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Author:   Jan Hawkins
Publisher:   PCCS Books
Imprint:   PCCS Books
ISBN:  

9781898059417

ISBN 10:   1898059411
Pages:   235
Publication Date:   01 January 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

*Introduction *Danny's story *Dilemmas *How long is a counselling session supposed to be anyway? May's and Paul's stories *How often can you hear it? Hope's story *Interview with Bethan Jess Oliver: dual roles *'I just want to be normal' James's story *'No one ever listens': Patrick's story *Creative groupwork: towards self-advocacy. Vic Forrest *Interview with Joyce Gardiner: Supporting people with severe learning disabilities living in the community *Carpe Diem -- seizing the day: developing day opportunities for people with profound and complex learning and other disabilities Michael Farrell The asexual myth *'I want a sexual relationship': Nora's story *'He's behaving inappropriately': the importance of the shed: Simon's story *The Person-Centred challenge to 'challenging behaviour' *Interview with Sara Watson: Supporting clients with challenging needs *'Her outbursts are a danger to others': Rachael's story *Interview with Carol Schaffer:The Person-Centred Approach with a family support group, for those with family members who have learning and/or physical disabilities *'Attention-seeking': How to avoid really listening Loss and bereavement *'There's no need to take them to the funerals; they don't understand anyway' *'She won't get out of bed at all': Keeley's story Learning new languages *Opening up to each new communication style *Carl's story *Interview with Marie Cradock: On dinosaurs and other animals *'I'm angry': Christopher's story *A voice for the voiceless: the joy of communication The research study *The experiences of person-centred counselling pracititioners with clients who have severe learning disabilities *Responses to questionnaires *The interviews: dilemmas and passion

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It is a long time since I have been so deeply moved by a book. In many ways, Jan Hawkins has produced in this extraordinary volume a kind of touchstone against which those of us who are person-centred practitioners can gauge our own integrity and test out anew the sincerity of our commitment to the therapeutic approach which we profess to embrace. At the same time the book holds up a mirror to some of the more sinister aspects of our society and compels us to acknowledge the powerful forces which operate to ensure the rejection of those who through their physical or mental impairment are condemned to live half a life or worse ... This book is a testimony to the glory of the human person, to the power of relationship and to the beauty of the person-centred approach which will not easily be refuted or surpassed. Professor Brian Thorne, University of East Anglia Through its powerful stories, the book challengse the very nature and purpose of 'the system' as it has emerged to support people with learning difficulties over many years. It encourages us to view the individual as a person with feelings, emotions and aspirations and not as a person with just a diagnosis or a condition that requires treatment. Gordon Smith, quality manager at Oaklands NHS Trust, Community Care, March 2003.

Author Information

Jan Hawkins integrates 16 years' experience of counselling and her 25 years' experience as a mother of a person with learning difficulties into her book Voices of the Voiceless. Jan teaches Diploma courses in Working with Survivors of Childhood Abuse, Loss & Bereavement and Special Needs, all accredited by Middlesex University. She also has a private practice in London.

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