Learning Disabilities: Towards Inclusion: With Pageburst Access

Author:   Helen Atherton ,  Debbie Crickmore
Publisher:   Elsevier Health Sciences
Edition:   6th Revised edition
ISBN:  

9780702042850


Pages:   592
Publication Date:   28 June 2011
Format:   Mixed media product
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Learning Disabilities: Toward Inclusion (formerly edited by Bob Gates) is one of the leading textbooks in this field. It offers real ways to improve quality of experience for people with learning disabilities in all areas of life. This new edition brings together a comprehensive and coherent collection of material from eminent authors with a wealth of professional backgrounds and roles. Its contemporary focus reflects practice developments including the impact of changing policy and legislation on the nature and configuration of services. Printed book plus Pageburst access - you will receive a printed book and access to the complete book content electronically. Pageburst enhances learning by not only bringing world class content to your fingertips but also letting you add to it, annotate it, and categorize it all in a way that suits you. Pageburst frees you to spend more time learning and less time searching.

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Author:   Helen Atherton ,  Debbie Crickmore
Publisher:   Elsevier Health Sciences
Imprint:   Churchill Livingstone
Edition:   6th Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.90cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   1.016kg
ISBN:  

9780702042850


ISBN 10:   0702042854
Pages:   592
Publication Date:   28 June 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Mixed media product
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

Table of Contents

Section 1: Living with learning disabilities 1 The social construction of learning disability 2 Causes of learning disability 3 Eugenics: the creation and maintenance of difference 4 Values-based support 5 Ethical issues Section 2: Implementing values-based support 6 Let me speak - facilitating communication 7 Advocacy 8 Personal narrative and life story 9 Person-centred strategies for planning 10 Inclusive research: we are the artists of our lives 11 Positive risk taking 12 Safeguarding against abuse and harm Section 3: Overcoming challenges to good health 13 Enabling good health 14 Physical health 15 Sensory awareness 16 Epilepsy 17 Mental health problems in people with learning disabilities 18 Challenging behaviour 19 Working with offenders 20 Autistic spectrum conditions Section 4: Facilitating transition across the lifespan 21 Working with people to make choices 22 Working with families 23 Childhood 24 Leisure and friendships 25 Education for children and young people with learning disabilities 26 Employment 27 A place to live 28 Sexual and personal relationships 29 Growing older: meeting the needs of people with learning disabilities 30 End of Life

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<p>No other text matches this edition for comprehensive coverage for student nurses <p> Nursing lecturer <p>..this is an extremely useful resource not only to nurses but anyone with an interest in this area <p> Practising nurse Each chapter begins with a list of its contents and ends with references, further reading and excellent additional resources. Navigation is straightforward. The book is excellent value for money for all professionals working in the field.? Nursing Standard: August 29: vol 21 no 51: 2007


No other text matches this edition for comprehensive coverage for student nurses Nursing lecturer ..this is an extremely useful resource not only to nurses but anyone with an interest in this area Practising nurse Each chapter begins with a list of its contents and ends with references, further reading and excellent additional resources. Navigation is straightforward. The book is excellent value for money for all professionals working in the field. Nursing Standard: August 29: vol 21 no 51: 2007


<p>No other text matches this edition for comprehensive coverage for student nurses <p>Nursing lecturer <p>..this is an extremely useful resource not only to nurses but anyone with an interest in this area <p>Practising nurse Each chapter begins with a list of its contents and ends with references, further reading and excellent additional resources. Navigation is straightforward. The book is excellent value for money for all professionals working in the field. Nursing Standard:: August 29:: vol 21 no 51:: 2007


<p>No other text matches this edition for comprehensive coverage for student nurses <p>Nursing lecturer <p> <p>..this is an extremely useful resource not only to nurses but anyone with an interest in this area <p>Practising nurse <p> Each chapter begins with a list of its contents and ends with references, further reading and excellent additional resources. Navigation is straightforward. The book is excellent value for money for all professionals working in the field. Nursing Standard: : August 29: : vol 21 no 51: : 2007


No other text matches this edition for comprehensive coverage for student nurses Nursing lecturer ..this is an extremely useful resource not only to nurses but anyone with an interest in this area Practising nurse Each chapter begins with a list of its contents and ends with references, further reading and excellent additional resources. Navigation is straightforward. The book is excellent value for money for all professionals working in the field.? Nursing Standard: August 29: vol 21 no 51: 2007


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