Learning disability : a life cycle approach to valuing people /
edited by Gordon Grant ... [et al.].
- Maidenhead ; New York : Open University Press, 2005.
- xix, 757 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Acknowledgements About the Editors List of Contributors PrefacePart One: The Construction of Learning Disability Narratives and people with learning disabilities Chapter From vagabonds to Victorian values: the social construction of a disability identity The roots of biomedical diagnosis Critiques of segregation and eugenics Learning disability and the law Models of service deliveryEric Emerson Maintaining a commitment to quality Advocacy, campaigning and people with learning difficulties
Part Two: Childhood: Rights, Risks & Responsibilities Children with learning disabilities talking about their everyday lives Breaking 'bad' news Experiences of family care: bridging discontinuities over the life course Promoting healthy lifestyles: physical and sensory needs Communication and people with learning disabilities
Part Three: Independence: Adolescents and the Younger Adult Adolescents and younger adults: narrative accounts Independence, reciprocity and resilience Managing independent living: safeguarding adults with learning disabilities against abuse Promoting healthy lifestyles - challenging behaviour (Almost) everything you wanted to know about sexuality and learning disability but were always too afraid to ask Supporting people with learning disabilities when they come into contact with the criminal justice system Promoting independence through work Counselling people with a learning disability
Part Four: Social Inclusion and Adulthood You have to prove yourself all the time: people with learning disabilities parenting Promoting friendships and developing social networks Enabling and supporting person-centred approaches Culture and ethnicity: developing accessible and appropriate services for health and social care Work, learning & leisure? Only if you are lucky! The journey towards fulfilling lives for people with learning disabilities Promoting healthy lifestyles: mental health and illness Making a life in the community: is intensive personalised support enough? Engaging communities of interest
Part Five: Citizenship and the Older Adult A late picking: narratives of older people with learning disabilities Growing old: adapting to change and realising a sense of belonging, continuity and purpose Promoting healthy lifestyles: end of life issues Research and emancipation: prospects and problems