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Learning Disability Policy and Practice

Changing Lives?

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Highlighting examples of positive, evidence based practice throughout, this book explores the full range of issues in working with people with learning disabilities. It outlines the role of key agencies and professionals, and emphasizes the importance and relevance of partnership working.

List of Boxes, Figures and Tablesp. x
Table of Statutesp. xii
Acknowledgementsp. xiii
Introduction and Overviewp. 1
The purpose and scope of this bookp. 4
Disability studies and learning disabilityp. 6
The gulf between policy and practicep. 7
The structure of each chapterp. 8
Route map through the chaptersp. 9
People with Learning Disabilitiesp. 12
The social model and people with learning disabilitiesp. 12
Who has a learning disability?p. 14
Examples of people being defined in relation to servicesp. 16
What words should be used to describe people?p. 16
Warnings from the pastp. 19
Community-based services and normalizationp. 20
Personalization, choice and control and independent livingp. 21
Self-advocacy: the voice of people with learning disabilitiesp. 24
Taking a Human Rights Approach to Healthp. 29
Introduction and overviewp. 29
Key policy concept: human rightsp. 31
Research evidence about health care for people with learning disabilitiesp. 35
Human rights in practice: improving access to health carep. 42
Conclusion: what have human rights achieved for health services?p. 47
Inclusion in Educationp. 50
Introduction and overviewp. 50
Key policy concept: inclusionp. 53
Research about inclusive educationp. 58
Inclusion in practicep. 62
Conclusion: what has educational inclusion achieved?p. 68
Partnership with Familiesp. 71
Introduction and overviewp. 72
Key policy concept: partnershipp. 74
Research evidence about families of people with learning disabilitiesp. 76
Partnership in practicep. 86
Conclusion: what has 'partnership' with families achieved?p. 89
Identity, Relationships, Sexuality and Parentingp. 92
Introduction and overviewp. 94
Key policy concept: identityp. 94
Identity and disabilityp. 95
Research evidence about relationships for people with learning disabilitiesp. 97
People with learning disabilities as parentsp. 105
Practice: respecting and supporting relationshipsp. 107
Conclusion: what has been achieved by new ways of seeing people with learning disabilities?p. 111
Person-Centred Planning for Lifep. 114
Introduction and overviewp. 114
Key policy concept: person-centrednessp. 116
Research about transitionp. 120
Person-centred planning in practicep. 125
Conclusion: what has person-centred transition planning achieved?p. 129
Making Decisions about where to Livep. 133
Introduction and overviewp. 133
Key policy concept: mental capacity and decision makingp. 135
Research about housing optionsp. 139
Decision making in practicep. 146
Conclusion: what has the idea of autonomy achieved in relation to housing choices?p. 149
Getting Good Support to Be in Controlp. 152
Introduction and overviewp. 153
Key policy concept: taking control of one's lifep. 154
Research evidence about choice and controlp. 157
Direct support in practicep. 165
Conclusion: are people with learning disabilities more 'in control' of their support relationships?p. 169
Citizenship and Inclusion in Communitiesp. 172
Introduction and overviewp. 172
Key policy concept: citizenshipp. 174
Research evidence about community inclusionp. 180
Citizenship in practicep. 185
Conclusion: have ideas about inclusion and citizenship achieved anything?p. 190
Promises, Practices and Real Livesp. 194
Overview of the book: how have the 'big ideas' in policy fared?p. 194
General and current threats to people with learning disabilitiesp. 197
Disability studies and self-advocacyp. 201
Referencesp. 203
Indexp. 225
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ISBN: 9780230575554
ISBN-10: 0230575552
Series: Interagency Working in Health and Social Care
Audience: Tertiary; University or College
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 248
Published: 8th January 2013
Dimensions (cm): 23.4 x 15.6  x 2.8
Weight (kg): 0.454