Intimate and Personal Care with People with Learning Disabilities [Paperback]

Steven Carnaby (Editor), Paul Cambridge (Series Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1843101300 | ISBN-13: 978-1843101307 | Publication Date: May 25, 2006 | Edition: 1

This important guide is the first to consider the management and practice of intimate and personal care for people with learning disabilities. It examines in detail aspects of care such as training, ethnicity, sexuality and competence in practice, drawing on the extensive practical experience of the contributors. They discuss important issues including the nature of touch, how physical contact is intended and experienced, carers' duty of care, and risk management. Against the backdrop of a recent government strategy for people with learning disabilities, the book will also explore management considerations of best value, care standards, performance monitoring and inspection. Providing academic, professional and learning outcomes from research, this book will be an invaluable guide to managers, policy makers, carers, academics and students in the field of social care and learning disability.

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About the Author

Steven Carnaby is Clinical Psychologist at Parkside NHS Trust and Lecturer in Learning Disability at the Tizard Centre, University of Kent. His research interests include services for children with learning disabilities and individual planning. Paul Cambridge is Senior Lecturer in Learning Disability and Service Development Consultant at the Tizard Centre, University of Kent. His research interests in the area of learning disability include quality of intimate and personal care for people with severe learning disabilities, adult protection and physical abuse and sexuality and gender perceptions of men with learning disabilities. He is editor of the Tizard Learning Disability Review.

Product Details

• Paperback: 222 pages
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Pub; 1 edition (May 25, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1843101300
• ISBN-13: 978-1843101307
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,920,308 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)