Working with People with Learning Disabilities

Systemic Approaches

Victoria Jones, Mark Haydon-Laurelut, Victoria Jones, Mark Haydon-Laurelut

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Year: 2019
• Print ISBN: 9781352005363
• eBook ISBN: 9781352005370
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Nursing
• Index: Psychology

This multi-disciplinary textbook provides a comprehensive guide for anyone working with people with learning disabilities. It considers how we can engage with people with learning disabilities and their networks of relationships. Throughout, the book demonstrates how theory can be applied to practice with a wide range of contemporary examples. Each chapter is written by a key clinician or writer in this area, incorporating the disciplines of nursing, clinical psychology, and psychotherapy. The chapters also include summaries, reflective questions and explanations of key terms to reinforce themes and topics. The authors provide practical ideas for applying theory across agency contexts including inpatient hospital settings and explore the potential opportunities and future directions for the field. This is a must-read book for students who work with people with learning disabilities including nurses, psychologists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, psychiatrists and social workers.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• List of Reflective Practice Boxes
• Acknowledgements
• List of Contributors
• Introduction
• Section I Introduction
• Section II Introduction
• Section III Introduction: Working Systemically When You are Not a Qualified Family Therapist
• Signposting
• Glossary
• Index