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.
Enabling Families: A Model of Helping
Enabling Families: A Model of Helping
Introduction
As discussed in earlier chapters, policy and principles concerning the support for parents of children with learning disabilities has changed over the past decade. Parents have been at the forefront of these developments advocating for and on behalf of their children and challenging public services to provide adequate and effective resources. There have also been changes in some of the concepts and models used to develop services, with the emergence of person centred approaches and, more recently, individualised budgets. However, the influence of these changes is difficult to substantiate. For instance, Finch and Groves (1983) suggested that the care of children with disabilities in the UK almost always means care by another family member, ...
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