An analysis of key principles in Valuing People: implications for supporting people with dementia

Citation

Forbat L (2006) An analysis of key principles in Valuing People: implications for supporting people with dementia. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 10 (3), pp. 249-60. https://doi.org/10.1177/1744629506067611

Abstract
This article reports an analysis of practitioner and policy implementers' views on implementing the strategy document Valuing People. It is based on empirical data generated from the first phase of a research project that seeks to develop best practice in supporting people with an intellectual disability and dementia. The analysis focuses on how Valuing People's four key principles (choice, independence, rights and inclusion) were drawn on and talked about spontaneously by participants. Each of these four principles has important implications for the provision of services for people with intellectual disabilities and dementia. This article adds to the growing dialogue on service provision for this group.

Keywords
; Dementia

Journal
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities: Volume 10, Issue 3

People

Professor Liz Forbat

Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences