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Everybody needs toilets: an easy guide for people with a learning disability
- Authors:
- BRADLEY Alice, et al
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 32p.
- Place of publication:
- Kidderminster
This illustrated easy-to-read booklet is for people with a learning disability who find it difficult to talk about any problems they have with going to the toilet. It describes how people can keep healthy by looking after their bladder and bowels. It also deals with the problems they sometimes have with going to the toilet and the people who can help. Relatively little has been written about continence in relation to people with a learning disability. This has been produced in partnership with people who have a learning disability to rectify this situation. The issues covered are those which the people involved felt were most pertinent to their needs and those of others. They should provide stimulus for discussion. The easy-read format gives messages which are clear, easy to understand and directly relevant. Many illustrations enhance the text.
Personal development and reflective practice in a learning disability service
- Author:
- BRADLEY Alice
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 125p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Kidderminster
Personal Development and Reflective Practice in a Learning Disability Service is intended for managers and senior practitioners who want to continue their professional development. The purpose of the book is to highlight the importance of reflection in learning and the crucial role of personal and professional development for managers of support services for people with learning disabilities. The issues explored include: the principles of reflective practice and personal development; the learning process and its relevance for personal and professional development; the values underpinning professional practice in services for people with learning disabilities; the importance of an integrated approach to practice, which encompasses knowledge of current developments. The book should also be of interest to senior staff and managers who are preparing for the Learning Disability Awards Framework (LDAF) Higher Professional Diploma (Level 4) Unit 2: Personal Development and Reflective Practice in a Learning Disability Service and studying S/NVQ at Level 4.
Health and safety for learning disability workers
- Author:
- BRADLEY Alice
- Publisher:
- Learning Matters
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 166p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This book is designed to support professionals working in the learning disability sector and undertaking their induction or studying for the level 2 or 3 diplomas in health and social care. It covers material appropriate for: level 2 - contribute to health and safety in health and social care, and level 3 - promote and implement health and safety in health and social care. Each chapter covers one of the learning outcomes within the unit. They all begin with an example taken from real people's stories and include practical examples, thinking points, activities, photographs and other illustrations. The book explains how workers can contribute to the health and safety of the person they support. It covers responding to accidents and sudden illness, reducing the risk of infection, handling hazardous materials, fire safety and personal security. The book puts the person with a learning disability at the centre of the support and offers advice on involving them in maintaining their own health and safety.
Supporting continence management: a reader for managers
- Authors:
- BRADLEY Alice, LAMBE Loretto
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 109p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Kidderminster
This reader can be used by managers to support staff members studying for the LDAF Certificate in Working with People who have Learning Disabilities but is also intended as a stand-alone guide for line managers, senior practitioners, carers and professionals with a specific interest in the topic of continence. The reader explores the issues surrounding: the management of continence, the self-management of continence for people with learning disabilities, the support required to encourage choice in continence management, and the implications for people who work in services and for family carers.
Managing challenging behaviour: supporting the Certificates in Working with People who have Learning Disabilities
- Author:
- BRADLEY Alice
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 145p., booklets, CD ROM
- Place of publication:
- Kidderminster
A complete package of training materials for managers and trainers, to provide everything staff need to know about working with people with learning disabilities who present challenging behaviour. The pack contains: a trainer’s guide with timed session plans, supporting overhead transparencies, course handouts and activity sheets; a trainer’s reader for the manager or trainer to read before each session; · a CD with overhead transparency masters, course handouts and activity sheets to print out and use; and a workbook for use by participants who cannot attend every session. The trainer pack is fully mapped to the Manage Challenging Behaviour units from the Levels 2 and 3 Certificates in Working with People who have Learning Disabilities. Written by an experienced learning trainer and practitioner, the pack covers: understanding challenging behaviours – why they occur, and factors that influence behaviour; the range of functions that challenging behaviour can serve for people with learning disabilities who challenge; improving the lifestyles of people who challenge;· positive strategies for working with services users that challenge; policies and procedures, teamwork, the role of observation and record keeping, and responding to service users who may be affected by the challenging behaviour of others; and planned and emergency uses of physical interventions.
Induction: starting work with people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- BRADLEY Alice
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 65p.
- Place of publication:
- Kidderminster
A study workbook for staff new to working with people with learning disabilities, covering: confidentiality; about learning disability; lessons from history; challenging behaviour. The workbook covers key information needed for the Induction – Learning Disability unit of the Certificates in Working with People who have Learning Disabilities at Level.
Helping people with learning disabilities manage continence: a workbook for support workers and carers
- Authors:
- BRADLEY Alice, LAMBE Loretto
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 99p.
- Place of publication:
- Kidderminster
Continence is one of those things we seldom think about if we don’t have a problem, but which assumes massive proportions if we do. Incontinence is very much a taboo subject and relatively little has been written about it in relation to people with learning disabilities. This workbook has been produced in partnership with people with learning disabilities to rectify the situation. By understanding continence better and improving the support available, care staff can help enhance the quality of life for individuals and, where relevant, for their families.
Positive approaches to person centred planning: a workbook to support the person centred planning optional units of the Certificates in Working with People who have Learning Disabilities
- Author:
- BRADLEY Alice
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 104p.
- Place of publication:
- Kidderminster
Presents an understanding of what Person Centred Planning is and what it is not and how this fits with the role of care manager/social worker. Practical approaches t are employed to help make the practice of care managers / social workers more person centred. A clear understanding is given of of how to support and enable people with disabilities, family, friends and circles to plan themselves.
Getting older: feeling good
- Authors:
- BRADLEY Alice, et al
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 12p.
- Place of publication:
- Kidderminster
This easy read booklet about growing older by people with learning disabilities can be used with individuals or groups and enhanced with other activities.
Positive approaches to understanding and managing risk: a workbook to support the mandatory units of the Certificates in Working with People who have Learning Disabilities
- Author:
- BRADLEY Alice
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 75p.
- Place of publication:
- Plymouth
Includes legal obligations and rights on the part of carers to take risks in managing challenging behaviour and other problems. The book outlines policies and procedures for service providers, ethical and legal issues around physical intervention, and positive management techniques.