Understanding and Working with People with Learning Disabilities who Self-injure
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Compulsive Behaviour, Medical, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
| Author: | Fiona Macaulay, Helen Duperouzel, Phoebe Caldwell, Rebecca Fish, Noelle Blackman, Valerie Sinason, Gloria Babiker, Richard Curen | ISBN: | 9780857004437 |
| Publisher: | Jessica Kingsley Publishers | Publication: | November 15, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Jessica Kingsley Publishers | Language: | English |
| Author: | Fiona Macaulay, Helen Duperouzel, Phoebe Caldwell, Rebecca Fish, Noelle Blackman, Valerie Sinason, Gloria Babiker, Richard Curen |
| ISBN: | 9780857004437 |
| Publisher: | Jessica Kingsley Publishers |
| Publication: | November 15, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Jessica Kingsley Publishers |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
