An illustrated teaching pack designed to be used with young women with learning disabilities which explains the physical and emotional processes involved in menstruation. It covers information about hygiene, pain management and sanitary protection. Guidance notes for trainers and worksheets are included. The pack will be useful for staff and carers working with girls and women with learning disabilities.
An illustrated teaching pack designed to be used with young women with learning disabilities which explains the physical and emotional processes involved in menstruation. It covers information about hygiene, pain management and sanitary protection. Guidance notes for trainers and worksheets are included. The pack will be useful for staff and carers working with girls and women with learning disabilities.
Subject terms:
learning disabilities, sexuality, women, young people, adolescent girls, girls;
Gender has often been overlooked in the lives of people with intellectual disability, resulting in a limited understanding and service response. This is in part due to a lack of knowledge about the way people with intellectual disability negotiate and build a gendered identity. This article presents research undertaken with six young women with an intellectual disability who worked with the first researcher to co-develop some stories from their lives. The article shows how, facilitated by an innovative method which focused on meaningful engagement, the women told stories of richly gendered lives and subjectivities. Their stories showed how gender can be a desired and productive subjectivity, and how consideration of gender can help to identify resistance and agency in their lives. Their stories illustrate how gender is necessary in forming a comprehensive understanding of the lives of women with intellectual disability.
(Edited publisher abstract)
Gender has often been overlooked in the lives of people with intellectual disability, resulting in a limited understanding and service response. This is in part due to a lack of knowledge about the way people with intellectual disability negotiate and build a gendered identity. This article presents research undertaken with six young women with an intellectual disability who worked with the first researcher to co-develop some stories from their lives. The article shows how, facilitated by an innovative method which focused on meaningful engagement, the women told stories of richly gendered lives and subjectivities. Their stories showed how gender can be a desired and productive subjectivity, and how consideration of gender can help to identify resistance and agency in their lives. Their stories illustrate how gender is necessary in forming a comprehensive understanding of the lives of women with intellectual disability.
(Edited publisher abstract)
Subject terms:
interpersonal relationships, gender, sexuality, learning disabilities, life story work, participatory research, women, young people;
Addresses questions such as: whose interests are served by research; for whom is it undertaken; what research methods are appropriate; and how can those researched find a voice in the research process. To illustrate these questions, contains papers on: children and childhood; children in developing countries; learning difficulties and research; disturbed young people; women's private past; black and minority ethnic health; frail elderly people; gay men; the targets of health promotion; and users of health services.
Addresses questions such as: whose interests are served by research; for whom is it undertaken; what research methods are appropriate; and how can those researched find a voice in the research process. To illustrate these questions, contains papers on: children and childhood; children in developing countries; learning difficulties and research; disturbed young people; women's private past; black and minority ethnic health; frail elderly people; gay men; the targets of health promotion; and users of health services.
Subject terms:
learning disabilities, older people, participatory research, research methods, service users, user participation, women, young people, black and minority ethnic people, children, conduct disorders, gay men, health care, health education;
Includes chapters on: issues of race and gender in mixed membership groups; black/white co-working in groups; the linguistic and cultural barriers to cross national working in groups; groupwork and black women; empowerment groupwork across racial lines; groupwork with black users with learning difficulties; groupwork with travellers and gypsies; a community based approach to the development of Asian Women's groups; empowering youthwork with young Asian women; black and white issues in training groups; prison groupwork for foreign nationals; the dynamics of groupwork in a prison community; and groupwork with refugees and asylum seekers.
Includes chapters on: issues of race and gender in mixed membership groups; black/white co-working in groups; the linguistic and cultural barriers to cross national working in groups; groupwork and black women; empowerment groupwork across racial lines; groupwork with black users with learning difficulties; groupwork with travellers and gypsies; a community based approach to the development of Asian Women's groups; empowering youthwork with young Asian women; black and white issues in training groups; prison groupwork for foreign nationals; the dynamics of groupwork in a prison community; and groupwork with refugees and asylum seekers.
Subject terms:
learning disabilities, prisoners, race relations, refugees, travellers, training, women, young people, Asian people, asylum seekers, black and minority ethnic people, empowerment, groupwork, Gypsies, gender;
Introduces social work in the Netherlands and goes on to look at: social work and drug addiction - the Amsterdam model; female social work or gender-specific social work with women and girls; gender-specific social work with men and boys; the office for children of drug addicted parents; Opstap, a preventive home based programme; social work with people with learning difficulties, older people, migrants, people with mental health problems, and young people; AIDS prevention; community development; child welfare; and an overview of social work education in the Netherlands.
Introduces social work in the Netherlands and goes on to look at: social work and drug addiction - the Amsterdam model; female social work or gender-specific social work with women and girls; gender-specific social work with men and boys; the office for children of drug addicted parents; Opstap, a preventive home based programme; social work with people with learning difficulties, older people, migrants, people with mental health problems, and young people; AIDS prevention; community development; child welfare; and an overview of social work education in the Netherlands.
Subject terms:
HIV AIDS, immigrants, learning disabilities, men, mental health problems, models, older people, refugees, social work, social work education, social work methods, women, young people, adolescent girls, boys, child protection, community development, drug misuse, girls;
An introduction to HIV_AIDS for social workers, and guidelines for counselling those affected. Includes the Kensington and Chelsea SSD guidelines for care of people with AIDS.
An introduction to HIV_AIDS for social workers, and guidelines for counselling those affected. Includes the Kensington and Chelsea SSD guidelines for care of people with AIDS.
Subject terms:
HIV AIDS, home care, law, learning disabilities, literature reviews, local authorities, occupational therapy, offenders, partners, pre-school children, prevention, residential care, social services, single parent families, social work methods, social workers, staff, terminal illness, training, visual impairment, voluntary organisations, women, young people, adoption, alcohol misuse, babies, child abuse, children, confidentiality, counselling, day services, deafness, death, drug misuse, discrimination, education, families, employment, ethics, foster care;