Care of people with specific needs Books

Book SynopsisTHE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLING THRILLER YOU WON''T BE ABLE TO PUT DOWN''Dark, complex and thrilling'' B.A. Paris _________________ THREE LITTLE GIRLS.ONE GOOD.ONE BAD. ONE DEAD. _________________ Kitty lives in a care home. She can''t speak properly, and she has no memory of the accident that put her here. At least that''s the story she''s sticking to. Art teacher Alison looks fine on the surface. But the surface is a lie. When a job in a prison comes up she decides to take it - this is her chance to finally make things right. But someone is watching Kitty and Alison.Someone who wants revenge for what happened that sunny morning in May. And only another life will do . . ._________________ Praise for Jane Corry:''A fearsomely good thriller'' NICCI FRENCH''I raced through this'' TERESA DRITrade ReviewTHREE LITTLE GIRLS. ONE GOOD. ONE BAD. ONE DEAD. A spine-tingling psychological suspense about two women bound by a deadly secret, for fans of Liane Moriarty, Erin Kelly and B A Paris. * From the publishers *'A dark, complex and compelling thriller that kept me turning the pages until the end' -- B A Paris, author of Behind Closed DoorsBrilliant. Shocking. Immensely moving and utterly addictive. Jane Corry is the new queen of the psychological thriller. Don't miss this. -- Kate Furnivall'I absolutely loved this chilling and captivating book! Jane Corry is a true master of psychological suspense' -- Kathryn Croft, author of While You Were Sleeping'Complex and chilling, the perfect summer read!' * L J Ross, bestselling author of DCI Ryan series *'Jane Corry hooks us from page one with a chilling tale of betrayal and deceit. Prepare to be bled!'' * Jane Holland, author of Girl Number One *'Fans of psychological thrillers will be hooked after the first page' * Closer *'Jane Corry weaves a morally complex, twisty tale' -- Kate Hamer'A rollercoaster of dramatic twists...chilling and suspenseful' -- Elizabeth HaynesTeased out through flashbacks and unreliable narrative, it's a book that'll keep you on edge * Sunday Sport *I loved this book. It is so assured and well-written and brave. Kitty completely stole my heart. Really, really enjoyed it. -- Emma Curtis, author of One Little Mistake

