Clinical Psychology and People with Intellectual Disabilities (2 ed)

By (author) E Emerson

ISBN13: 9780470029725

Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

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Published: 23/03/2012

Availability: Available

Description
Clinical Psychology & People with Intellectual Disabilities provides trainee and qualified clinical psychologists with the most up-to-date information and practical clinical skills for working with people with intellectual disabilities. Represents an invaluable training text for those planning to work with people with intellectual disabilities Includes coverage of key basic concepts, relevant clinical skills, and the most important areas of clinical practice All chapters have been fully updated with the latest evidence. New chapters cover working professionally, working with people with autism and addressing aspects of the wider social context within which people with learning disabilities live. Beneficial to related health and social care staff, including psychiatrists, nurses, and social workers
About the Editors ix List of Contributors  xi Preface xiii Part 1: Setting the Scene  1 Chapter 1 Intellectual Disabilities – Classification, Epidemiology and Causes  3 Chris Hatton Chapter 2 Service Provision  23 Rupa Gone, Chris Hatton and Amanda Caine Chapter 3 Social Context  51 Eric Emerson and Rupa Gone Chapter 4 Cognitive Assessment  63 Isobel Lamb Chapter 5 Common Legal Issues in Clinical Practice  83 A.J. Holland Part 2: General Clinical Issues  105 Chapter 6 Interviewing People with Intellectual Disabilities 107 Helen Prosser and Jo Bromley Chapter 7 Working with People: Direct Interventions 121 Nigel Beail and Andrew Jahoda Chapter 8 Working with Families  141 Jo Bromley and Christine Mellor Chapter 9 Working with Organisations or: Why Won’t They Follow My Advice?  161 Judith McBrien and Sue Candy Chapter 10 Reflections on 25 Years Working in the NHS 181 Ian Fleming Part 3: Working with  203 Chapter 11 Working with People Whose Behaviour Challenges Services  205 Alick Bush Chapter 12 Working with Offenders or Alleged Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities  235 Glynis H. Murphy and Isabel C.H. Clare Chapter 13 Sexual Exploitation of People with Intellectual Disabilities  273 Paul Withers and Jennifer Morris Chapter 14 Working with Parents Who Happen to Have Intellectual Disabilities 293 Sue McGaw Chapter 15 People with Intellectual Disabilities and Mental Ill-Health  313 D. Dagnan and W.R. Lindsay Chapter 16 Working with People with Autism  339 Jo Bromley, Elizabeth Crabtree, Christine Mellor and Mary Delaney Chapter 17 Older Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: Issues in Ageing and Dementia 359 Sunny Kalsy-Lillico, Dawn Adams and Chris Oliver Index  393
  • Psychology
  • Clinical psychology
  • Learning Disability
  • Professional & Vocational
Height:229
Width:152
Spine:21
Weight:522.00
List Price: £40.95