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Key concepts in learning disabilities / edited by Pat Talbot, Geoff Astbury & Tom Mason.

Contributor(s): Talbot, Pat | Astbury, Geoff | Mason, Tom, 1950-2011.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: SAGE key concepts: Publisher: Los Angeles ; London : Sage, 2010Description: xvii, 274 p. ; 22 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781848606357; 1848606354; 9781848606340.Other title: Learning disabilities.Subject(s): Learning disabilities | Health and Wellbeing | Nursing | Disability: social aspects | Nursing specialties | Teaching of students with learning difficultiesDDC classification: 362.3 KEY Summary: This is a handy guide to the topics you need to know about whether studying or working in the field of learning disabilities. The A-Z format allows you to 'dip in' and quickly find relevant information on topics ranging from autism to rights and from advocacy to challenging behaviours.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Key Concepts in Learning Disabilitiesis a handy guide to the topics you need to know about whether studying or working in the field of learning disabilities. The A-Z format allows you to "dip in" and quickly find relevant information on topics ranging from Autism to Rights and from Advocacy to Challenging Behaviors. Each entry features:

A snapshot definition of the concept A broader discussion of the main issues and applications to practice Key points A case study Signposts to further reading

Key Concepts in Learning Disabilitiesis an ideal companion to study and particularly useful for those completing academic assignments as part of training. Written by a team of experienced practitioners and lecturers, the book reflects the multi-disciplinary nature of contemporary practice.

Formerly CIP. Uk

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This is a handy guide to the topics you need to know about whether studying or working in the field of learning disabilities. The A-Z format allows you to 'dip in' and quickly find relevant information on topics ranging from autism to rights and from advocacy to challenging behaviours.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Advocacy
  • Arts: Drama Therapy
  • Assessment
  • Autism
  • Behavioural Phenotypes
  • Causes
  • Challenging Behaviour
  • Children and Adolescents
  • Choice
  • Communication
  • Community Learning Disability Nursing
  • Compassion
  • Complementary Medicine/Therapies
  • Consent
  • Complex Needs
  • Development
  • Disability Studies
  • Employment
  • Empowerment
  • Epilepsy
  • Ethnicity
  • Forensic Services
  • Friendships and Social Networks
  • Health Services
  • Inclusion (Social)
  • Intelligence
  • Learning
  • Life Skills
  • Life Story

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Pat Talbot , MA, PGDip, RNMH, RGN is a Senior Lecturer, Learning Disabilities, in the Faculty of Health and Social Care at the University of Chester, UK. She teaches numerous aspects of learning disability nursing and has a specific expertise in health issues and people with profound and multiple disabilities. She also focuses on services for elderly people with learning disabilities. Her research interests include physical health issues related to profound and multiple learning disabilities.

Geoff Astbury , MA, Cert. Counselling, RCNT, RNMH is a Senior Lecturer, Learning Disabilities, in the Faculty of Health and Social Care at the University of Chester, UK. He has extensive experience in teaching all aspects of learning disability issues. He also teaches on psychology and nursing, co-presentation of learning disability and mental illness and communication in nursing. His research interests include co-presentation of learning disability and mental illness and the social construction of learning disability. He has a special interest in discourse practice in learning disability nursing.

Tom Mason , PhD, BSc (Hons), RMN, RNMH, RGN is Professor of Mental Health and Learning Disabilities in the Faculty of Health and Social Care at the University of Chester, UK. He has worked as a nurse for over thirty years, predominately, but not exclusively, as a psychiatric nurse. He has worked in clinical practice for 17 years and over 13 years in academic posts. He has co-authored and co-edited 12 books and published over 70 journal articles. His main professional interests include the management of violence in healthcare settings, the interface between mental health and crime and the protection of vulnerable groups in society.