Developing and managing high quality services for people with learning disabilities [electronic resource] / edited by Mark Burton and Mike Kellaway.

First published in 1998, This timely book describes the challenges that need to be met in bringing together health and social services into a partnership to create effective and responsive services. It presents the reader with both conceptual frameworks and practical examples on how change can be ma...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Other Authors: Burton, Mark, 1952-, Kellaway, Mike, 1931-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2018.
Series:Routledge revivals.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half Title; Dedication; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; List of abbreviations; Foreword; Note to readers; Introduction; Part I Organisational Issues; Introduction; 1 Joint working; 2 Designing the organisation; Part II Equipping, Supporting and Leading Staff; Introduction; 3 Leading and directing staff in community teams: tales of the unexpected; 4 Equipping and supporting staff: residential services; 5 Joint training; Producing and implementing effective policies; Part III Developing the Service; Introduction; 7 Redeveloping services.
  • 8 Developing days9 Developing and managing therapy practice; 10 Service response to sexual abuse of people with learning disabilities; 11 Prevention of challenging behaviour and service user distress; 12 Developing effective provision for people who may present behavioural challenges: clinically managed social care; 13 Confidence in the community: partnerships to improve the public safety of people with learning disabilities; 14 Using video for service development; Part IV Safeguarding Quality; Introduction; 15 Quality; 16 Service user involvement; 17 Planning with people; Appendix.