Dr Muireann Ní Raghallaigh, Lecturer in Social Work at University College Dublin. Over the past ten years or so, when we have heard about separated children, it has generally been in rather negative contexts: reports of inadequate services, of teenagers being accommodated in unsupervised hostels, of young people disappearing from the ‘care’ system, of concerns(…)
Carers rights movement
Regulation is Vital in Safeguarding Against Abuse of Persons in Their Own Homes
Prime Time last night broadcast footage shot during a four-month investigation of professional carers who provide services in private residential settings. What was clear from last night’s report was that the professional care provided to persons in their own homes was anything but professional. The report highlighted the lack of training of carers, abuse of vulnerable(…)
Budget 2011: Cuts to Disability Funding
There has been a justified lack of trust amongst the disability community who have been at the sharp end of cuts to funding this past year. See posts here and here. As Mary Keogh pointed out persons with disabilities had every reason to fear this budget (see here). Those fears became a reality when the(…)