Planning care for children in respite settings : 'hello, this is me' / Helen Laverty and Mary Reet.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Laverty, Helen, 1961-

Contributor:

Reet, Mary, 1960-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children with disabilities--Respite care--Planning.

Children with disabilities.

Children with disabilities--Respite care.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (171 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book offers a new approach, centred on the child's abilities, to the planning of respite care provision. With its positive focus on emerging levels of independence in disabled children, the `Hello, this is me' model provides a method of assessing and planning care for children with a variety of needs.

Contents:

Intro

Planning Care for Children in Respite Settings

Contents

Introduction

1 Family-Centred Care?

2 'Hello, This is Me'

3 Assessment: The Key to Accurate Care Planning

4 Planning

5 Implementation

6 Evaluation

7 Making the Model Work

8 Health and Social Policy

9 'Listen to Me, I am a Grown-Up!'

Appendix 1: 'This is Me'

Appendix 2: 'Hello, This is Me'

Appendix 3: The Millennium Charter for Children's Health Services

References and Further Reading

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-168) and index.

ISBN:

9781417501687

1417501685

9781846423062

1846423066

OCLC:

567905653