzzle with many pieces

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