Learning disability and the social context of caring

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Learning disability and the social context of caring

Mary Birchenall, Susan Baldwin, Jill Morris

(Healthcare active learning)

Churchill Livingstone, 1997

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At foot of title: Open Learning Foundation

Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-140)

Description and Table of Contents

Description

One of the Healthcare Active Learning series of open learning books. The books are produced by the Open Learning Foundation (a group of higher learning institutions, mainly universities, devoted to promoting high quality flexible learning materials) and Churchill Livingstone. The books offer open learning courses ranging from 15-40 hours study time at an extremely low cost. The quality of the materials is high, and they are very flexible in allowing the student to choose when and how they would like to study. The books all contain workbook sections, readers/resource sections, exercises, and self-assessment sections.

Table of Contents

Introduction. Learning Profile. Session One : The Social Dimension of Learning Disability/ Sesion Two : The History and Development of Services for People with a Learning Disability. Session Three : Normalisation. Session Four : Teaching Skills. Session Five : Sexuality. Session Six : Management of Challenging Behaviour. Learning Review. Resources Ection : Mentally Handicapped Children. Brothers and Sisters. Euphanisms and Abuse. After I Am Gone What Will Happen to My Handicapped Child?. Asylums. Psychiatric Hospitals : Critiques and Alternatives. Aetiology or Factors Associated with Institutional Neurosis. The Development of Virtous Circles. Overview of the Content of the Eight Dimensions of Lifestyle Covered in EQUAL. IF. References. Glossary

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Details

  • NCID
    BA36663091
  • ISBN
    • 0443057354
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    New York ; Edinburgh
  • Pages/Volumes
    142 p.
  • Size
    30 cm
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