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Intellectual disabilities and dual diagnosis : an interprofessional clinical guide for healthcare providers /
Contemporary policy in the care of persons with developmental disabilities is focused on "social inclusion" and equity. Healthcare professionals in the mainstream are tasked to ensure that their services are both available and responsive to caring for individuals. This clinical guide, writ...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Montreal :
School of Policy Studies, Queen's University, McGill-Queen's University Press,
2013.
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| Colección: | Queen's policy studies.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Matter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- How to Use This Guide
- Knowledge
- To understand the impact of different levels of intellectual impairment on an individual's adaptive behaviour in childhood and at maturity
- To understand the contribution of genetic factors and environmental influences to the etiology of developmental disabilities and dual diagnosis
- To understand the role of developmental programs, case management, and social services in providing care and support for persons with intellectual disabilities and dual diagnosis, and their families
- To understand the comorbid health problems that influence the adjustment and quality of life of persons with developmental disabilities
- To understand the comorbid mental health problems that influence the adjustment and quality of life of persons with developmental disabilities
- Skills
- To be familiar with how to prepare treatment-management plans for persons with developmental disabilities and dual diagnosis
- To be familiar with the necessity of interprofessional collaboration in providing care and support for persons with developmental disabilities and dual diagnosis
- To be familiar with the provision of effective caregiver support in treatment-management plans for persons with developmental disabilities and dual diagnosis
- To be familiar with the provision of ambulatory treatmentmanagement plans for people living in community residences
- To be familiar with the provision of residential and hospital treatment-management plans
- Attitudes
- To develop empathetic awareness of the special needs of persons with developmental disabilities and dual diagnosis for respectful health and mental healthcare
- To identify with the challenges experienced by family and agency caregivers who provide care and support for persons with developmental disabilities and dual diagnosis
- To respect the contributions of various professional disciplines who provide services for persons with developmental disabilities and dual diagnosis
- To develop vigilance regarding the risk of neglect and abuse observed in persons with developmental disabilities and dual diagnosis
- To develop vigilance regarding the risk of neglect and abuse observed in persons with developmental disabilities and dual diagnosis
- A Format for Recording the Clinical History
- A Framework for Treatment-Management Planning
- Self-Examination Questions and Answers
- Case Vignettes
- Glossary
- About the Authors
- Index