Staff in services for people with learning disabilities: an overview of current issues

Authors:
HATTON Chris, EMERSON Eric
Journal article citation:
Mental Handicap Research, 8(4), 1996, pp.215-236.
Publisher:
BIMH Publications

Despite the obvious importance of high quality staff performance for achieving the aims of community care policy, it is only recently that attention in the UK has begun to be focussed on staffing issues in services for people with learning disabilities. Discusses possible reasons for this increase in activity and introduces the content of the issue - which concentrates on demonstrating the range of approaches currently being used in UK research concerning staff in-services for people with learning disabilities.

Subject terms:
learning disabilities, stress, staff;
Content type:
research
Link:
Journal home page
ISSN print:
0952-9608

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