I do like the subtle touch : interaction between people with learning difficulties and their personal assistants

By: Williams, Val.
Contributor(s): Ford, Kerrie | Ponting, Lisa.
Series: Disability & Society 24 (7) 2009: 815-828.Publisher: 2009Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume Subject(s): CAREGIVERS | INCOME | INDEPENDENCE | INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY | POLICY | RELATIONSHIPS | SELF DETERMINATION | SUPPORT SERVICES | UNITED KINGDOMSummary: Contends that although direct payments (UK) promise to deliver autonomy to disabled people, much depends on the way direct payments employers and personal assistants handle their interactions. Presents a study which investigates this complex relationship. Finds that successful interactions are built on sensitivity on a moment to moment basis and that it is important for both parties to coordinate their body language, humour and timing to demonstrate a close and friendly relationship which is both professional and on the terms of the direct payments employer.
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Contends that although direct payments (UK) promise to deliver autonomy to disabled people, much depends on the way direct payments employers and personal assistants handle their interactions. Presents a study which investigates this complex relationship. Finds that successful interactions are built on sensitivity on a moment to moment basis and that it is important for both parties to coordinate their body language, humour and timing to demonstrate a close and friendly relationship which is both professional and on the terms of the direct payments employer.

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