Helping people identify destructive behaviours and find positive ways to cope
Dyslexia is a complex condition that affects not only learning but every part of an individual's life. Experience or fear of social stigma can lead adults with dyslexia to camouflage the difficulties they face, to withdraw and to adopt negative coping strategies, particularly if they failed to receive adequate support, identification and ......
Individualising activities, interactions, or interventions for people with dementia at any moment of the day is made easy with the many helpful suggestions offered throughout the pages of this innovative guide. Here are keys to successfully choosing leisure activities for individuals that emphasise their previous interests and talents as well as ......
This reflective and evidence-based book will equip students as well as professionals who work with people with learning disabilities in primary, secondary and specialist healthcare settings, with the knowledge and skills they need to work effectively with people with learning disabilities. Chapters - written by leading academics and practitioners in the learning disabilities field - examine and discuss core issues, while a case-study approach ensures a solid grounding in practical skills. This practical element is further reinforced by the inclusion of service-user and practitioner 'voices', whose lived experiences make the book even more engaging, as well as a range of reflective exercises and regular opportunities for readers to self-audit their learning. Reflecting the multi-professional nature of services for people with learning disabilities, this book will help practitioners and students make a real difference to the lives of people with learning disabilities who access health and social care environments.
This fully-updated second edition of ''Helping Children with Dyspraxia'' has been revised to reflect current practice and developments, providing clear and positive answers to questions commonly asked by parents, teachers and other professionals about dyspraxia. Maureen Boon draws on her considerable experience of working with children with speech ......
Controlled Sensory Experiences for People with Profound and Multiple Disabilities
Susan Fowler has sixteen years experience as an occupational therapist with a particular interest in providing services for people with intellectual and physical disabilities.
Although child protection has become a major issue, the abuse of children with disabilities has been largely ignored. International research shows that this group of children is at greatest risk from all forms of maltreatment. However, the needs of children with disabilities are not being met - first, because these children are not being ......
The most current book available on rehabilitation counseling! This textbook is a comprehensive introduction to rehabilitation counseling, encompassing its history, values, knowledge, skills, and links to the disability community. Underscoring disability as a common part of the human experience, it highlights the knowledge and competencies all ......
Sparked by an accidental encounter between an autism communication pioneer and a maybug, this light-hearted account explores themes of consciousness, awareness and what it means to connect and be alive.
