Understanding and Working with People with Learning Disabilities who Self-injure (Paperback)

Adopting a predominantly psychological approach, this book provides carers with up-to-date information and resources to provide appropriately individualised care to people with learning disabilities who self-injure. Understanding and Working with People with Learning Disabilities who Self-Injure synthesises traditional (behavioural) and newer (psychological) approaches to understanding self-injury, drawing on psychoanalytic and social theory to provide practical guidelines for more sustained and effective support. It suggests that motivations for self-injury may be similar for people with and without learning disabilities, and draws on case work examples to suggest person-centred techniques that encourage communication - particularly important with people who do not use verbal communication - and recovery. The book covers a range of specific needs, including people with autism who self-injure, and emphasises the views of people with learning disabilities themselves and their families about what has worked best, and why. At the end of each chapter, a variety of practical implications for the provision of support are given. This book is for those supporting people with learning disabilities who self-injure and will be a useful resource for social workers, psychologists, counsellors, learning support workers, nurses and social and health care students.

General

Imprint:	Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2012
First published:	December 2012
Contributors:	Fiona Macaulay
Editors:	Pauline Heslop
Contributors:	Helen Duperouzel • Phoebe Caldwell
Editors:	Andrew Lovell
Contributors:	Rebecca Fish • Noelle Blackman • Valerie Sinason • Gloria Babiker • Richard C U'Ren
Dimensions:	231 x 187 x 9mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	160
ISBN-13:	978-1-84905-208-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Disability: social aspects Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social work > General Books > Medicine > General issues > Health systems & services > Mental health services Promotions
LSN:	1-84905-208-5
Barcode:	9781849052085

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