Download or read book Concepts in community care for people with a learning difficulty written by Patricia Brigden and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 1993-11-11 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides all those concerned with the delivery of care and services to people with a learning difficulty with an up-to-date overview of recent development in the area. Three major themes are explored; empowering individuals, change management and working with clients. Within this framework the authors examine the historical context of current service delivery and the influences from Europe and America on care practice. Practical guidelines are incorporated for staff who might wish to implement some of the ideas within the chapters.
Download or read book Supporting People with Learning Disabilities in Health and Social Care written by Eric Broussine and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2011-12-12 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This reflective and evidence-based book will equip students as well as professionals who work with people with learning disabilities in primary, secondary and specialist healthcare settings, with the knowledge and skills they need to work effectively with people with learning disabilities. Chapters - written by leading academics and practitioners in the learning disabilities field - examine and discuss core issues, while a case-study approach ensures a solid grounding in practical skills. This practical element is further reinforced by the inclusion of service-user and practitioner ′voices′, whose lived experiences make the book even more engaging, as well as a range of reflective exercises and regular opportunities for readers to self-audit their learning. Reflecting the multi-professional nature of services for people with learning disabilities, this book will help practitioners and students make a real difference to the lives of people with learning disabilities who access health and social care environments.
Download or read book Learning Disabilities written by Margaret Todd and published by Routledge. This book was released on 1994-11-10 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learning Disabilities raises issues which are of crucial importance to all health care professionals and students who work with people with a learning disability. The authors, senior nurse teachers and practitioners in the field, examine these issues, and the theoretical concepts underpinning them, from a practical perspective. They show how complex and interconnecting ideas such as consumerism and choice, control and empowerment, informed choice and professional power can be applied with real understanding. Learning Disabilities includes * introductions and explanations of key concepts * practical guidelines for care delivery * detailed case studies * useful summaries of key points
Download or read book Understanding and Promoting Access for People with Learning Difficulties written by Jane Seale and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-09-10 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The issue of access is at the forefront of the practical challenges facing people with learning difficulties and people working with or supporting them. This engaging text brings together evidence, narratives and discussions that question and advance our understanding of the concept of access for people with learning difficulties. Seale and Nind draw on their expertise to analyse a wide range of situations, including access to public spaces, citizenship education, community participation, and employment. Through a series of related chapters, key researchers in the field of inclusion and learning difficulties enrich the access debate by: considering what kind of access people with learning difficulties want; identifying effective practice in relation to facilitating and promoting access; revealing the capability of people with learning difficulties to seek and achieve access to potentially exclusionary communities; providing a space for a wide range of people to share access stories. With contributions from a variety of stakeholders including people with learning difficulties, Understanding and Promoting Access for People with Learning Difficulties clarifies the concept of access without over-simplifying what is involved. Through rigorous critique, this book provides a unique rationale for a new multi-dimensional model of access and ways of promoting it. Proposing a reconceptualisation of the risk associated with promoting access for people with learning difficulties, this book will be of immense interest to students, researchers and professionals involved in inclusion and disability issues.
Download or read book Implementing Caring for People It s our lives community care for people with learning disabilities written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book People with Profound Multiple Learning Disabilities written by Penny Lacey and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-26 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1999. This book is designed to be useful to practitioners working with children and adults with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD). It was born out of a need for a practically-based text book for participants on a course devoted to the study of PMLD but became a project to provide discussion of interest to anyone wishing to reflect on their work in this field. It is hoped that the nineteen chapters in this book will provide a broad ranging resource for practitioners who work with children and/or adults with PMLD in education, health, social care and voluntary settings and for those studying on advanced courses.
Download or read book Transition and Change in the Lives of People with Intellectual Disabilities written by David May and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2000-12 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One claim made for the policy of care in the community was that it would rescue people with intellectual disabilities from social marginality. To what extent has this promise been fulfilled and their lives transformed? David May presents the lives of people from this group as a series of transitions and offers us a view of the world that is as complex and changeable as any other. Each section covers a different aspect of choice, opportunity and transition on the lifepath, for example, * moving from home to school * leaving school * employment * living independently and * growing old The contributors have extensive research experience in the field of intellectual disabilities and provide a comprehensive review of this research, drawing out the implications for policy and practice. This book will be an invaluable resource for professionals and carers working with those with intellectual disabilities, as well as their families.
