Download or read book Principles of safeguarding and protection for learning disability workers written by Simon Bickerton and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2011-05-16 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are working within the learning disability sector and studying for the QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care, you will find this book invaluable in helping you to achieve the unit on Principles of Safeguarding and Protection. You will learn how to recognise and respond to signs of abuse and how to reduce the likelihood of it happening. The book is easy to navigate, with each chapter covering one of the learning outcomes within the unit. Each chapter begins with an example taken from real people's stories and lots of activities, photographs and other illustrations are included throughout.
Download or read book Health and Safety for Learning Disability Workers written by Alice Bradley and published by Learning Matters. This book was released on 2012-11-13 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are working within the learning disability sector and studying for the QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care, you will find this book an invaluable resource in helping you to achieve the units on Health and Safety. You will find the book easy to navigate, with each chapter covering one of the learning outcomes within the unit. Each chapter begins with an example taken from real people's stories and lots of activities, photographs and other illustrations are included throughout the book so you can really get to grips with the subject.
Download or read book Equality and inclusion for learning disability workers written by Rorie Fulton and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2011-05-23 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are working within the learning disability sector and studying for the QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care, you will find this book invaluable in helping you to achieve the unit on Equality and Inclusion. It shows the importance of understanding issues of equality and inclusion in your role and of working in an inclusive way. The book is easy to navigate, with each chapter covering one of the learning outcomes within the unit. Each chapter begins with an example taken from real people's stories and lots of activities, photographs and other illustrations are included throughout.
Download or read book Duty of care for learning disability workers written by Justine Barksby and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2011-06-03 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are working within the learning disability sector and studying for the QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care, you will find this book invaluable in helping you to achieve the unit on Duty of Care. It will help you to understand how duty of care affects the people you support, their family carers, you and your employer. The book is easy to navigate, with each chapter covering one of the learning outcomes within the unit. Each chapter begins with an example taken from real people's stories and lots of activities, photographs and other illustrations are included throughout.
Download or read book Promoting positive behaviour written by Sharon Paley and published by Learning Matters. This book was released on 2012-07-18 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you work with people with a learning disability or people with autistic spectrum condition and are studying for a health and social care qualification, or you want the right information to help your personal development, then Promoting positive behaviour is for you. This book puts the person at the centre of the support you give. It uses real life stories, activities and thinking points to cover all of the learning outcomes and is full of practical examples of how to apply the ideas to the support you provide.
Download or read book An Introduction to Supporting People with a Learning Disability written by Elaine Hardie and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2012-07-06 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Will enable you to provide good support to people with a learning disability and can be used towards a range of level 2 qualifications.
Download or read book Handling Information for a Learning Disability Worker written by Lesley Barcham and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2011-11-20 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are working within the learning disability sector and studying for the QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care, you will find this book an invaluable resource in helping you to achieve the units on handling information. You will find the book easy to navigate, with each chapter covering one of the learning outcomes within the unit. Each chapter begins with an example taken from real people′s stories and lots of activities, photographs and other illustrations are included throughout the book so you can really get to grips with the subject.
Download or read book Social Work with People with Learning Difficulties written by Paul Williams and published by Learning Matters. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part of the Transforming Social Work Practice series, this title intends to support students on the social work degree. It seeks to confirm and strengthen social work values and principles so that the progress and successes achieved by 'Valuing People' can continue.
Download or read book Next steps in supporting people with autistic spectrum condition written by Sue Hatton and published by Learning Matters. This book was released on 2012-10-04 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you work with people with autistic spectrum condition and are studying for a health and social care qualification, or you want the right information to help your personal development, then Next steps in supporting people with autistic spectrum condition is for you. This book puts the person with autism at the centre of the support you give. It uses real life stories, activities and thinking points to cover all of the learning outcomes and it is full of practical examples of how to apply the ideas to the support you provide.
Download or read book Jenny Speaks Out written by Sheila Hollins and published by eBookIt.com. This book was released on 2019 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jenny has moved to a group home, but she is very unhappy and unsettled. Things come to a head when her support worker finds a photo of Dad. Sensitively, the support worker helps Jenny to feel secure enough to talk about why she is upset. Jenny discloses that she was sexually abused by her father. The story shows how the warmth and trust of her support worker and friends begin a healing process, which will bring hope and a fresh start for Jenny. Jenny Speaks Out may enable a person with an intellectual disability or mental health problem, or someone who has English as a second language, to open up about their experience of sexual abuse.
