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Mental health services for adults with intellectual disability: strategies and solutions
- Editors:
- BOURAS Nick, HOLT Geraldine, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- Psychology Press
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 168p.
- Place of publication:
- Hove
This book considers the evolution of mental health services over the past three decades to meet the needs of people with intellectual disability, from early deinstitutionalisation plans to the implementation of community care 25 years later. It focuses on the ways that theories and policies have been applied to clinical practice, and examines the shortcomings of the services provided. The authors and international contributors, all with longstanding expertise in the fields of mental health and intellectual disability, present the strategies and solutions for a for the wide array of interdisciplinary professionals using current evidence-based practice as how people with intellectual disability can be best cared for in clinical settings. Chapters cover topics including: the association between psychopathology and intellectual disability; international perspectives; neuroimaging and genetic syndromes; training professionals, families and support workers.
Developing the workforce: learning disability services in Trent: a report for South Yorkshire Education and Training Consortium/North Trent Workforce Development Confederation/East Midlands Workforce Development Confederation Trent; final draft report
- Authors:
- PICKERING Sharon, THOMPSON Jeanette
- Publisher:
- South Yorkshire Workforce Development Confederation
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 111p.
- Place of publication:
- Sheffield
Currently learning disability services face a number of challenges for building a workforce that reflects the needs of people that use services. Workforce development must: start with the needs of people who use services, using ‘best information’ to inform the process; establish partnerships to ensure the success of workforce development; including all key stakeholders, families and carers at all stages of the process; and focus on outcomes. Good quality services are informed by the needs wants and expectations of those using the service and should: advocate the social model of disability, promoting choice and control; promote and value anti- discriminatory practice; reflect the multi-cultural nature of communities; pursue a multi disciplinary approach; promote evidence-based practice; provide local and flexible delivery; and · incorporate evaluation and review by the participants, employer organisation, people with a learning disability, their families and service commissioners.
Developing the workforce: learning disability services in Trent; supporting documents
- Authors:
- PICKERING Sharon, THOMPSON Jeanette
- Publisher:
- South Yorkshire Workforce Development Confederation
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 99p.
- Place of publication:
- Sheffield
Currently learning disability services face a number of challenges for building a workforce that reflects the needs of people that use services. Workforce development must: start with the needs of people who use services, using ‘best information’ to inform the process; establish partnerships to ensure the success of workforce development; including all key stakeholders, families and carers at all stages of the process; and focus on outcomes. Good quality services are informed by the needs wants and expectations of those using the service and should: advocate the social model of disability, promoting choice and control; promote and value anti- discriminatory practice; reflect the multi-cultural nature of communities; pursue a multi disciplinary approach; promote evidence-based practice; provide local and flexible delivery; and · incorporate evaluation and review by the participants, employer organisation, people with a learning disability, their families and service commissioners.