Nigel Malin

Services for People with Learning Disabilities

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Services for People with Learning Disabilities provides a broad review of available services for people with learning disabilities. It describes the present network of services and explains the NHS and Community Care Act (1990) in terminoloy accessible to health care professionals and others engaged in this area. It looks in detail at the concepts underpinning new legislation, including care-management and assessment, quality and inspection, and inter-agency planning, and it supplies up-to-date information on current topics such as advocacy and empowerment, and recreation and leisure. An invaluable resource for all practitioners in health and community care, Services for People with Learning Disabilities will also give professionals and carers a much greater understanding of the changes and improvements that are still needed.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 310
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. November 1994
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 612g
• ISBN-13: 9780415099370
• ISBN-10: 0415099374
• Artikelnr.: 21465807

Autorenporträt

Malin, Nigel

Inhaltsangabe

Notes on contributors Introduction: A Policy Overview Nigel Malin
Sheffield Hallam University Section One: The Service Context 1. Classification of people with learning disabilities David Race
Stockport College 2. Causes of learning disabilities David Race
Stockport College 3. Epidemiology of learning disabilities David Race
Stockport College 4. Historical development of service provision David Race
Stockport College 5. Residential and day services Paul Williams
Reading University 6. Services to families Jill Manthorpe
University of Health 7. Education and assessment services Glenys Jones
Department of Health and Department of Education 8. Leisure and recreation services Judith Russell
Sheffield Hallam University 9. Empowerment and advocacy Ken Simons
University of Bristol 10. Financial services Paul Martinez
The Staff College
Bristol and Andrew Balchin
Sheffield City Council Section Two: Implementing the Community Care Act 11. Professional and planning issues in assessment Oliver Russell
University of Bristol 12. Assessment methods and professional directions James Hogg
University of Dundee 13. Community care plans Derek Thomas
National Development Team 14. Care management Ann Richardson
Freelance Researcher 15. Quality assurance and inspection Ian Sinclair
University of York and John Brown
University of York 16. The survival of collaboration and co-operation John Hattersley
Sheffield Hallam University 17. Is a co-ordinated service attainable? Bob Hudson
University of Durham