Key Concepts in Learning Disabilities
Description
"This book provides a valuable and innovative contribution to the field of Learning Disabilities." - Logan Parumal, University of Manchester
Key Concepts in Learning Disabilities is a handy guide to the topics you need to know about whether studying or working in the field of Learning Disabilities. The A-Z format allows you to "dip in" and quickly find relevant information on topics ranging from Autism to Rights and from Advocacy to Challenging Behaviours.
Each entry features:
- a snapshot definition of the concept;
- a broader discussion of the main issues and applications to practice;
- key points;
- a case study, and
- signposts to further reading.
Key Concepts in Learning Disabilities is an ideal companion to study and particularly useful for those completing academic assignments as part of training. Written by a team of experienced practitioners and lecturers, the book reflects the multi-disciplinary nature of contemporary practice.
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Geoff Astbury, MA, Cert. Counselling, RCNT, RNMH is a Senior Lecturer, Learning Disabilities, in the Faculty of Health and Social Care at the University of Chester, UK. He has extensive experience in teaching all aspects of learning disability issues. He also teaches on psychology and nursing, co-presentation of learning disability and mental illness and communication in nursing. His research interests include co-presentation of learning disability and mental illness and the social construction of learning disability. He has a special interest in discourse practice in learning disability nursing.
Tom Mason, PhD, BSc (Hons), RMN, RNMH, RGN is Professor of Mental Health and Learning Disabilities in the Faculty of Health and Social Care at the University of Chester, UK. He has worked as a nurse for over thirty years, predominately, but not exclusively, as a psychiatric nurse. He has worked in clinical practice for 17 years and over 13 years in academic posts. He has co-authored and co-edited 12 books and published over 70 journal articles. His main professional interests include the management of violence in healthcare settings, the interface between mental health and crime and the protection of vulnerable groups in society.
Content
Arts: Drama Therapy - Andy Worth
Assessment - Ruth Sadik
Autism - Helen Kerrell
Behavioural Phenotypes - Dianne Phipps
Causes - Dianne Phipps
Challenging Behaviour - Gary LaVigna and Thomas J Willis
Children and Adolescents - Pat Talbot
Choice - Pat Talbot
Communication - Jane Hobson
Community Learning Disability Nursing - Sara Bell
Compassion - Glenda Hardy and Pat Talbot
Complementary Medicine/Therapies - Phillippa J Newman
Consent - Tom Mason
Complex Needs - Teresa Whitehurst
Development - Geoff Astbury
Disability Studies - Andy Lovell
Employment - Joanne Skellern
Empowerment - Sara Bell
Epilepsy - Paul Barber
Ethnicity - Zenobia Nadirshaw
Forensic Services - Andrew Lovell
Friendships and Social Networks - Karen McKenzie
Health Services - Martin Campbell
Inclusion (Social) - Elizabeth Mason-Whitehead
Intelligence - Daniel W Price-Jones and Alastair L Barrowcliff
Learning - Penny Lacey
Life Skills - M Thomas Kishore
Life Story - Kristin Bjoernsdottir
Loss - Sue Read
Mental Health - Amanda Sinai et al
Multi-Agency and Multiprofessional Services - Chris Chennell
Nursing - John Turnbull
Older People - Nancy Jokinen
Parenthood - Fintan Sheerin
Parents and Families - Marion Redfern
Person-Centred Planning - David Coyle and Julie Lunt
Physical Health - Pat Talbot
Psychological Therapies - Karin Lewis et al
Rights - Tom Mason
Service Philosophy - Beth Greenhill and Ged Carney
Service Quality - Jim Blair
Service-User Voice - Helen Elizabeth Dunn et al
Sexuality - Margaret Douglas, Rachael Wood and Judith Sim
Social Care - Tom Mason
Social Model of Disability - Dan Goodley
Spirituality - Mike Thomas
Transition - David Abbott and Pauline Heslop
Values - Jill McCarthy
Vulnerability - Elaine Taylor