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Risk Assessment in People with Learning Disabilities, Second Edition reflects legislative updates made over the past decade while continuing to demystify the process of assessing risk for people with intellectual impairment (previously called 'learning disabilities').

Table of Contents
Preface: Introduction to Second Edition vii

Chapter 1 Assessing Risks in the Lives of People with Intellectual Impairment 1

Chapter 2 The Problem of Predicting Risk 13

Chapter 3 Assessing Risks and Establishing Care Plans 27

Chapter 4 Everyday Risks 47

Chapter 5 Parents with Intellectual Impairment 69

Chapter 6 Self-harm, Mental Illness and Risk 89

Chapter 7 Other Mental Disorders and Associated Risks 103

Chapter 8 Violence and Offending in People with Intellectual Impairment 123

Chapter 9 Sex Offenders with Intellectual Impairment 141

Chapter 10 Assessment of Risk with Those You Care For: the Way Forward 155

References and Suggested Further Reading 167

Index 171

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 26/08/2011
      ISBN13: 9780470974858, 978-0470974858
      ISBN10: 0470974850
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      Disability: social aspects Psychology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Risk Assessment in People with Learning Disabilities, Second Edition reflects legislative updates made over the past decade while continuing to demystify the process of assessing risk for people with intellectual impairment (previously called 'learning disabilities').

      Table of Contents
      Preface: Introduction to Second Edition vii

      Chapter 1 Assessing Risks in the Lives of People with Intellectual Impairment 1

      Chapter 2 The Problem of Predicting Risk 13

      Chapter 3 Assessing Risks and Establishing Care Plans 27

      Chapter 4 Everyday Risks 47

      Chapter 5 Parents with Intellectual Impairment 69

      Chapter 6 Self-harm, Mental Illness and Risk 89

      Chapter 7 Other Mental Disorders and Associated Risks 103

      Chapter 8 Violence and Offending in People with Intellectual Impairment 123

      Chapter 9 Sex Offenders with Intellectual Impairment 141

      Chapter 10 Assessment of Risk with Those You Care For: the Way Forward 155

      References and Suggested Further Reading 167

      Index 171

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