Bringing together the empirical work of researchers from a variety of disciplines, this volume provides insight into the physical, psychological and social needs of the growing number of elderly people caring for adults with developmental disabilities. Issues explored include: the needs of elderly parents caring for adult offspring with learning difficulties; changes in care-giving activities; the increasing burden of care-giving; the ordeal of planning future out-of-home placement; and the needs of care-givers of ageing adults with Down's syndrome and Alzheimer's disease. A concluding chapter draws together implications for future directions in practice, policy and research.
This book explores the use and effects of psychotherapy with the mentally handicapped. It discusses the issues involved in providing psychotherapy for this client group, including the implications of prejudice and stereotyping and the clients' own constructions of their disabilities. The authors outline the theory, practice and techniques of a range of individual or group therapeutic approaches for different circumstances, including psychotherapy within families for mentally handicapped children. The policy and training implications for practitioners are reviewed. The overall aim of this guide is to show the importance of, and provide a resource for, the adoption of therapeutic approaches in the treatment of mentally handicapped people.
Improving Patient Care through Self-Awareness and Reflection
Therapeutic Nursing is an inspiring read and is of immense use to those who teach and supervise nurses at all levels. Gaining self-awareness is a vital aspect of professional development for all who work in the caring professions. In nursing especially, the ability to evaluate onself affects all areas of practice, including direct patient care, ......
This essential collection by 13 leading U.S. experts sheds important new light on forensic guidelines for effective assessment and diagnosis and determination of disability, serving both plaintiffs and defendants in litigation involving PTSD claims.
Mental Health Policy and Practice Today brin gs together practitioners and researchers to describe and re flect upon the dynamic nature of US mental health practice i n a period of rapid social change. '
This guide gives educators facts about how students' medical conditions and their treatments directly affect their classroom behavior and learning ability. Drawing from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and IDEA 1997 amendments, the book provides tips and strategies for creat
Psychotic disorders can be misunderstood or misdiagnosed by clinicians that deal with children, including clinical social workers, counsellors, child psychiatrists, and child psychologists. Many times it is difficult for a mental health professional to determine whether the problematic behaviours exhibited are the result of an altered normal ......
Psychotic disorders can be misunderstood or misdiagnosed by clinicians that deal with children, including clinical social workers, counsellors, child psychiatrists, and child psychologists. Many times it is difficult for a mental health professional to determine whether the problematic behaviours exhibited are the result of an altered normal ......