Download or read book Care in the Community for Young People with Learning Disabilities written by Janice C. Sinson and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 1995 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: `Sinson's research has two particular pointers for practitioners. First, she uses interviews based on data collected from services to explore the views of people with learning disabilities. The result is a conversational account which makes for easier and empathetic reading... Second, Sinson pointedly relates her findings to the work of practitioners...She makes recommendations about linkages between parts of people's lives to each other, such as relating self-advocacy classes to real-life activities. She also draws attention to some very good practice in relation to risk-taking by organisations, for example, the independence encouraged on holidays and learning from mistakes.' - Journal of Social Work Practice `Of interest to all those concerned with community care.' - Aslib Book Guide The current debate over the transfer of people with developmental disabilities from hospitals to the community has raised serious concerns about the benefits of community integration, with some suggesting that it is both a cruel and costly policy. Whilst the Department of Health is examining the alternative strategy of caring for people with severe developmental disabilities in residential or `village communities', there are conflicting reports about which policy is the most appropriate and the most cost effective. This book presents the client's perspective on transition and relocation into community living, using the experiences of staff, families and residents, largely in their own words. Tracing the steps of ex-residents of Wentwood Education near Devizes in Wiltshire, a college for adolescents with developmental disabilities, the author follows their progress through the community and the problems they face. She concludes that `the unique highpowered training for community integration and leisure given by Wentwood gave these young disadvantaged students a distinct advantage in life'.
Download or read book Community Care for People with a Learning Disability written by Pam Salvidge and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 784 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Intellectual Disability and Social Inclusion written by Martin Richard Bollard and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2009-01-27 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a unique insight into the challenges faced by people with learning disabilities trying to access mainstream health and social services and by the professionals who are trying to provide them. The combination of professional perspectives and viewpoints of people with learning disabilities themselves creates an authoritative explanation of why this group of people face the barriers they do. The contributors critique these barriers and also offer potential solutions to overcoming them. Personal reflections written by people with learning disablities on their experiences of accessing health and social care services Comprehensive coverage of policy in the four UK countries Comprehensive analysis by subject experts of practice in a range of areas, from acute health care through mental health to leisure and housing provision Accessible summaries at the end of each chapter including text for people with learning disablities
Download or read book Support Partnerships written by Penny Lacey and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-18 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The challenges and possibilities for collaborative support partnerships across the range of special needs are thoroughly explored in this practical book based on current research. Case studies are used to illustrate practice that is achievable yet forward thinking drawn from a variety of services and age phases. This book gives guidance for the sharing of practice, and advice for those wishing to embark upon or improve the way in which they work with other people and services.
Download or read book Key Concepts in Learning Disabilities written by Pat Talbot and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2010-03-03 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a handy guide to the topics you need to know about whether studying or working in the field of learning disabilities. The A-Z format allows you to “dip in” and quickly find relevant information on topics ranging from Autism to Rights and from Advocacy to Challenging Behaviors.
Download or read book Evaluating Community Care written by Ken Wright and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this book is to describe and discuss the principles of evaluating community care services for people with learning difficulties and to explore how they have been applied in the development of policy in the last ten years. Although the contents are based heavily upon the theory and practice of micro-economic appraisal of health and social care, other social science disciplines are exploited wherever relevant. No prior knowledge of any of these disciplines is expected. The coverage of the book follows the logical steps in policy evaluation including an explanation of different approaches to evaluation, a discussion of recent policy objectives, the measurement of outcomes and costs and the policy implications of recent evaluative studies. The book concludes with an examination of the relevance of evaluative studies to the new arrangements for community care of people with learning difficulties.
Download or read book Social Skills for People with Learning Disabilities written by Mark Burton and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-12-14 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Vulnerable Adults and Community Care written by Keith Brown and published by Learning Matters. This book was released on 2010-10-27 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book supports busy practitioners studying on the Post-Qualifying Awards for Social Work with Adults. Fully updated to cover the latest legislation, the material in this book is presented as a series of self-contained chapters, written by different authors, which takes the reader beyond pure facts and offers many differing and thought-provoking viewpoints. The text is packed with helpful tips and really encourages readers to engage with their client groups and to reflect upon practice in a more meaningful way.
Download or read book The Nursing Companion written by Peter Birchenall and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-01-07 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you thinking about studying nursing? Do you have an upcoming interview? Or have you just been accepted on a course? Do you need a guide? Then this book is for you. The number of students applying for nursing is increasing every year, making each place more competitive and more precious. This book will give you the edge in your application, knowledge for your interview, and support throughout your course. This trusty companion will answer your queries and settle your concerns, giving you an insight into the world of nursing. The experienced team of authors: - Introduce the different branches of nursing - Define the key concepts you will study on your course - Give you an insight into specialist study skills - Help you to understand research - Offer advice on professional development and life after university. Using case studies, activities and incorporating four end-of-part glossaries, this one-stop resource will prepare you for the experience of being a student nurse and equip you for the challenges of the profession.
Download or read book Implementing Caring for People written by Great Britain. Department of Health and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
