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.
Social Policy Tensions: Empowerment and Vulnerability
The History and Context of Learning Disability: A Parent's Perspective
Enabling People with Learning Disabilities to Be Valued Citizens
Living with a Learning Disability
Enabling Families: A Model of Helping
Building Positive Relationships with People with Learning Disabilities
Promoting Effective Communication
Health and Well-Being
Epilepsy, Pain and End-of-Life Care: Health-Care Issues for People with Learning Disabilities
Meeting Some Specific Health Needs of People with Learning Disabilities
Meeting the Mental-Health Needs of People with Learning Disabilities
People with Learning Disabilities in the Criminal Justice System
Professional Practice
