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Understanding learning disability and dementia : developing effective interventions /

Understanding Learning Disability and Dementia covers all the essential issues in supporting a person with a learning disability when they develop dementia. The increased longevity of the population at large also means that the number of people with a learning disability is living longer, and the nu...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kerr, Diana
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley, 2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front cover; Understanding Learning Disability and Dementia: Developing Effective Interventions; Contents; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Introduction; 1 What is a Learning Disability?; 2 What is Dementia?; 3 Getting a Diagnosis; 4 Working with Different Realities; 5 Maintaining Good Communication; 6 Therapeutic Interventions; 7 Challenging Behaviour; 8 Responding to the Pain Needs of People with a Learning Disability and Dementia; 9 The Experiences and Needs of Peers; 10 Supporting People to Eat Well; 11 Creating Supportive Physical Environments; 12 The Role of Technology; 13 Late and End Stage Care.