'This is a helpful, practical and sensitive book written in accessible style. If you are a health or social care practitioner aiming to include people with learning disabilities in your service provision, this book is a valuable new resource. It will gently challenge you to look at your own practice and show you positive ways in which to improve it' - Dr Irene Tuffrey-Wijne (RGN, PhD)
Senior Research Fellow, St George's University of London Chair, Palliative Care for People with Learning Disabilities Network
This book is an excellent introduction to disability studies for undergraduate students of health and social care
A book that will allow students to gain essential skills and knowledge.
very helpful when completing Diploma units about learning disabilties
It is very important to know how to work and support people with Learning Disability with their health and social care needs. This book showing all the values and methods you can apply in such job.
An excellent book that covers many areas that are relevant to a variety of students in a range of subjects
Good sound info and advice
A reasonable basic text with eclectic mix of topics. slightly lacking in critical perspective and depth. For example, putting together 3 major issues (epilepsy, pain control and end of life care) in one short chapter (9)means each are discussed very superficially and limited useful information can be gleaned from this chapter.
This book contains some useful discussions of relevant subjects in learning disability practice. The key learning points and use of scenarios and reflective prompts is particularly helpful.
This book flags up both on-going and contemporary issues around service provision for people with learning difficulties. It provides room for debate and the reader with a set of themes which need to be engaged with and perhaps questioned. This book is well written which provides an ease of access to its material for the reader.
This is a good introductory text for learning disability student nurses, and is an excellent reference book for all other fields of nursing (child, mental health, and adult nurses).
The chapters cover key issues in supporting people with learning disabilities, but it is the reflection points (dotted throughout the chapters) which make the reader really consider the implications of what they have read. The reflection points will be the basis of many seminar discussions.
A thoughtful approach to issues. Helpful for understanding issues from a multi professional perspective.
Excellent case studies to assist in applyiong theories and contextualising strategeis
An excellent text in relation to Learning Disabilities in Health & Social Care. Clear sections that look at specific issues from a variety of view points. Easy to read, and with well supported information throughout.
This book offers comprehensive information for individuals working in this arena. The different chapters by different authors offer differing perspectives and students will find this useful.
This is a good second year text especially useful for students specialising in this area, this will be recommended in the Sept 2012 module specification
Excellent recommended reading book.
This is an interesting and up-to-date collection of articles on health and social care as it relates to people with learning disability. The chapters are individually well structured, and chapter 11 (Campbell & Goodman) is especially well written. I may recommend this book as supplementary reading to individual students, but I would not recommend it as a core text. Two main criticisms:
although the book is aimed at a UK readership, the focus is primarily on health and social care in England and Wales.
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