A comprehensive guide from personal and professional perspectives
This book offers a comprehensive, contemporary and practical guide to understanding and helping people with eating difficulties to live and thrive in their communities. Written by people with eating disorders, their families and leading researchers, clinicians and therapists, it explores healthcare and support services.
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.
Written by a highly experienced CQC inspector, this book explores the qualities and practices that lead to 'Outstanding' ratings in residential care and provides a wealth of resources for assessing and managing any service for continuous improvement.
Suitable for individual use and formal training courses, this unique self-development workbook guides care staff through a process of evaluating strengths and weaknesses, identifying barriers to good care, and becoming more reflective practitioners.
Written by a highly experienced senior CQC Inspector, Towards Outstanding offers an inside look at the qualities and approaches that lead to 'Outstanding' ratings in health and social care - and shows how any service provider can set out to do the same
A Staff Training Resource for Health and Social Care
Written by a highly experienced CQC inspector, this training pack presents sessions designed to engage trainees with the idea that exceptional care is both consistent and person-centred, and sustainable improvement only comes from within over time.
A mental health assessment of children and adolescents across the full developmental spectrum
The Moss-PAS (ChA), formerly ChA-PAS Interview, is for the mental health assessment of children and adolescents across the full developmental spectrum, including intellectual disability. It provides a semi-structured interview format in which the young person may contribute to whatever degree they are able.
A Questionnaire to Identify Potential Mental Health Problems in People with Intellectual Disabilities - Pack of 20
A 25-item questionnaire, written in clear everyday language, for use primarily by care staff and families who are best placed to notice small or gradual changes in the behaviour of the people they support.
A Unique Framework for Supporting People with Intellectual Disabilities and Their Carers
This handbook promotes a perspective shift within learning disability services that aims to move the focus of professional support away from diagnosis and identifying what someone cannot do, towards assessing and supporting strengths and providing opportunities and resources to enhance people's quality of life. Designed to be used both by ......
