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Developing mental health services for children and adolescents with learning disabilities
- Editors:
- BERNARD Sarah, TURK Jeremy, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- RCPsych Publications
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 59p.
- Place of publication:
- London
There is an ever-increasing obligation on child and adolescent mental health services to meet the needs of children and young people with learning disabilities. This practical and concise book will help clinicians, service managers and commissioners to develop the necessary skills and knowledge in this expanding area of clinical practice. It provides a comprehensive overview of epidemiology, mental health disorders and their clinical presentations, multidisciplinary assessment and intervention, and multi-agency working. It reviews the specific roles of different medical practitioners, such as clinical psychologists and occupational therapists. Also included are sections on working in partnership with families, and service tiers and models. This book will be of interest to mental health professionals and especially service managers and commissioners of child and adolescent mental health services.
Services for children and young people who display challenging behaviour: well-matched and skilled staff
- Author:
- BERNARD Sarah
- Publisher:
- Challenging Behaviour Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 11p.
- Place of publication:
- Chatham
The distress and trauma which can be experienced if someone is placed in an inappropriate and poorly monitored setting is all too evident with recent exposure of abuse and poor practice. Those commissioning often expensive placements must be able to access evidence-based information which demonstrates what a good service should offer. This pamphlet has been produced as a guide for professionals who commission services for children with learning disabilities who display challenging behaviour. These individuals have complex health and social needs. Service provision must be directed by the needs of the individual and there should not be an expectation that these people can be fitted into existing services if such services do not address the complexities of their needs. The pamphlet suggests which professionals should be involved, what should be looked for in a service, what skills are required by the workforce and how service provision can be monitored.
Use of restraint for the management of challenging behaviour in children with intellectual disabilities
- Authors:
- MENON Krishna, BABURAJ Raghavendra, BERNARD Sarah
- Journal article citation:
- Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities, 6(2), 2012, pp.62-75.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Restraint is defined as actions by care staff which prevent a resident from doing what they want to do and thus places limits on their freedom. Restraint can be broadly classified into physical and chemical interventions. The aim of this review is to provide an overview of the current research evidence on the use of restraint as an intervention in managing challenging behaviours in relation to children with intellectual disabilities. It also aims to discuss legal frameworks and ethical considerations that underpin the use of restraint in intellectually disabled children who present with challenging behaviours. The review finds evidence to suggest that restraint interventions in various forms are widely used to manage challenging behaviours in children with intellectual disabilities. It outlines the evidence base, clinical scope, and the risks associated with the use of such interventions in children. It also helps highlight the current absence of comprehensive evidence based guidance that incorporates clinical, ethical, and legal aspects of the use of restraint interventions in children with intellectual disabilities and raises questions in relation to their judicious use in this patient group.