Learning disabilities : towards inclusion. edited by Bob Gates ; consultant editor, Helen Atherton ; with a foreword by Helen Marie Edwards.
Material type:
TextPublication details: Edinburgh : Churchill Livingstone, 2007.Edition: 5th ed. / edited by Bob Gates and Helen AthertonDescription: 736 p. : illISBN: - 9780443101984 (hbk.) :
- 0443101981
- Psychiatric nursing
- Learning disabled -- Rehabilitation
- Learning disabled -- Services for
- Learning disabled -- Care
- People with mental disabilities -- Rehabilitation
- Mental retardation -- Nursing
- People with mental disabilities -- Services for
- Health systems & services
- Disability: social aspects
- Teaching of students with learning difficulties
- Health and Wellbeing
- Learning Disorders -- rehabilitation
- 616.85889 GAT
- RC570
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection | 616.85889 GAT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 208694 | ||
| Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection | 616.85889 GAT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 208696 | ||
| Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending | 616.85889 GAT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 208695 | ||
| Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection | 616.85889 GAT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 207769 |
Previous ed.: 2003.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
SECTION 1: Understanding learning disabilities:- 1. The nature of learning disabilities--2. Causes and manifestations of learning disabilities--3. A history of learning disabilities--4. Ethical issues in learning disabilities--SECTION 2: Services and support for people with learning disabilities:-5. Accessing services and support--6. Specialist learning disability services--7. Residential alternatives for people with learning disabilities--8. Compulsory school education--9. Post-compulsory education--10. Leisure and work--11. Evaluating the quality of support services for people with learning disabilities--SECTION 3: Independence and well-being across the life span:- 12. Children with learning disabilities--13. Older peole with learning disabilities--14. People with profound and multiple disabilities--15. Health and health promotion for people with learning disabilities--16. Person-centred planning--17. Communication--SECTION 4: Distressed states of learning disability:- 18. Challenging behaviour--19. Autistic spectrum disorder--20. Mental health disorders in people with learning disabilities--21. Theory and practice of managing self-injurious behaviour in people with learning disabilities--22. Learning-disabled adult offenders--SECTION 5: Therapeutic interventions for people with learning disabilities:- 23. Complementary therapies in learning disability settings--24. Art, drama and music therapies--25. Psychological approaches--SECTION 6: Relationships and learning disabilities:- 26. Sexual and personal relationships--27. Working effectively with families of people with learning disabilities--28. Helping to empower people--SECTION 7: The European Dimension:-29. The Netherlands--30. Sweden--31. Germany--SECTION 8: Education and Leadership:- 32. Education and leadership.
In this edition, the authors discuss the role of all professionals who care for people with learning disabilities. The text is written in a style that makes it practical and readable.