Book Description:
In revealing important dimensions of the lives of people with learning disabilities and their families, this book adopts a life cycle approach. It tackles issues about transitions in people's lives and how services, professionals, advocates, allies and wider communities of interest can support people with learning disabilities in achieving healthy and valued lives.Different voices are heard in this book, but prominence has been given to the views and experiences of people with learning disabilities and their families. Each major life stage section of the book begins with one such narrative based chapter, followed by chapters that develop practice, policy and theoretical themes that inform an evidence based approach to supporting people. The book is primarily aimed at student readers entering health and social care professions to work with people with learning disabilities but will have wider appeal as a reference text for those looking for up to date information and ideas relating to people with learning disabilities.Contributors include: Dorothy Atkinson; Nigel Beail; Christine Bigby; Jane Bloom; Alison Brammer; Jacqui Brewster; Hilary Brown; Lesley Cogher; Helen Combes; Clare Connors; Eric Emerson; Margaret Flynn; Nick Fripp; Linda Gething; Dan Goodley; Peter Goward; Gordon Grant; Chris Hatton; Sheila Hollins; Jill Jesper; Kelley Johnson; Gwynnyth Llewellyn; Alex McClimens; Roy McConkey; David McConnell; Fiona Mackenzie; Ghazala Mir; Mark Powell; Raghu Raghavan; Paul Ramcharan; Malcolm Richardson; Bronwyn Roberts; Philippa Russell; Jane Stapleton; Kirsten Stalker; Lesley Styring; John Taylor; Irene Tuffrey Wijne; Sally Twist; Jan Walmsley; and, Ada Watson.
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