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Detecting pain in people with profound learning disabilities
- Author:
- ASTOR Roberta
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 4.10.01, 2001, pp.38-39.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
People who find it difficult to communicate can suffer pain without being able to let anyone know about it. Describes an attempt to set an early warning system to reduce such suffering.
A revision of the Abel and Becker Cognition Scale for intellectually disabled sexual offenders
- Authors:
- KOLTON David J.C., BOER Alexandra, BOER Douglas P.
- Journal article citation:
- Sexual Abuse a Journal of Research and Treatment, 13(3), July 2001, pp.217-219.
- Publisher:
- Sage
The Abel and Becker Cognition Scale (ABCS) measures cognitive distortions supportive of sexually assaultive behaviour by child molesters. Research has shown that ABCS items may be too complex to be comprehended by offenders with intellectual disabilities. A modification of the ABC to increase its readability may be one way to facilitate the valid assessment of the cognitive distortions of intellectually disabled offenders. In addition, a dichotomous scoring system was found to be helpful in the reduction of extremity bias by such offenders. The revised items, explanation of the scoring system, and supporting data are available from the first author.
Is satisfaction a valid concept in the assessment of quality of life of people with intellectual disabilities? A review of the literature
- Author:
- HENSEL Elizabeth
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 14(4), 2001, pp.311-326.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This review examines the definitions of quality of life (QoL) which have developed over the past 3 decades and which reflect the increased awareness of the need to take into account individuals' own perceptions of their life. The concept of satisfaction is frequently used as an important subjective variable in QoL studies, despite the evidence of stability of satisfaction over individuals and over time, which suggests that it should be a measure insensitive to change. This evidence is examined and the idea of such stability being an adaptive psychological mechanism is considered. The use of satisfaction as a measure of QoL in people with intellectual disabilities (IDs) is discussed. The methodological difficulties encountered in assessing the subjective experiences of people with IDs are also discussed. Finally, it is argued that there is a strong argument for the abandonment of measures of QoL in general, and subjective ones in particular, for people with IDs. An alternative approach is suggested.
Co-ordination problems
- Author:
- KIRBY Amanda
- Journal article citation:
- Community Practitioner, 74(8), August 2001, pp.294-296.
- Publisher:
- Community Practitioners' and Health Visitors' Association
Children with dyspraxia would probably have been thought of as clumsy or even stupid only a decade ago. Looks at the importance of early recognition and prevention.
Service innovations: Maple House- an autistic-friendly NHS facility
- Authors:
- JABARIN Z., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Psychiatric Bulletin, 25(3), March 2001, pp.109-111.
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
This paper describes Maple House, a unique in-patient facility for learning disabled adults with autism which has recently been developed in Exeter. The design of this facility has been based on the principles of Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication Handicapped Children (TEACCH). The design tenet of Maple House was that the environment should reflect these principles, facilitating communication and, therefore, allowing the comprehensive assessment of autistic individuals. Overall, the service provision for this group in the UK is deficient. Maple House may be a model for future NHS facilities for people with autism.
Challenging behaviour: analysis and interventions in people with severe intellectual disabilities
- Author:
- EMERSON Eric
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 224p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Cambridge
- Edition:
- 2nd
Presents an overview of current practice in behavioural approaches to the understanding, assessment and treatment of challenging behaviour by people with learning difficulties. Discusses criticisms of these approaches, and draws attention to recent developments which have implications for future practice. Also covers social contexts and epidemiology, neurobiological models and psychopharmacological approaches to intervention.
Vulnerability of witnesses with learning disabilities: preparing to give evidence against a perpetrator of sexual abuse
- Author:
- GREEN Gill
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 29(3), September 2001, pp.103-109.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Testifying in court to sexual abuse is always stressful and can be particularly problematic for a witness with learning disabilities (LDs). The present case report illustrates the assessment of capacity in relation to issues such as consent, competence and ability to withstand court procedures of a witness with LDs who alleged abuse by her paid carers. It describes the support offered to her by a number of agencies, including the police, and the health and social services. Finally, new legislation is described that might enable vulnerable witnesses, including some people with LDs, to give their best evidence in criminal proceedings.
Teenage chat lines
- Author:
- STEELE Pamela
- Journal article citation:
- Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, 12(7), August 2001, pp.34-35.
- Publisher:
- British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
The author reviews a study, based in Barcelona, to show how 'chat' using IRC (Internet Relay Chat or synchronic communication via the Internet) at school can be useful as a tool to assess and assist adolescents with learning difficulties.
Benefit groups and resource groups for adults with intellectual disabilities in residential accommodation
- Authors:
- COMAS-HERRERA Adelina, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 14(2), 2001, pp.120-140.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Examines whether 'benefit groups' and 'resource groups' can be developed so as to assist decision-making processes in service commissioning by using a survey of the characteristics of 2093 adults with intellectual disabilities (IDs) in residential accommodation (mainly National Health Service trusts), and a supplementary collection of data on service utilization and costs (for a subsample of 930 clients). The clients were classified, according to their needs into benefit groups (BGs), and the services which they used were classified in terms of coherence as likely packages of care and similar consumption of resources as resource groups (RGs). It proved possible to construct nine BGs and 96 possible RGs which had both intuitive meaning and explanatory power. Statistical analysis showed that the resulting BGs and RGs are meaningful ways of classifying ID and challenging behaviour needs and costs.
Clinical risk assessment for people with learning disabilities who offend
- Authors:
- TAYLOR John L., et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Forensic Practice, 3(1), April 2001, pp.22-32.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The NHS Executive's guidance on the discharge of mentally disordered people, including those with learning disabilities, requires that risk assessment is a component part of the Care Programme Approach and that risk assessments should be carried out systematically using a standardised approach, but practitioners are resistant to moving away from reliance on clinical judgements when making their assessments. Suggests a solution to the difficulty clinicians often experience incorporating risk assessment tools into their clinical practice. A case example is given to illustrate how clinical assessments of offenders with learning disabilities can be utilised to estimate the risks presented. By demonstrating this procedure, a protocol for reaching clinically defensible decisions about the risks presented by clients is described, which also allows for the targeting of priority therapeutic and management interventions.