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Home-bound: crisis in the care of young people with severe learning difficulties; a story of 20 families
- Author:
- HUBERT Jane
- Publisher:
- King's Fund
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 126p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Details experiences of families who have a teenager or young adult who is severely or profoundly mentally handicapped and who also has serious behavioural problems. Focuses primarily on the nature of short term respite care received and the problems the families found with this. Concludes with recommendations for improving such services.
A big hole
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, December 2002, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Discusses the importance of providing treatment and services for young people with learning disabilities and mental health problems. Looks at the findings from a recent report, 'Count Us In', from the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities.
Breaking out of the cycle of security
- Author:
- WALSH Paul
- Journal article citation:
- Care Plan, 2(3), March 1996, pp.15-19.
- Publisher:
- Positive Publications/ Anglia Polytechnic University, Faculty of Health and Social Work
Argues that spending money on keeping people with learning disabilities in secure units inhibits the development of individualised community services which in turn leads to people with challenging behaviour being sent to more restrictive settings. The Director, of Learning Disability Services, South Kent Community Health Care NHS Trust, describes how four people were moved out of "secure" settings with the support of a community-based service designed to meet their individual need.
A structured account of a short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy with a man with learning disabilities
- Author:
- SALVADORI Alison
- Journal article citation:
- Advances in Mental Health and Learning Disabilities, 3(4), December 2009, pp.31-35.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article, focusing on a particular adult male with learning disabilities, discusses a short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy treatment. The male in question was referred to a community psychology service showing symptoms of social withdrawal and refusal behaviours. Explaining the nature of the intervention, the author explains the progression through the therapeutic process, development of hypotheses, and the emergent formulation and therapeutic outcome for the client. By structuring this paper into 3 clear sections - the early, middle and end phases – the author details each section in detail. Identifying the suitability of short-term individual psychodynamic psychotherapy for cases such as this, the article demonstrates how such interventions can be documented through structured accounts of treatment, linking theory to practice.
Special educational needs: a mainstream issue
- Author:
- AUDIT COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Audit Commission
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 64p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- London
One in five children in England and Wales are considered by their school to have special educational needs (SEN). Despite the significant numbers involved, they have remained low profile in education policymaking and public awareness. National targets and performance tables fail to reflect schools’ work with them and a lack of systematic monitoring by schools and local education authorities (LEAs) means that poor practice may go unchallenged. Schools have struggled to balance pressures to raise standards of attainment and become more inclusive. This has been reflected in a reluctance to admit and a readiness to exclude some children, particularly those with behavioural difficulties. The existence of separate structures and processes for children with SEN may have allowed their needs to be seen as somehow different even peripheral to the core concerns of our system of education.
Special educational needs: a mainstream issue
- Author:
- AUDIT COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Audit Commission
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- London
One in five children in England and Wales are considered by their school to have special educational needs (SEN). Despite the significant numbers involved, they have remained low profile in education policymaking and public awareness. National targets and performance tables fail to reflect schools’ work with them and a lack of systematic monitoring by schools and local education authorities (LEAs) means that poor practice may go unchallenged. Schools have struggled to balance pressures to raise standards of attainment and become more inclusive. This has been reflected in a reluctance to admit and a readiness to exclude some children, particularly those with behavioural difficulties. The existence of separate structures and processes for children with SEN may have allowed their needs to be seen as somehow different even peripheral to the core concerns of our system of education.
Autism with severe learning difficulties: a guide for parents and professionals
- Author:
- JORDAN Rita
- Publisher:
- Souvenir Press
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 282p.,list of orgs.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Practical guide to effective treatment and care for children and people with severe learning difficulties and autism, showing through examples how behaviour that is seen should be understood and how to build on strengths and reduce problems. Contains chapters on: the implications of dual diagnosis; characteristic behaviour and development; fostering social interaction; systems of communication; teaching language and communication; play skills; supportive educational environments; understanding and preventing challenging behaviour; approaches to planning and management of behaviour; daily living skills, leisure and support for families; transition to adult life; and sources of help.
A parent's perspective
- Author:
- RAMDULAR Sheila
- Journal article citation:
- Young Minds Magazine, 37, October 1997, pp.17-18.
- Publisher:
- YoungMinds
Argues that practical and emotional support for parents and families of children with mental health problems is desperately needed, but is generally inadequate.
Life beyond the classroom: transition strategies for young people with disabilities
- Author:
- WEHMAN Paul
- Publisher:
- Paul H. Brookes
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 554p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Baltimore, MD
Looks at the transition from education to work among disabled young people in the United States. Includes chapters on: expanding participation and choice for young people and families; transition planning with the community; facilitating and supporting transition; interagency working; finding jobs for disabled young people; vocational placements and careers; independent living; young people with mild learning difficulties; young people with severe disabilities; young people with sensory impairments; young people with behaviour disorders; and young people with traumatic brain injury.
'Thank-you for saying "no"...': a positive approach to the management and change of non-compliant behaviour
- Author:
- PERRY Luke
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 23(2), 1995, pp.63-68.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Describes an approach to one individual's non-compliant behaviour, which focuses upon reduction of excessive refusal through change of the caregiver interactional style and acknowledgement of the inherent 'message value' of escape and avoidance responses.