The authors of a new study describe their research into assessment of people with learning difficulties from black and other ethnic minority communities.
The authors of a new study describe their research into assessment of people with learning difficulties from black and other ethnic minority communities.
Subject terms:
learning disabilities, assessment, black and minority ethnic people;
The difficult task of balancing the right of people with learning difficulties to live in the community with the risks involved in doing so has exercised professionals in the field for many years. Describes recent research which examined the development of policies and practices in risk assessment and risk management.
The difficult task of balancing the right of people with learning difficulties to live in the community with the risks involved in doing so has exercised professionals in the field for many years. Describes recent research which examined the development of policies and practices in risk assessment and risk management.
Subject terms:
human rights, learning disabilities, literature reviews, management, rights, risk, risk assessment, risk management, assessment;
Includes chapters on: supporting families of children and adults with learning difficulties; achieving supported housing; supported employment and real jobs; continuing education for adults with learning difficulties; institutional trends in services; developing better relationships between health and social services; assessment and care management; making contracts work for people with learning difficulties; user participation in services; complaints procedures; developing better services for people from black and minority ethnic communities; gender issues; older people with learning difficulties; self advocacy; challenging behaviour; sexuality; parents with learning difficulties; poverty; and media images of people with learning difficulties. Also contains sections on services provision in the United States and Canada.
Includes chapters on: supporting families of children and adults with learning difficulties; achieving supported housing; supported employment and real jobs; continuing education for adults with learning difficulties; institutional trends in services; developing better relationships between health and social services; assessment and care management; making contracts work for people with learning difficulties; user participation in services; complaints procedures; developing better services for people from black and minority ethnic communities; gender issues; older people with learning difficulties; self advocacy; challenging behaviour; sexuality; parents with learning difficulties; poverty; and media images of people with learning difficulties. Also contains sections on services provision in the United States and Canada.
Subject terms:
independence, learning disabilities, mass media, multidisciplinary services, older people, parents, parents with learning disabilities, poverty, quality assurance, residential care, sexuality, sheltered employment, social care provision, supported housing, user participation, women, assessment, care management, complaints, contract procedures, contracts, education, families, employment, equal opportunities, health care;