Describes the problem posed for a manager of a residential unit for adults with learning difficulties, when one of the men living there has started a sexual relationship with another resident and his mother is very unhappy about it.
Describes the problem posed for a manager of a residential unit for adults with learning difficulties, when one of the men living there has started a sexual relationship with another resident and his mother is very unhappy about it.
Subject terms:
learning disabilities, residential care, rights, risk, sexuality, social work methods;
A social worker talks to the author about the approach she took when working with a profoundly deaf young women with learning difficulties who was having a baby with a schedule one offender who also abused alcohol.
A social worker talks to the author about the approach she took when working with a profoundly deaf young women with learning difficulties who was having a baby with a schedule one offender who also abused alcohol.
Describes how one social worker trod the fine line between respecting a client's wish to live independently while making sure that the move would not put him seriously at risk.
Describes how one social worker trod the fine line between respecting a client's wish to live independently while making sure that the move would not put him seriously at risk.
Subject terms:
home care, independence, learning disabilities, mental health problems, residential care, rights, risk, service users, social workers, vulnerable adults, carers, community care, decision making, empowerment;