Download or read book The role of the learning disability worker written by Jackie Pountney and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2011-07-25 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are working within the learning disability sector and studying for the QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care, you will find this book an invaluable resource in helping you to achieve the units on the role of the learning disability worker. You will find the book easy to navigate, with each chapter covering one of the learning outcomes within the unit. Each chapter begins with an example taken from real people's stories and lots of activities, photographs and other illustrations are included throughout the book so you can really get to grips with the subject.
Download or read book Good Practice in Safeguarding Adults written by Jacki Pritchard and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2008-07-15 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Good Practice in Safeguarding Adults provides an up to date and topical overview of developments in policy, guidance, legislation and practice in the area of adult protection. The book aims to broaden thinking about adult abuse, assesses alternative models of practice such as criminal justice and welfare, and covers groups who may be overlooked, such as people with brain injuries, older prisoners and adults within the black and minority ethnic communities. Issues covered include domestic violence and honour-based crime, abuse in institutions, financial abuse, and risk assessment in adult protection. The book is illustrated throughout with case studies, and also gives a voice to the victims of adult abuse who can be forgotten in a working environment that emphasises target performance, indicators, standards, star ratings, paperwork and correct use of terminology. This book will be essential reading for anyone working with vulnerable adults, including social workers, care managers, care workers, health care staff, police, probation officers, staff within the prison system, advocates, volunteers, training officers and students.
Download or read book Personal development for learning disability workers written by Lesley Barcham and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2011-06-03 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are working within the learning disability sector and studying for the QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care, you will find this book invaluable in helping you to achieve the unit on Personal Development. It will help you to become a person-centred worker, to reflect on your own performance and to develop a plan for your future development. The book is easy to navigate, with each chapter covering one of the learning outcomes within the unit. Each chapter begins with an example taken from real people's stories and lots of activities, photographs and other illustrations are included throughout.
Download or read book Learning Disabilities written by Bob Gates and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 746 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. It is the authoritative textbook for students of learning disabilities covering a wide variety of topics. It is relevant not only for nursing courses, but also for care workers, OTs, and other professional and non-professional carers. The new edition has been completely updated and includes the latest evidence for practice. There are new chapters which means the book provides comprehensive coverage of learning disablities throughout a person's life. There are also new contributors, including people with learning disabilities. Each chapter is supported by information on further reading and other resources.
Download or read book Communicating effectively with people with a learning disability written by Sue Thurman and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2011-05-16 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are working within the learning disability sector and studying for the QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care, you will find this book invaluable in helping you to achieve the unit on Communicating effectively. It explain how communication affects all aspects of your work, including relationships, and provides guidance on how to overcome barriers to good communication. The book is easy to navigate, with each chapter covering one of the learning outcomes within the unit. Each chapter begins with an example taken from real people's stories and lots of activities, photographs and other illustrations are included throughout.
Download or read book Person centred approaches when supporting people with a learning disability written by Liz Tilly and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2011-07-08 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are working within the learning disability sector and studying for the QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care, you will find this book invaluable in helping you to achieve the unit on Person Centred Approaches. It explains person centred values, how they must influence all aspects of your work and shows how to support active participation and choice. The book is easy to navigate, with each chapter covering one of the learning outcomes within the unit. Each chapter begins with an example taken from real people's stories and lots of activities, photographs and other illustrations are included throughout.
Download or read book Principles and Practices of Working with Pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disability written by Trevor Cotterill and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-01-10 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing insight into current research, and comprehensive guidance on recent legislation and policy, this key text offers anyone working or preparing to work with children with SEND with essential academic and theoretical understanding to underpin and inform existing and future practice. Exploring prime areas in which professionals work directly with children with SEND, chapters broach current issues and debates relating to practice, and examine recent advances in research, policy and legislation in areas including education, health and social care. This interdisciplianry approach, coupled with case studies, points for reflection and clearly signposted activities throughout, gives readers the opportunity to develop a thorough understanding of the complexities surrounding SEND and enables them to relate these to their own practice. Packed with practical tips and examples of best practice, topics discussed include: approaches to inclusion, integration and segregation competing discourses surrounding SEND and their impacts on children, families and professionals safeguarding and the voice of the child multi-agency work and the changing role of the SEND practitioner working in partnership with parents and families research and practice in relation to issues such as Autistic Spectrum Disorder, chromosomal and gestational diversity, ADHD and Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities and Difficulties. Demystifying changes to policy, exploring legislation, and identifying best practice, this invaluable resource will support students, SEND practitioners and professionals to develop and enhance practice with children with SEND.
