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Medication masks the problems
- Author:
- WALSH Paul
- Journal article citation:
- Care Plan, 3(3), March 1997, pp.19-23.
- Publisher:
- Positive Publications/ Anglia Polytechnic University, Faculty of Health and Social Work
Argues that people with learning disabilities who also have mental health problems are ill-served by the general mental health services. One of the major problems is that medication is prescribed to control the individuals' behaviour without their consent. Urges the use of the least intrusive treatment as a less medicalised approach.
Dependence: a means for an impediment to growth?
- Author:
- TAIT Marlene
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 25(1), February 1997, pp.17-26.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
It is widely claimed that locus of control represents an important focus for the counselling of children with learning and/or behaviour difficulties. But the concept is widely misunderstood and often confused with other important control-related constructs. The meaning of a number of key constructs is clarified. An approach to counselling is advocated which recognises the heuristic and therapeutic value of employing these in a discrete, yet integrated fashion.
Video feedforward in the support of a man with intellectual disability and inappropriate sexual behaviour
- Authors:
- DOWRICK Peter W., WARD Karen M.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 22(3), September 1997, pp.147-160.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Inappropriate sexual behaviour, paedophilia in particular, is a socially significant issue. When this matter is complicated by issues related to intellectual disability, rights to the least restrictive environment, and public safety, the need to find rapid and effective support becomes urgent. Describes a series of self-modelling interventions in which the self-control elements were displayed on video. The results have implications for adaptations to interventions involving people who experience cognitive limitations.
Into the unknown
- Author:
- HIRST Judy
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 1.5.97, 1997, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
From gene therapy to Dolly the cloned sheep, the world of genetics poses exciting new possibilities, but also pitfalls for social workers and their clients. The author surveys the moral minefield.
Cognitive-behaviour therapy for people with learning disabilities
- Editors:
- KROESE Biza Stenfert, DAGNAN Dave, LOUMIDIS Konstantinos
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 203p.,tables,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Includes chapters on: conceptual and contextual issues in cognitive-behaviour therapy for people with learning difficulties; theoretical and practical issues; anger assessment for people with mild learning difficulties in secure settings; a cognitive-behavioural approach to understanding and assessing depression in people with learning difficulties; teaching cognitive self-regulation of independence and emotion control skills; social problem solving groups; cognitive-behaviour therapy for anxiety; working with carers of people with learning difficulties and challenging behaviour; and sustaining a cognitive psychology for people with learning difficulties.
The clinical psychologist's handbook of epilepsy: assessment and management
- Editors:
- CULL Christine, GOLDSTEIN Laura H.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 240p.,tables,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Looks at what epilepsy is and goes on to focus on: neuropsychological assessment; epilepsy and memory; assessment for surgery; the role of anti-epileptic drugs and their impact on cognitive function and behaviour; psychological responses to epilepsy; psychological control of seizures; quality of life; neuropsychological and cognitive assessment of children with epilepsy; assessment and management of behaviour problems in children; and epilepsy and learning difficulties.
Trends in the need for services for people with learning disabilities: implications for primary care
- Authors:
- LAWRENSON Ross, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Health Trends, 29(2), 1997, pp.37-41.
- Publisher:
- Office for National Statistics
Describes an observational study of register of people with learning disabilities from the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea between 1983 and 1995. Reports on findings.
Towards an environmental perspective on intervention for problem sexual behaviour in people with an intellectual disability
- Author:
- O'CONNOR Wendy
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 10(2), 1997, pp.159-175.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Describes the evolution of intervention for people with an intellectual disability who have problem sexual behaviour in Australia. Accepted treatments for non-disabled sexual offenders are now being applied to offenders with a disability. Finds that intervention should be broad-based and individualised and attend to deviant sexual preference, patterns of offending behaviour and the environmental context of the behaviour. There is a need for controlled studies to isolate the effects of individual components in multi-component interventions.
Understanding and responding to challenging behaviour: a service provider's experience
- Author:
- ASHMAN Beverley
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 2(4), October 1997, pp.36-43.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Many services struggle with the dilemma of providing quality residential services to people with learning disability who present behaviours which challenge services. This article describes how a service provider in North Yorkshire is approaching this dilemma. A weekly timetable has been introduced which incorporates all the service and service user requirements. This, backed up by training, external professional help and management attention, has led to a decrease in behaviours which challenge, an increase in team members' skills and confidence, and increased service user participation both in the house and in the community.
Goal attainment scaling as a method of measuring clinical outcome for children with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- YOUNG Anita, CHESSON Rosemary
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 60(3), March 1997, pp.111-114.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Discusses one approach to measuring therapeutic impact - Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS). The authors forward the case for GAS based on their own research regarding occupational therapy with children with learning disabilities. GAS is described and the factors relating to the setting of goals are examined. The main advantages are identified and GAS is seen to have benefits beyond those relating specifically to occupational therapy. The implications for multidisciplinary teamworking are examined and, in particular, it is asserted that co-workers may acquire, through the goal-setting process, realistic expectations of clients. The audit of therapeutic goals is seen to have the potential to inform decision making regarding treatment options. In conclusion, GAS is advocated as a particularly appropriate evaluative tool for the 1990s.