Supporting Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities & Mental Illness

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Melrose, Sherri, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social sciences--Textbooks.

Social sciences.

Medicine--Textbooks.

Medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] BCcampus [2015]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This multidisciplinary resource develops topics of interest to all those who care about and for individuals with co-occurring intellectual disabilities and mental illness. Each chapter presents current evidence informed practice knowledge. Each topic is also presented with audio enabled text boxes emphasizing ‘Key Points for Caregivers.' For those who are interested in background knowledge, we provided the comprehensive literature base. And, for those interested mainly in ‘what to do,' we provided text box summaries for reading and listening.

Contents:

CHAPTER 1: SUPPORT WORK: THE FUNDAMENTALS

Introduction

Guiding Principles for Support Work

Historical Struggles

Competencies Expected of Support Workers

Conclusion

References

CHAPTER 2: WHAT'S IN A NAME?

The Purpose of Naming

Historical Perspective

Guidelines for Choosing the Right Name

Intellectual Disability

What Is Intellectual Disability?

The Impact of Names Beyond the Hurt Feelings: Implications for Service and Support

CHAPTER 3: AN OVERVIEW OF MENTAL ILLNESS

Background of Mental Health Care

Indicators Associated with Disorders of Thinking

Indicators Associated with Disorders of Mood

Indicators Associated with Disorders of Behaviour

CHAPTER 4: COMMON PHYSICAL CONCERNS

Health Status

Factors Affecting Health Status

Common Health Challenges

Impact of Support Providers on Health Status

Health Promotion

CHAPTER 5: WHEN THE PROBLEM IS PAIN

Ethical Principles for Addressing Physical Health Conditions and Assessing Pain

The Hierarchy of Pain Assessment Techniques

Guiding Principles Pain Assessment

Behavioural Pain Assessment Tools

Picture Resources for Identifying Emotions of Physical Distress

Pain and Health Care for Dually Diagnosed Persons

CHAPTER 6: BEHAVIOUR THAT HURTS

Overview of Applied Behavioural Analysis

Strategies to Help Decrease Self-Injurious and Aggressive Behaviour

CHAPTER 7: SEXUALITY

Discussion Topics for Sexual Education Support

Understanding Boundaries

Providing Resources

Differentiating between Challenging Behaviours and Sex Offending Behaviours

Notes:

CC BY

Description based on print resource

OCLC:

922667620