Supporting People with Learning Disabilities in Health and Social Care

Eric Broussine, Kim Scarborough, Eric Broussine, Kim Scarborough

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Year: 2011
• Print ISBN: 9781849200844, 9781849200837
• eBook ISBN: 9781446292280
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Nursing

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.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• List of Figures and Tables
• Notes on the Editors and Contributors
• Introduction
• 1 Social Policy Tensions – Empowerment and Vulnerability
• 2 The History and Context of Learning Disability: A Parent’s Perspective
• 3 Enabling People with Learning Disabilities to be Valued Citizens
• 4 Living with a Learning Disability
• 5 Enabling Families: A Model of Helping
• 6 Building Positive Relationships with People with Learning Disabilities
• 7 Promoting Effective Communication
• 8 Health and Well-being
• 9 Epilepsy, Pain and End of Life Care: Healthcare Issues for People with Learning Disabilities
• 10 Meeting some Specific Mental Health Needs of People with Learning Disabilities
• 11 People with Learning Disabilities in the Criminal Justice System
• 12 Professional Practice
• Index