Intellectual disabilities health and social care across the lifespan /
This textbook provides nurses, allied health and social care professionals with the background knowledge necessary to support individuals with intellectual disabilities and their families. It is a unique and viable resource which is particularly timely, as recent decades have seen a significant chan...
| Other Authors: | Sheerin, Fintan,, Doyle, Carmel,, SpringerLink (Online service) |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cham :
Springer,
2023.
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1 online resource. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Section 1. Introduction to Key Concepts
- 1. Foundations of Intellectual Disability
- 2. Communication as a Basis for Person-Centred Support
- 3. Care in a Multi/Interdisciplinary Context
- 4. Attachment, Cognitive Dissonance and Reciprocation in Intellectual Disability Care Provision
- Section 2. From Birth to Adolescence
- 5. The Nature of Intellectual Disability
- 6. Children and Adolescents with Intellectual Disability
- 7. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Rare Diseases
- 8. Other Neurodevelopmental Conditions
- Section 3. From Adulthood to Older Age
- 9. Chronic Health Among Those with Intellectual Disability
- 10. Ageing and Intellectual Disability
- 11. Intellectual Disability, Mental Health and Mental Disorders
- Section 4. Integrating Health and Social Perspectives
- 12. The Social Contract of Care for People with an Intellectual Disability
- 13. Enabling Families to Support Adults with an Intellectual Disability to Live a Life of their Choosing
- 14. Social Integration and Inclusion
- 15. Supporting Transitions
- 16. Sexuality, Gender Identity and Relationships.