Summary
Contents
Subject index
Supporting People with Learning Disabilities in Health and Social Care is a reflective and evidence-based book that will equip students and professionals with the knowledge and skills they need. Chapters discuss core issues, while a case-study approach ensures a solid grounding in practical skills. This practical element is further reinforced by the inclusion of service-user and practitioner ‘voices’, whose lived experiences make the book even more engaging, as well as a range of reflective exercises and regular opportunities for readers to self-audit their learning.
Living with a Learning Disability
Living with a Learning Disability
Introduction
The UK government has an ambition that all people will live full lives that promote dignity, well-being and independence (DH, 2007a). It is important for health and social care professionals to use person centred thinking if this is going to happen and people with learning disabilities are truly to be treated with dignity and have full lives (Robertson et al., 2005). To be person centred professionals need an awareness of the lives of people with learning disabilities and their families in order to ask useful questions and respond in helpful ways. This chapter offers an exploration of the lives of people with learning disabilities and their families throughout the life continuum. Starting with finding ...
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