Intimate and personal care with people with learning disabilities / edited by Steven Carnaby and Paul Cambridge.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cambridge, Paul.

Carnaby, Steven.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Learning disabled--Abuse of--Prevention.

Learning disabled.

Learning disabled--Care.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (223 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Jessica Kingsley, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book examines aspects of care such as training, ethnicity, sexuality and competence in practice. Topics include the nature of touch, how physical contact is intended and experienced, carers' duty of care, and risk management. The book also explores management considerations of best value, care standards, performance monitoring and inspection.

Contents:

Intimate and Personal Care with People with Learning Disabilities; 1. Introduction; Part 1 The Context of Intimate and Personal Care Provision; 2. Staff Attitudes and Perspectives; 3. Race, Ethnicity and Culture - Providing Intimate and Personal Care within a 'Person-Centred Approach'; 4. Sexuality and Intimate and Personal Care; 5. Health and Hygiene; 6. Developing Policies, Procedures and Guidelines for Intimate and Personal Care in Services for People with Learning Disabilities; Part 2 Developing Best Practice in Intimate and Personal Care with People with Learning Disabilities

7. Multi-Disciplinary Working and Care Coordination8. Adults with Mild Learning Disabilities -Promoting Independence; 9. Adults with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities - Supporting Planned Dependence; 10. Children and Young People with Learning Disabilities: Developing Good Practice in Intimate and Personal Care Provision; 11. Providing Care for Older People with Learning Disabilities; 12. Developing Best Practice in Intimate and Personal Care for People with Learning Disabilities; Appendix 1: Staff Structured Interview - Supporting Adults

Appendix 2: Staff Questionnaire - Supporting ChildrenAppendix 3: Individual Client Record; Appendix 4: Sandwich-Making Activity; Appendix 5: Tooth Cleaning Teaching Programme; The Contributors; Subject Index; Author Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786610737956

9781280737954

1280737956

9781846425141

184642514X

OCLC:

227769741