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An object lesson
- Author:
- PHILPOT Terry
- Journal article citation:
- Search, 12, February 1992, pp.21-23.
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Describes alternatives forms of therapy and communications designed for people with multiple sensory deprivation, learning disabilities and challenging behaviour.
The well-being workshop: recognising the emotional and mental well-being of people with profound and multiple learning disabilities
- Authors:
- PHILIP Maureen, et al
- Publisher:
- Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 141p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This is a training resource to help family carers and support staff acknowledge, identify and react to changes in the emotional and mental well-being of people with profound and multiple learning disabilities. The pack comes in the form of an A4 ringbinder and includes a CD-ROM.
Snoezelen: its effects on concentration and responsiveness in people with profound multiple handicaps
- Authors:
- ASHBY Mark, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 58(7), July 1995, pp.303-307.
- Publisher:
- Sage
An initial investigation into the effects of Snoezelen on concentration and responsiveness in people who have profound and multiple handicaps. The results suggest that all the subjects except one, who failed to score, responded in some way with improvements in scores. The improvements in concentration were significant for two subjects, moderate for four and minimal for one.
Learning disability: physical therapy, treatment and management; a collaborative approach
- Editor:
- RENNIE Jeanette
- Publisher:
- Whurr
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 319p.,diags.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Written from a physiotherapy perspective, this begins by describing the theory underlying learning disability and its associated conditions. After examining the social policy developments that have influenced attitudes to learning disability, goes on to describes the causes and categorisation of learning disability, treatment of associated conditions with medication, and orthopaedic procedures. Examines issues of assessment, the multiprofessional structure within which assessment takes place and the communication skills it requires. Ends by describing different methods of treating and managing physical disabilities and improving the general health of learning-disabled people.
Making sense together: practical approaches to supporting children who have multisensory impairments
- Author:
- WYMAN Rosalind
- Publisher:
- Souvenir Press
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 278p.,illus.,list of orgs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Draws on the authors own experiences of working closely with parents to develop the abilities of children who have multisensory impairments. Working with children ranging from a few months to the teenage years, the author describes a holistic approach that will develop communication, self help skills and confidence in their ability to explore their world in a positive way.
Mental health and deafness
- Editors:
- HINDLEY Peter, KITSON Nick
- Publisher:
- Whurr
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 582p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Designed as an introductory text on mental health and deafness for care workers and mental health workers. Covers a wide range of mental health issues as they relate to deafness and is divided into two sections. The first, Assessment, includes topics such as child and adolescent psychiatry, adult psychiatry, children who are deaf and have multiple disabilities, deafness and learning disability, addictive behaviour and deafness, forensic psychiatry, acquired deafness, and abuse of deaf children. The second section, Management and Intervention, discusses interpreters in mental health settings, educational interventions, different forms of psychotherapy, family therapy, rehabilitation, and drug treatments.
Learning disabilities and mental illness: a guide for practitioners and carers
- Authors:
- DAWSON Carol, MORGAN Penny
- Publisher:
- Pepar
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 96p.,list of orgs.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Birmingham
Sets out to raise awareness about mental health problems in people with learning difficulties. Aimed at carers and service providers. Looks at: the roles of the professionals involved; current legislation; possible signs and symptoms; recognised interventions; and what carers can do to support. Also includes chapters on: depression; loss and bereavement; anxiety states; post traumatic stress disorder; eating disorders; schizophrenia; and dementia.