Description
Book SynopsisProvides a source of evidence based practice and service management guidelines. This Australasian text seeks to provide an integration of principles, policy and practice in disability service provision.
Table of ContentsAbout the contributors; Preface; Disability in contemporary society; Theory, research and practice; The purpose of this book; What the book does not do; How the book is organised; PART 1: DISABILITY AND MODERN SOCIETY; Chapter 1: Conceptions of disability Ian Dempsey and Karen Nankervis; Chapter 2: Lifting the silence Patricia O'Brien, Christopher Newell and Irene McEninery with Avril Thesing; Chapter 3: Belief systems and disability services Ian Dempsey; PART 2: WORKING WITH PEOPLE WITH A DISABILITY; Chapter 4: Supporting empowerment and choice making Karen Nankervis and Roger J Stancliffe; Chapter 5: Planning for support Karen Nankervis; Chapter 6: Services for people with extensive to pervasive support needs Vanessa A Green, Jeff Sigafoos, Mark O'Reilly and Michael Arthur-Kelly; Chapter 7: Positive behaviour supports: issues and practices Michael Arthur-Kelly; Chapter 8: Community Inclusion: belonging to people, not just places John Annison; PART 3: WORKING IN DISABILITY SERVICES; Chapter 9: Legislation and policy Ian Dempsey; Chapter 10: Professional ethics and disability services Keith R McVilly and Trevor R Parmenter; Chapter 11: Services for people with a disability: availability, Issues and models Roger J Stancliffe; Chapter 12: Understanding the management context AJ (Tony) Shaddock; Chapter 13: Staff learning and development Karen Nankervis and Jan Matthews; Chapter 14: Effective communication and collaboration Greg Robinson.
