Key concepts in learning disabilities by Talbot, Pat; Astbury, Geoff; Mason, Tom, 1950-2011 instant download

Key concepts in learning disabilities by Talbot, Pat; Astbury, Geoff; Mason, Tom, 1950-2011 instant download

1 online resource (xvii, 274 pages) :, This 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, Includes bibliographical references and index, Print version record, Advocacy -- Sara Bell; 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 -- Kristín Björnsdóttir; 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…