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Why are conferences "Sometimes about us, without us"?
- Authors:
- FRAWLEY Patsie, BIGBY Christine, FORSYTH Heather
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 31(4), December 2006, pp.249-251.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
In this article the authors identify a number of issues, and make suggestions, of how to make conferences about people with learning disabilities to be more accessible to people with learning disabilities. The article is based on their involvement with the Australasian Society for the Study of Intellectual Disability (ASSID) National Conferences.
Social work practice and intellectual disability
- Authors:
- BIGBY Christine, FRAWLEY Patsie
- Publisher:
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 238p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Basingstoke
Provides an understanding of the knowledge, values and skills required for effective practice in the field of learning disability and the opportunity for multidisciplinary collaboration for social change. The book focuses on adults with learning disabilities and their families. Topics include: the changing definitions of learning disability; theory and practice of working with adults with learning disabilities and their families; assessment, planning, monitoring and review; social inclusion and participation. Includes numerous case studies and discussion points.