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Book SynopsisâœThis book is a must read for those wanting to understand, design and improve our approach to workforce knowledge in dementia care.âPaul Edwards, Director of Clinical Services, Dementia UKâœIts person-centred, theory and practice-based approaches to learning make it an essential book for everyone involved in the delivery, review and commissioning of dementia education."Dr Anna Jack-Waugh, Senior Lecturer in Dementia, Senior Fellow HEA, Alzheimer Scotland Centre for Policy, and Practice, the University of the West of Scotland, UKâœA relevant, innovative, and important book that can underpin better education and training in dementia care.âJesper BÃgmose, Associate Professor, Cand. Cur., Faculty of Health, University College Copenhagen, DenmarkIn the last twenty years the evidence-base for how to provide person-centred care for people with dementia has grown significantly. Despite this until recently there has Table of ContentsAuthor biographiesForewordAcknowledgementsGeneral PrefaceBook PrefaceChapter 1. IntroductionPart 1: Theories and research underpinning dementia education and training and their application in health and social care servicesChapter 2. The design and delivery of formal training and educationChapter 3. Informal ways of learningChapter 4. Learning and development in care homesChapter 5. Learning and development in primary careChapter 6. Learning and development in acute hospitalsChapter 7. Learning and development in community settingsPart 2: Theory and evidence underpinning the implementation of effective education and training for the dementia care workforceChapter 8. The person at the centre of learning Chapter 9. Training implementation and driving practice and culture changeChapter 10. Measuring and evidencing the impact of trainingChapter 11. The future for dementia training and educationGlossaryReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisHow can families of children with disabilities plan for lasting financial security at every stage of life? Find clear answers in The Special Needs Planning Guide, a step-by-step companion for parents as they progress through the complexities of planning for the future of their family and their child. Written by two financial planning experts who are also a parent and a sibling of a person with disabilities, and including contributions from a nationally recognized advocate, this bestselling how-to guide is now in its second edition.Revised, reorganized, and carefully updated to reflect current law, this book gives families the real-world advice, strategies, and actions needed to plan for both their future and the well-being and security of their child. With clarity and compassion, the authors guide families in addressing five critical factors involved in special needs planning— family and support, emotional, financial, legal, and government benefits factors—at every stage of their child’s life, from birth through adulthood. Throughout the book, readers will learn from the stories and advice of other caregivers, get helpful planning pointers and key questions to answer, and take action with the chapter lists of Next Steps. To help families customize the information in this book for their specific needs, this new edition also offers a complete package of online resources, including a fillable Special Needs Planning Timeline, easy-to-use financial planning worksheets, and an in-depth Letter of Intent template families can use to map out their vision for their child’s life.Informed by decades of personal and professional experience, this reader-friendly guidebook will help families educate themselves about financial planning, create a complete action plan for their future, and provide the knowledge and the tools they need to work toward a secure and full life for their child. WHAT’S NEW: Fully revised chapters and online resources A 10-step process that breaks complex planning into manageable tasks Letter of Intent now available as a fillable PDF Excel worksheets for easy planning New chapters on Foundational Financial Strategies and Tools, and Advanced Strategies and Special Circumstances Helpful information on ABLE accounts, housing options, and military Survivor Benefit Plans New planning tips, pointers, and case stories Guidance on creating a Team to Carry On beyond the parents’ lifetimes SELECTED TOPICS COVERED: special needs trusts funding · trustee selection · insurance strategies · investment guidance · estate planning · legal settlements · government benefits, such as SSI, SSDI, and housing benefits · goal-setting · advocacy · hiring financial and legal professionals · sibling considerations · contributions of extended support networks · retirement plans · guardianship and less restrictive alternativesTable of Contents Section I Your Planning Essentials Chapter 1: The Special Needs Planning Timeline Chapter 2: An Overview of Special Needs Planning Section II: The Five Factors Chapter 3: The Five Factors to Consider in Special Needs Planning Chapter 4: Family and Support Factors Chapter 5: Emotional Factors Chapter 6: Financial Factors Chapter 7: Legal Factors Chapter 8: Government Benefit Factors Section III: A Plan for Your Family Chapter 9: Building Your Financial Framework Chapter 10: Building Your Special Needs Plan Chapter 11: Steps 1 and 2: Creating Your Vision Chapter 12: Steps 3 and 4: Gathering Your Information Chapter 13: Steps 5 and 6: Assessing Your Child’s Needs Chapter 14: Steps 7 and 8: Doing Your Analysis Chapter 15: Steps 9 and 10: Gathering Your People Section IV: Frequently Asked Questions, Tips, Tools, and Strategies Chapter 16: Foundational Finance Strategies and Tools Chapter 17: Advanced Strategies and Special Circumstances

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Book SynopsisIn most Canadian provinces, people with severe physical disabilities are simply warehoused in nursing homes, where many people, especially in the age of homecare, are in the final stages of their lives. It is difficult for a young person to live in a home geared for death; their physical assistance needs are met, but their social, psychological, and emotional needs are not. Jen Powley argues that everyone deserves to live with the dignity of risk.In Making a Home, Powley tells the story of how she got young disabled people like herself out of nursing homes through developing a group home for adults with severe physical disabilities. This book makes a case for living in the community and against dehumanizing institutionalization.

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Book SynopsisWhat skills do you need to teach your child with additional needs for a safe and secure future after you've gone?Life planning for a child with additional needs is one of the greatest challenges parents face. What's Possible? provides a framework for supporting your child in building the skills they need to live the life they deserve.The Red Giraffe Route Map covers the four key areas of Daily Living, Relationships, Purpose and Finance and gives you the tools and techniques to identify options and create solutions for your child that work for them now and in the future.Read this book to help your child: Develop the skills to do more for themselves and retain their dignity Build relationships and a community Find an activity that gives them a purpose Preserve their financial security so they can live the life they want

