The essential handbook for carers, service providers, support staff, families and students
This fully revised and updated edition of Learning Disability Today provides an accessible and thought-provoking introduction to some of the key issues in the lives of people with learning disabilities and the practice of those who support them.
A Handbook for Professionals, Support Staff and Families
Health and People with Learning Disabilities aims to support healthcare professionals and support staff working in meeting the physical and mental health needs of people with complex disabilities.
A Guide for Early Years Professionals About the Requirements of Supervision
Supervision for Early Years Workers: A guide for early years professionals about the requirements of supervision will provide a framework and support for early years settings and their staff to implement the expectation of the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage 2014.
Managing the Impact of Parental Mental Health on Children
Presenting the Family Model approach to working with parental mental illness and its effects on family relationships, children's needs and parenting, for clinicians and managers.
Establishing Communication with People on the Autistic Spectrum or Those with Profound Learning Disabilities and Sometimes Distressed Behaviour
This handbook collects together three of Phoebe Caldwell's groundbreaking books on Intensive Interaction and other innovative techniques for communicating with people with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) and/or profound learning disabilities.
A New Practice Model and Interactive Resource for Assessment, Intervention and Supervision
This illustrated, multi-media resource offers a theoretically coherent, practice-based model for the application of attachment theory in working with any adults, including those who pose a risk to themselves or to other adults or children.
This accessible guide to navigating all aspects of the law as an autistic person will offer helpful advice and useful resources, alongside an overview of the current research on the impact of being autistic from a legal standpoint. Written by a leading author and researcher on autism with contributions from an autistic legal expert, this ......
How to Make an Effective Education Health and Care Plan: A Guide for Parents and Carers
In England, more than half a million children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities are provided with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP). However, merely having one does not guarantee a smooth education journey. If not properly written, an EHCP can be ineffective or even misleading. This accessible, illustrated ......
