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Activities for adults with learning disabilities : having fun, meeting needs

By: Sonnet, Helen.
Contributor(s): Taylor, Ann.
London Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2009Description: 159 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9781843109754.Subject(s): ADULTS | INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY | ACTIVITIES | OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY | RECREATION AND LEISURE | ARTS AND CRAFTS | DRAMA | DANCE | GAMES
Contents:
Cooking Arts and crafts Party games General games Special occasions Drama and dance Outside events.
Summary: "This valuable resource for people working with adults with learning disabilities provides creative ideas for over 60 sessions of fun and engaging activities... Contains helpful hints and tips on how to ensure that sessions run smoothly, as well as a useful key which flags up level of difficulty, wheelchair user suitability and any relevant health and safety issues. This book is ideal for use in social clubs, day-centres or residential homes and is an essential resource for professionals and volunteers working with adults with learning disabilities." - BOOK JACKETReview: In this book you will find over 60 sessions designed specifically to stimulate and engage adults with learning disabilities. The range of activities is wide and includes cooking, arts and crafts, drama and outside events. There tips and advice throughout with a key for the help levels required, wheelchair suitability and health and safety issues. This will be a useful resource for social clubs, activity centres and residential homes.
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Cooking
Arts and crafts
Party games
General games
Special occasions
Drama and dance
Outside events.

"This valuable resource for people working with adults with learning disabilities provides creative ideas for over 60 sessions of fun and engaging activities... Contains helpful hints and tips on how to ensure that sessions run smoothly, as well as a useful key which flags up level of difficulty, wheelchair user suitability and any relevant health and safety issues. This book is ideal for use in social clubs, day-centres or residential homes and is an essential resource for professionals and volunteers working with adults with learning disabilities." - BOOK JACKET

In this book you will find over 60 sessions designed specifically to stimulate and engage adults with learning disabilities. The range of activities is wide and includes cooking, arts and crafts, drama and outside events.

There tips and advice throughout with a key for the help levels required, wheelchair suitability and health and safety issues.

This will be a useful resource for social clubs, activity centres and residential homes.

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