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Learning disability : a social approach

By: Race, David.
Contributor(s): Williams, Paul | Rooney, Sarah | et al.
Publisher: London Routledge 2002Description: x, 245 p. ; 24 cm.|Cover: dull orange-tan ; Spine: dull orange-tan with white print.ISBN: 0415250382.Subject(s): LEARNING DISABILITY | INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY | SUPPORT SERVICES | EDUCATION | GREAT BRITAIN | POLICY ISSUES
Contents:
Pt. I. Voices of people. 1. Attempts at a social approach to a degree course / David Race Pt. II. The context of learning disability services. 2. The historical context / David Race. 3. Residential and day services for adults / Paul Williams. 4. Education services: why segregated special schools must close / Joe Whittaker and John Kenworthy. 5. Employment: an opportunity to belong? / Sarah Rooney. 6. Management and change / David Race. 7. Evaluation of quality in learning disability services / Errol Cocks Pt. III. Working with people. 8. Friendships, relationships and issues of sexuality / Ian Carson and Daniel Docherty. 9. Social inclusion and people with profound and multiple disabilities: reality or myth? / Sarah Rooney. 10. Advocacy and parents with learning difficulties: even when you've got an advocate Social Services still always to what's easiest for them / Kathy Boxall, Michaela Jones and Shaun Smith Pt. IV. Academia and learning disability - two debates. 11. The 'Normalisation' debate - time to move on / David Race. 12. Individual and social models of disability and the experiences of people with learning difficulties / Kathy Boxall. 13. Conclusion - a personal reflection on values, learning disability and a social approach / David Race.
Summary: "Looks at how people's lives are affected by human services. Covers specific policy and service issues, different aspects of working with people and key debates... a topical and thought-provoking text for anyone involved with learning disability - student, teacher, professional or policy maker." - BOOK JACKET
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"Looks at how people's lives are affected by human services. Covers specific policy and service issues, different aspects of working with people and key debates... a topical and thought-provoking text for anyone involved with learning disability - student, teacher, professional or policy maker." - BOOK JACKET

Pt. I. Voices of people. 1. Attempts at a social approach to a degree course / David Race
Pt. II. The context of learning disability services. 2. The historical context / David Race. 3. Residential and day services for adults / Paul Williams. 4. Education services: why segregated special schools must close / Joe Whittaker and John Kenworthy. 5. Employment: an opportunity to belong? / Sarah Rooney. 6. Management and change / David Race. 7. Evaluation of quality in learning disability services / Errol Cocks
Pt. III. Working with people. 8. Friendships, relationships and issues of sexuality / Ian Carson and Daniel Docherty. 9. Social inclusion and people with profound and multiple disabilities: reality or myth? / Sarah Rooney. 10. Advocacy and parents with learning difficulties: even when you've got an advocate Social Services still always to what's easiest for them / Kathy Boxall, Michaela Jones and Shaun Smith
Pt. IV. Academia and learning disability - two debates. 11. The 'Normalisation' debate - time to move on / David Race. 12. Individual and social models of disability and the experiences of people with learning difficulties / Kathy Boxall. 13. Conclusion - a personal reflection on values, learning disability and a social approach / David Race.

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