Learning Disability Today: The Essential Handbook for Carers, Service Providers, Support Staff and Families

This revised 3rd edition examines the current issues of those using and delivering services and support. The book takes an optimistic stance, striving to renew and extend the enthusiasm of the previous editions in the face of an everchanging landscape of policy and provision. Many of the chapter themes reflect the learning outcomes of the QCF learning disability qualifications introduced in 2011. Personalised services, quality of life and inclusion for all and key issues are covered in this new edition. Topics include: legislative frameworks person-centred thinking: implementing person-centred approaches in health and social care self-directed support and personalisation intimate lives: sexuality and people with learning disabilities family matters: working with parents with learning disabilities.