The ignored minority: meeting the needs of people with profound learning disability

By: Samuel, Judith.
Contributor(s): Pritchard, Marie.
Series: Tizard Learning Disability Review 6 (2) 2001: 34-44.Publisher: 2001Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume Subject(s): PROFOUND INTELLECTUAL AND MULTIPLE DISABILITIES (PIMD) | SERVICE NEEDS | SERVICE PROVISION | ASSESSMENT | MONITORINGSummary: This paper describes how one specialist learning disability health service has attempted to increase its focus on meeting the complex needs of people with profound learning disability both with and without additional physical sensory and medical impairment. Through individual assessment and intervention carer consultation, training and supervision, research and audit and advice to management, a multi-disciplinary group has influenced the development of more proactive community teams for people with learning disability. [AJ].
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Article Research IHC Library Article (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available (Article available on request) 13804
Total holds: 0

This paper describes how one specialist learning disability health service has attempted to increase its focus on meeting the complex needs of people with profound learning disability both with and without additional physical sensory and medical impairment. Through individual assessment and intervention carer consultation, training and supervision, research and audit and advice to management, a multi-disciplinary group has influenced the development of more proactive community teams for people with learning disability. [AJ].

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.

Powered by Koha