Later life can be a time when our established routines and coping strategies are challenged by retirement, losses, changes in social role and disabilities, resulting in frightening threats to the integrity of self. Such changes may jeopardise longstanding and cherished ways of relating - patterns that may seem to be bound up with our very ......
This book came about from the authors' experience working together in clinical learning disabilities services, and their work to move the focus away from the management of challenging behaviour and towards a trauma-informed, attachment-based approach to caring. It will introduce some of the key theories that have informed our understanding of the ......
Acceptance-Based Guided Self-Help for People with Intellectual Disabilities
Sometimes, we can all try so hard to avoid causing ourselves pain that we dont live our lives to the full - and people with intellectual disabilities are no different.
A Comprehensive Assessment for Dementia in People with Down Syndrome andOthers with Intellectual Disabilities (2nd edition)
Diagnosis of prodromal Alzheimer's disease and AD dementia in people with Down's Syndrome is a major challenge. The comprehensive Cambridge Examination for Mental Disorders of Older People with DS and Others with Intellectual Disabilities (CAMDEX-DS) has been validated for diagnosing prodromal AD and AD dementia.
Early Intervention, Ongoing Support and Flexible Evidence-Based Care
This long-awaited successor to Children and Adolescents Mental Health Today (2008) updates and expands the content to offer a contemporary look at the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people across the whole age range from 0 to 25.
DBT-informed skills training for people with intellectual disabilities a
I Can Feel Good (2nd edition) is for use with groups or individuals who have borderline or mild intellectual disabilities. This training manual is aimed at learning disability nurses, clinical and forensic psychologists, occupational therapists and speech and language therapists; and can also be used by IAPT workers.
A Complete Scene Assessment Guide for Practitioners at All Levels
The second volume in the Compartment Firefighting Series focuses on the importance of collecting information immediately upon arrival at an incident, in order to formulate an effective plan. It takes the reader step-by-step through each critical area of the 'BE-SAHF' model of assessment in a practical and accessible format.
An Attachment-Based Approach to Caring for People with Lived Experience of Trauma
There is increased interest in trauma informed care in the UK and worldwide, however so far there are limited resources for professionals providing training to help health and social care staff (who may have had very little training in attachment theory) to provide care which is trauma informed at an emotional as well as practical ......
How Caring Relationships Can Support Individuals with Enduring Distress
Some individuals with intellectual disabilities experience pervasive patterns of feeling and thinking that affect the way in which they relate to others and understand themselves - sometimes so overwhelmingly that they find it difficult to navigate the daily challenges of life.
