Carol Hagland, Zillah Webb

Working with Adults with Asperger Syndrome: A Practical Toolkit

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This workbook was developed in consultation with carers, and can be used in groups or with individuals. Packed with exercises and case vignettes to help you to get to know the person you are supporting better, there is also a trouble-shooting section at the end of each chapter with practical solutions for tackling common problems.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: August 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 297mm x 207mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 465g
• ISBN-13: 9781849050364
• ISBN-10: 1849050368
• Artikelnr.: 26216549

Autorenporträt

Carol Hagland worked as a chartered clinical psychologist in the NHS for over thirty years, the last ten years being in the field of learning disabilities. During that time she developed a particular interest in Asperger's syndrome, and worked with many clients and their families or carers, providing diagnoses, counselling and advice about care and support. Zillah Webb is a consultant clinical psychologist for the Learning Disabilities Service, Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. She has been working with people with learning disabilities and their carers for over 30 years.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. 1. Classroom Behaviours and the Affective Domain. 2. The
Characteristics of the Special Needs Identified as Most Prevalent. 3. The
Classroom Behaviours List (CBL). 4. The CBL Profiles for Each Special Need.
5. Other Disorders and Rare Disorders. 6. Eliminate the Obvious. 7. Using
the CBL. 8. Common Behaviours Across the Special Needs. 9. Strategies from
Teachers for the Main Areas of Concern as Identified by the CBL. 10. The
Benefits of Different Interventions. 11. The Pupils' Own Views. 12. Social
Skills, Social Competence and Special Needs. 13. Multiple Intelligences.
14. Self-esteem and Self-concept. 15. Transactional Analysis. 16.
Attributional Style. 17. Summing Up. Books for Further Reading. Index.