Services for People with Learning Disabilities provides a broad review of available services for people with learning disabilities. It describes the present network of services and explains the NHS and Community Care Act (1990) in terminoloy accessible to health care professionals and others engaged in this area. It looks in detail at the concepts underpinning new legislation, including care-management and assessment, quality and inspection, and inter-agency planning, and it supplies up-to-date information on current topics such as advocacy and empowerment, and recreation and leisure. An invaluable resource for all practitioners in health and community care, Services for People with Learning Disabilities will also give professionals and carers a much greater understanding of the changes and improvements that are still needed.
Author(s): Nigel Malin
Edition: 2
Year: 1994
Language: English
Pages: 312
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Notes on contributors......Page 8
Acknowledgements......Page 12
Introduction: a policy overview......Page 14
Classification of people with learning disabilities......Page 26
Causes of learning disabilities......Page 43
Epidemiology of learning disabilities......Page 52
Historical development of service provision......Page 59
Residential and day services......Page 92
Services to families......Page 124
Education and assessment services......Page 138
Leisure and recreation services......Page 168
Empowerment and advocacy......Page 183
Financial services......Page 202
Professional and planning issues in assessment......Page 220
Assessment methods and professional directions......Page 232
Community care plans: starting and finishing with individuals......Page 249
Caremanagement......Page 253
Quality assurance and inspection......Page 263
The survival of collaboration and co-operation......Page 273
Is a co-ordinated service attainable?......Page 287
Author index......Page 298
Subject index......Page 306
