This guide should enable professionals working with disabled children and young adults to understand the relevant law and use it confidently and creatively to improve their practice. It is intended to serve as a comprehensive introduction to the overlapping legal responsibilities of social services, health and education, which should promote coordinated practice. The authors draw on research on the needs of disabled children, young adults and those close to them, to indicate how the law can be used to facilitate good practice and policy development. The book emphasises the importance of an anti-discriminatory and inclusive approach and also covers guidance from the Department of Health on the Assessment of Disabled Children and the New Carers and Disabled Children Act 2000.
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Verlagsort
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
Produkt-Hinweis
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Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85302-793-2 (9781853027932)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Luke Clements is a solicitor and Senior Research Fellow of the School of Law, Cardiff University. He has written widely on community care and the rights of disabled people and undertakes training in the public and voluntary sectors. He has extensive legal experience of representing disabled children, adults and their families.
Part One: 1. Introduction. 2. Human Rights, Ethics and Values. 3. Research and Good Practice: An overview. 4. The Law and Frequently Encountered Legal Obstacles. 5. The Early Years. 6. The School Years. 7. Becoming an Adult. 8. Children Who Live Away. Part Two: Resource Materials. Appendix 1. References. Appendix 2. Local Authority Complaints Materials. Appendix 3. Social Services Materials. Appendix 4. Education Materials. Appendix 5. NHS Complaints Materials. Appendix 6. Disability Discrimination Act 1995 Materials. Appendix 7. Disability Facilities Grants Materials. Appendix 8. Precedent Letters. Appendix 9. Useful Addresses.
