| Preventing the Emotional Abuse and Neglect of People with Intellectual Disability: Stopping Insult and Injury Contributor(s): Brown, Hilary (Foreword by), Robinson, Sally (Author) |
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ISBN: 1849052301 ISBN-13: 9781849052306 Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers OUR PRICE: $33.25 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Family & Relationships | Abuse - Elder Abuse - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare |
| Dewey: 362.3 |
| LCCN: 2013014335 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.70 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Generational Orientation - Elderly/Aged |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: There's so many different types of abuse, and it all comes down to the same thing. It's making people nothing. And Fran was nothing. There was never anything nice said about her, everything was negative. And she had to put up with that, and we had to put up with that, until we all sort of believed it, almost.' Preventing the Emotional Abuse and Neglect of People with Intellectual Disability throws light onto the traumatic experiences faced by people with intellectual disability living in disability accommodation services. Through the narratives of nine people with intellectual disability and their family members, it reveals: the problem of systematic abuse; the cumulative impact of emotional and psychological abuse and neglect over time; recognition of the abuse by people with intellectual disability; and the lack of moral authority afforded to them in abuse acknowledgement and reporting. The author suggests a number of positive approaches and methods to help all those working with people with intellectual disability to prevent emotional abuse, respond appropriately and effectively support the recovery of victims. This book will prove to be indispensable for social care workers, care home managers, social workers, researchers and academics in the disability field, social sciences students, human rights workers and abuse practitioners. |
Contributor Bio(s): Brown, Hilary: - Hilary Brown is Senior Fellow and Director of Policy at the Health Services Management Centre, University of Birmingham. This follows careers in the NHS, journalism and PR.Robinson, Sally: - Sally Robinson is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Children and Young People, Southern Cross University, Australia. She has been actively researching and working with people with disability for over 20 years. She lives in Lismore, NSW, Australia. |