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Book SynopsisThis book came about from the authors’ experience working together in clinical learning disabilities services, and their work to move the focus away from the management of challenging behaviour and towards a trauma-informed, attachment-based approach to caring. It will introduce some of the key theories that have informed our understanding of the emotional development of people with intellectual disabilities and the importance of receiving love from an attachment figure from a young age, followed by case studies that focus on the lives of particular individuals – sometimes presented as individual therapy sessions and sometimes an overview of progress across many sessions. Whilst it describes work done by a psychology team in community health services, it is relevant to all health and social care professionals who help people with intellectual disabilities, as well as useful for advocates, service commissioners, families and healthcare generalists.Table of ContentsForeword: Professor Nigel Beail Preface Chapter 1: Why this book is needed Chapter 2: Klein, Bowlby, Mahler & Došen: Theories of our need for love Chapters 3 – 16: Individual case studies Chapter 17: The Team: We’re flagging Chapter 18: What the science says: Dismissing attachment does not stand Chapter 19: Putting love at the heart of care services

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Book SynopsisAn Open Access edition of this book is available on the Liverpool University Press website and the OAPEN library. Intellectual Disability and Ireland, 1947–1996 explores the varied experiences of the intellectually disabled during the latter half of the mid-twentieth century in Ireland. Addressing the evolution of disability policies and provision, it shows how a range of different actors became engaged in shaping the disability services landscape during this period. Drawing on a variety of sources, from government memoranda to RTÉ television programmes, David Kilgannon traces the development of disability services on paper and in reality. This narrative is marked by instances of both striking transformation and significant continuity, as the emergence of new policy thinking occurred in tandem with the consolidation of established approaches. The book describes not only how services changed but why, offering a unique perspective on the evolution of Irish social policy in the post-war years.Table of ContentsIntroduction Changing Times? Legislative Reform, 1947–65 Institutional Accommodation, 1947–65 ‘Special’ Education, 1947–84 Life in the Neighbourhood: Community Housing, 1965–84 No Longer Acceptable? Institutional Accommodation, 1965–84 The Opportunity to Work: Occupational Training, 1962–84 ‘A strategy for equality’: Intellectual Disability and Ireland, 1947–96

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Book Synopsis'This is an incredibly supportive, compassionate and practical guide for those caring for a relative living with dementia. The book provides clear guidance, stratergies and responses to those in need' Dr Penny Rapaport, Clinical Psychologist'The person with dementia and the caregiver are at the heart of this relevant, rich-in-content handbook. Underpinned by evidence-based theory, the text is written with compassion, guiding the reader to navigate the dementia journey with attention to practical and emotional needs' Liz Cort MSc. Trial Manager PATHFINDER study, Division of Psychiatry, UCLThere can be a lot of understandable fear and worry when a loved one receives a diagnosis of dementia. Whilst the stigma of dementia can be powerful it should not restrict a person from finding meaning and purpose in life. Psychologists Dr Michelle Hamill and Dr Martina McCarthy believe that a holistic and relationship-centred understanding of dementia can help to acknowledge the challenges of the condition, whilst enabling people to live with dignity.This book provides insights and ideas to improve quality of life for both you and your loved one, drawing on the experiences of people who are caring for a person with dementia from our services.Through the book you will: understand dementia and the symptoms and behaviours that people with dementia can present with; learn communication skills and strategies that can help when caring for a person with dementia; and explore compassion-based care, develop resilience and improve your wellbeing.Whilst every situation is unique, this book will give you the confidence and advice you need to help you support your loved one.Trade Review'I've had the privilege of working with Dr Hamill and Dr McCarthy for many years and have seen the positive impact their work has had. They – and the carers and people with dementia who have helped produce this book – have distilled their positive, strengths-based approach and an absolute wealth of learning into a wonderfully accessible, informative and generous guide to caring for a person with dementia and for oneself as a carer. Despite 25 years of experience with dementia, I have learned plenty here to take back into clinical practice. How to Help Someone with Dementia synthesises the very best available practical advice and evidence on the subject and I'll be highly recommending this book to everyone involved in dementia care' -- Consultant Psychiatrist Dr Juliette Brown, Newham Older Adult Mental Health Service, ELFT'The person with dementia and the caregiver are at the heart of this relevant, rich-in-context handbook. Underpinned by evidence-based theory, the text is written with compassion, guiding the reader to navigate the dementia journey with attention to practical and emotional needs' -- Liz Cort, Trial Manager PATHFINDER study, Division of Psychiatry, UCL'An incredibly supportive, compassionate and practical guide for those caring for a relative living with dementia. The book provides clear guidance, strategies and responses to those in need' -- Dr Penny Rapaport, Clinical Psychologist

