Brief notes summarising the findings of an English Nursing Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting study into the education and training opportunities for staff working with people with learning difficulties who exhibit challenging behaviour and/or have an associated mental illness.
Brief notes summarising the findings of an English Nursing Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting study into the education and training opportunities for staff working with people with learning difficulties who exhibit challenging behaviour and/or have an associated mental illness.
Subject terms:
learning disabilities, mental health problems, nurses, needs, social workers, training, challenging behaviour;
An elderly woman and her family were living in squalor and social isolation and repeatedly rejected the offers of help. The author talks to a social worker about the uphill struggle she faced when she tried to improve their lives.
An elderly woman and her family were living in squalor and social isolation and repeatedly rejected the offers of help. The author talks to a social worker about the uphill struggle she faced when she tried to improve their lives.
Subject terms:
housing, learning disabilities, social isolation, mental health problems, older people, risk, social workers, assessment, challenging behaviour, families;
Regardless of how effective professionals are in dealing with people with a mental illness, failures do happen. The author explains the need to balance the needs of the client with the rights of the public to be protected.
Regardless of how effective professionals are in dealing with people with a mental illness, failures do happen. The author explains the need to balance the needs of the client with the rights of the public to be protected.
Subject terms:
mental health problems, offenders, risk, service users, social workers, social worker-service user relationships, standards, vulnerable adults, challenging behaviour, decision making;
Many children have emotional or behavioural problems at some stage and most recover with a little help from those around them. There is evidence however that the number of children with behaviour difficulties is rising and that the heaviest concentration is in inner urban areas where services are already stretched. Although more psychiatric and psychological services are required, most children with troubled behaviour need social and educational solutions rather than health interventions. The best people to help may be those who know the child best. The book looks at developments in assessment, prevention projects and behavioural/cognitive behavioural interventions The book is addressed to front-line workers, social workers, teachers, health visitors, as well as managers and policy makers and updates and revises the 1999 edition.
Many children have emotional or behavioural problems at some stage and most recover with a little help from those around them. There is evidence however that the number of children with behaviour difficulties is rising and that the heaviest concentration is in inner urban areas where services are already stretched. Although more psychiatric and psychological services are required, most children with troubled behaviour need social and educational solutions rather than health interventions. The best people to help may be those who know the child best. The book looks at developments in assessment, prevention projects and behavioural/cognitive behavioural interventions The book is addressed to front-line workers, social workers, teachers, health visitors, as well as managers and policy makers and updates and revises the 1999 edition.
Subject terms:
mental health problems, social workers, social worker-service user relationships, vulnerable children, assessment, behaviour problems, challenging behaviour, children, conduct disorders, emotionally disturbed children, families;