Understanding and Working with People with Learning Disabilities Who Self-Injure Contributor(s): Macaulay, Fiona (Contribution by), Heslop, Pauline (Editor), Duperouzel, Helen (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 1849052085 ISBN-13: 9781849052085 Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers OUR PRICE: $33.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior - Psychology | Psychotherapy - General |
Dewey: 616.891 |
LCCN: 2012041884 |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.80 lbs) 160 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Heslop, Pauline: - Pauline Heslop is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Bristol.Lovell, Andrew: - Andrew Lovell is Reader in Learning Disabilities at the University of Chester. |