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Book SynopsisDesigning Public Space for an Ageing Population examines the barriers older people face by being a pedestrian in the built environment and demonstrates how to overcome them. Drawing on research carried out across the globe, and framed around Bourdieu's theory of capitals, this book establishes how to overcome restrictions and barriers to mobility including: - Infrastructure capital, such as technology, services, roads, pavements, finance and economics - Social capital, for example friends, family, neighbourhood and community - Cultural capital (norms, expectations, rules, laws) - Individual capital (skills, abilities, resilience, adaptation and desire and willingness to change) The book demonstrates that the public realm must be safe and accessible, but also attractive and desirable to an ageing population. The book includes case studies presenting solutions around CABE's objectives of urban design, notably: safe and accessible space including ease of movement; legible space, including adaptability, diversity and choice and; distinctive and aesthetically pleasing space, including character, continuity and quality.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introductions Chapter 2. Methodological considerations in understanding pedestrian behaviour in later life Chapter 3. Conceptual models of walking Chapter 4. Designing streets for walking Chapter 5. Different contexts Chapter 6. Conclusions

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Book SynopsisThis handbook offers a comprehensive examination of wide-ranging issues relevant to adults diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Coverage includes a detailed review of such issues as psychiatric comorbidity, family relationships, education, living in different settings (e.g., group homes, community), meaningful and effective interventions, functional goals (e.g., social, language, vocational, and adaptive behaviors), and curriculum. In addition the book provides unique perspectives of parents as well as individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder who have reached adulthood.Key areas of coverage include: Transitioning adults diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder from educational settings to vocational settings. Strategies that can help create independence for adults diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Effective approaches to address issues relating to sexuality for adults diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. The effectiveness of early intensive behavioral intervention to help adults diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Handbook of Quality of Life for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder is an essential reference for researchers, professors, and graduate students as well as clinicians, therapists, and related professionals in clinical child and school psychology, social work, behavioral therapy and related disciplines, including clinical medicine, clinical nursing, counseling, speech and language pathology, and special education.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction to Quality of Life for Individuals with Autism.- Part 1. General Issues in Quality of Life for Individuals with Autism.- Chapter 2. Psychiatric Comorbidity in Individuals with Autism.- Chapter 3. The Court System and Individuals with Autism.- Chapter 4. Family Relationships and Individuals with Autism.- Part 2. Transitions and Community Settings and Quality of Life for Individuals with Autism.- Chapter 5. Transition Out of High School for Individuals with Autism.- Chapter 6. Health Care Transitions for Individuals with Autism.- Chapter 7. Postsecondary Education for Individuals with Autism.- Chapter 8. Group Homes for Individuals with Autism.- Chapter 9. Community Settings and Individuals with Autism.- Part 3. Meaningful Interventions, Goals, and Curriculum for Individuals with Autism.- Chapter 10. Cultural Competence and Individuals with Autism.- Chapter 11. Applied Behavior Analysis and Individuals with Autism.- Chapter 12. The Role of EIBI as It Relates to Adults with Autism.- Chapter 13. Pharmacological Interventions for Individuals with Autism.- Chapter 14. Meaningful Curriculum and Functional Intervention for Individuals with Autism.- Chapter 15. Ethical Considerations and Dignity for Individuals with Autism.- Chapter 16. Functional Analysis and Problematic Behavior in Individuals with Autism.- Chapter 17. Leisure and Adaptive Behavior for Individuals with Autism.- Chapter 18. Social Behavior and Individuals with Autism.- Chapter 19. Friendships and Individuals with Autism.- Chapter 20. Dating and Sexuality Among Individuals with Autism.- Chapter 21. Employment and Vocational Skills for Individuals with Autism.- Part 4. Outcomes and Perspectives on Quality of Life for Individuals with Autism.- Chapter 22. Outcomes for Adults with ASD.- Chapter 23. Parental Perspectives on Caring for Adult Children with Autism.- Chapter 24. Adults with Autism: Perspectives on Quality of Life.- Part 5. Future Directions in Research and Practice on Quality of Life for Individuals with Autism.- Chapter 25. Future Directions in Research on Quality of Life for Individuals with Autism.- Chapter 26. Future Directions in Clinical Practice on Quality Life for Individuals with Autism.

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