Working with People with Learning Disabilities: Theory and Practice

by David Thomas, Honor Woods

A comprehensive introduction to working with people with learning disabilities, this guide provides the theoretical understanding needed to inform good practice and to help improve the quality of life of people within this group. Using accessible language and case examples, the authors discuss both psychological and practical theories, * person-centred and behavioural approaches * anti-discriminatory and anti-oppressive approaches * systems theory * task centred approach * role theory. Emphasising empowerment and inclusion of those with learning disabilities, they relate theory to issues such as loss and bereavement, sexuality and social stigma. They also provide guidance for practitioners on social policy and legislation and explore crisis intervention, values and ethics, advocacy and joint agency work, making this an extremely useful resource for social workers, nurses, teachers care workers and others working with people with learning disabilities.

288 pages, Paperback

First published September 5, 2000

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David Thomas (2^): GR author, historical books about Camborne, Cornwall, England
David Thomas (3^): anthologies, mostly horror
David Thomas (4^): British professor specializing in Christian-Muslim relations
David Thomas (5^): GR author who collaborates on autobiographies
David Thomas (6^): art
David Thomas (7^): math and other educational books
David Thomas (8^): Director of Family Counseling at Daystar Counseling
David Thomas (9^): GR author, memoirs that are vastly different
David Thomas (10^): Theatre & Performance Studies
David Thomas (11^): French poetry
David Thomas (12^): Australian history professor
David Thomas (13^): Former name of Tom Cain, now Diana Thomas
David Thomas (14^): Poet who is a mental health worker from Ohio
David Thomas (15^): British archivist
David Thomas (16^): American, The Ethics of Human Development
David Thomas (17^): musician,lead singer of Pere Ubu
David Thomas (18^): Poet from Michigan, goes by “King David”
David Thomas (19^): cookbooks
David Thomas (20^): children’s books about animals from 1940s-1960s
David Thomas (21^): Welsh, non-fiction
David Thomas (22^): GR author of Worst Wizard
David Thomas (23^): GR author, “micro-fiction”
David Thomas (24^): GR author of the Michael Manners Dream Sequence series
David Thomas (25^): books about the tango
David Thomas (26^): GR author of Luna
David Thomas (27^): books about narcissism
David Thomas (28^): “The Art of Personal Spiritual Warfare” series of books
David Thomas (29^): Dutch children’s books
David Thomas (30^): bee keeping
David Thomas (31^): riddle books
David Thomas (32^): The Night Hunters series
David Thomas (33^): books from 1910s-1940s about typesetting
David Thomas (34^): Print on Demand books
David Thomas (35^): English to ... dictionaries
David Thomas (36^): American retired videogame critic
David Thomas (37^): adult