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A way with words
- Author:
- EATON Lynn
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Today, 18.4.91, 1991, pp.25-27.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Looks at the Hamilton and East Kilbride writer in residence scheme, which proved a success with a wide range of clients.
Snoezelen : an approach to the provision of a leisure resource for people with profound and multiple handicaps
- Authors:
- HAGGAR Louise Elandra, HUTCHINSON Roger Brian
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap, 19(2), June 1991, pp.51-55.
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Mental Handicap
Outlines the history and development of a facility at the Whittington Hall Hospital in Chesterfield, which offers users sensory stimulation and relaxation and describes methods of staff development.
Mental handicap: social science perspectives
- Authors:
- BALDWIN Steve, HATTERSLEY John eds
- Publisher:
- Tavistock/Routledge
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 190p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Examines how services to the mentally handicapped have evolved and considers how the place of consumers and their role as users have conditioned the development of services. Stresses the need for a holistic approach to provide comprehensive support in all areas, including education, occupation, leisure, health, and housing. Includes chapters on normalisation and community care.