Working with People with Learning Disabilities: Systemic Approaches

by Victoria Jones (Editor), Mark Haydon-Laurelut (Editor)

Overview

This multi-disciplinary textbook provides a comprehensive guide for anyone working with people with learning disabilities. It considers how we can engage with people with learning disabilities and their networks of relationships. Throughout, the book demonstrates how theory can be applied to practice with a wide range of contemporary examples.

Each chapter is written by a key clinician or writer in this area, incorporating the disciplines of nursing, clinical psychology, and psychotherapy. The chapters also include summaries, reflective questions and explanations of key terms to reinforce themes and topics. The authors provide practical ideas for applying theory across agency contexts including inpatient hospital settings and explore the potential opportunities and future directions for the field.

This is a must-read book for students who work with people with learning disabilities including nurses, psychologists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, psychiatrists and social workers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781352005363
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	03/29/2019
Edition description:	1st ed. 2019
Pages:	308
Product dimensions:	6.35(w) x 9.40(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Victoria Jones is a Specialist Systemic Family Psychotherapist, Registered Nurse for People with Learning Disabilities and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Dr Mark Haydon-Laurelut is Senior Psychological Therapist Family and Systemic Psychotherapy/Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Portsmouth, UK
Victoria Jones is a Specialist Systemic Family Psychotherapist, Registered Nurse for People with Learning Disabilities and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Dr Mark Haydon-Laurelut is Senior Psychological Therapist Family and Systemic Psychotherapy/Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Portsmouth, UK

Table of Contents

What is Systemic?
What is Social Construction and what does it Offer Learning Disability Scholarship and Practice?
Understanding disabling barriers faced by people with learning difficulties: The social model and beyond
Whose story is it anyway? A Narrative Approach to working with people affected by Learning Disabilities, their families and networks
Beginning to Work Systemically: Working with Referrals
Working in the Context of a Diagnosis: systemic practice and autistic spectrum conditions
Systemic ideas in the context of working with children and families
Evolving education (Psychology) Perspectives on Systemic Working
Systemic Ideas and Positive Behaviour Support in a crisis service
Working Systemically with Multi-Disciplinary Teams
Using Systemic ideas in an in-patient setting
Guide to a Good Day (G2GD)
A WRAP for People with Learning Disabilities and their Support Network
When someone dies: Practices of witnessing and remembering
Systemic ideas in the context of supervision and reflective practice
Evidence Based Practice, Practice Based Evidence and Warm Data
Working systemically when you are not a qualified Family Therapist
Ascribed Roles
Applying the coordinated management of meaning
Cultural Genograms
Curiosity
Diversity IS GRACE
Engaging people with learning disabilities in family and network meetings
From either/or to both/and
Irreverence
My restraint story
Prejudices
Reflecting conversations
Reframing
Relational Reflexivity

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

This volume weaves together the most critical work in systemic theory and practice, transforming the terrain of professional practice with people identified with learning disabilities. It offers an abundance of conceptual and practical resources for practitioners, researchers, communities, clients, and families. – Professor Sheila McNamee, Professor of Communication, University of New Hampshire, USA

A thought provoking text that encourages us all to work towards more effective ways of standing in solidarity with children, young people, men and women with learning disabilities. I would recommend reading, reflecting and acting on its contents. – Ruth Northway, Professor of Learning Disability Nursing, University of South Wales, UK

This book demonstrates how we might think of working in ways that emphasise the capacities of people with learning disabilities embracing innovative and enabling practices. This will be essential reading for anyone engaged in developing practice that understands disability as a fundamental concern of contemporary society. – Dan Goodley, Professor of Disability Studies and Education, University of Sheffield, UK

Editorial Reviews

This volume weaves together the most critical work in systemic theory and practice, transforming the terrain of professional practice with people identified with learning disabilities. It offers an abundance of conceptual and practical resources for practitioners, researchers, communities, clients, and families.” —Professor Sheila McNamee, Professor of Communication, University of New Hampshire, USA

“A thought provoking text that encourages us all to work towards more effective ways of standing in solidarity with children, young people, men and women with learning disabilities. I would recommend reading, reflecting and acting on its contents.” —Ruth Northway, Professor of Learning Disability Nursing, University of South Wales, UK

“This book demonstrates how we might think of working in ways that emphasise the capacities of people with learning disabilities embracing innovative and enabling practices. This will be essential reading for anyone engaged in developing practice that understands disability as a fundamental concern of contemporary society.” —Dan Goodley, Professor of Disability Studies and Education, University of Sheffield, UK

From the Publisher