Mark Haydon-Laurelut, Victoria Jones
Working with People with Learning Disabilities: Systemic Approaches
- ISBN 13:
- 9781352005363
- author:
- Mark Haydon-Laurelut, Victoria Jones
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Palgrave Macmillan
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 308
- Dimensions:
- 24.13 x 15.49 x 1.27 centimetres
- Genre:
- Science, Medical, Nursing,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
This comprehensive guide provides a multi-disciplinary approach to working with people with learning disabilities. It explores how to engage with individuals and their relationships, demonstrating the application of theory in practice through contemporary examples.
Written by experts from nursing, clinical psychology, and psychotherapy, each chapter offers practical ideas for applying theory across various settings, including hospital environments. The book also covers future directions for the field and provides summaries, reflective questions, and explanations of key terms to reinforce themes and topics.
Ideal for students working with people with learning disabilities, this textbook is a valuable resource for nurses, psychologists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, psychiatrists, and social workers. It offers a practical and informative guide to support their work in this field.