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Learning disabilities in children
- Authors:
- BURKE Peter, CIGNO Kathy
- Publisher:
- Blackwell Science
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 191p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
Draws on the experiences of families with children with learning difficulties, and on research. Introduces the theory relating to learning disabilities from the family perspective, and includes an examination of support systems for parents, carers, and siblings. Emphasises the importance of contact from service providers and the need to give power to children and families receiving multiagency services. Includes a chapter on child development.
Communication skills and adults with learning disabilities: eliminating professional myopia
- Author:
- van der GAGG Anna
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 26(3), 1998, pp.88-93.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Effective communication is of crucial relevance to the quality of life of individuals with learning disabilities. Discusses the development of communication skills, outlining the essential components of a strategy for communication development. Highlights the importance of a multi-disciplinary approach to addressing the communication needs of adults with learning disabilities and stresses the need for agreed standards and procedures; careful co-ordination between health and social service agencies, and on-going monitoring of service provision. Recommends that progressive services incorporate an agreed strategy on how to build communication skills for all services users, in the same way that strategies on housing or employment might be formulated.
Planning for life: no.3; good practice in the independent sector; developing community services for people with complex multiple disabilities
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Letter accompanying paper focusing on services and good practice in the independent sector for people with complex multiple disabilities.
Planning for life: no.3; good practice in the independent sector; developing community services for people with complex multiple disabilities
- Authors:
- FIEDLER Barrie, ELLIS David
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 48p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Explores the contribution of independent sector organisations as providers of services for people with complex multiple disabilities. Aims to assist statutory and non-statutory agencies to develop appropriate quality community services for people with complex multiple disabilities by describing some examples of good practice in the independent sector and suggesting how good practice can be encouraged.
Services for people with learning disabilities
- Editor:
- MALIN Nigel
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 307p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Explores new developments in service provision for people with learning difficulties. Contains chapters on: classification, causes and epidemiology of learning difficulties; historical development of service provision; residential and day services; services to families; education and assessment; leisure and recreation; empowerment and advocacy; financial services; and implementing the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990.