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life story work and bereavement: shared reflections on its usefulness

01 May 2007

Learning Disability Practice

A&S Science

Supporting a person who has a learning disability with issues relating to loss and bereavement often challenges carers and counsellors alike as they seek creative...

providing intimate care: the views and values of carers

01 April 2006

Learning Disability Practice

A&S Science

People with severe and profound learning disabilities still represent one of the most marginalised groups in society. These people often have no formal language...

The good, the bad and the ugly: experiences of self-injury

10 February 2009

Learning Disability Practice

A&S Science

Nurses’ attitudes towards people who self-injure can be negative and often interfere with therapeutic relationships with service users. Prevention, with the aim of...

Kicking out ‘kicking off’: a debate on respectful terminology

09 December 2008

Learning Disability Practice

A&S Science

Working alongside people who have a learning disability, we have become increasingly aware of individuals’ views on the disparaging language and labels used in...

attitudes towards sexuality: a pilot study in Ireland

01 May 2006

Learning Disability Practice

A&S Science

‘Sexuality’, when viewed in its broadest context, it is not just about sex in the physical sense, but is also concerned with trust, love, respect, relationships and...

Creating a culture

13 September 2008

Learning Disability Practice

Students

In a period when we are digesting the results of the independent inquiry into the equality of access to health services for people with a learning disability in...

Promoting a human rights approach for people with learning disabilities in community practice

02 November 2009

Primary Health Care

General

Many serious health conditions occur more frequently in the learning disabled population when compared with the non-disabled population. There has been growing...

Student life - school of thought

01 February 2009

Learning Disability Practice

Student life

‘People with learning disabilities are amongst the most vulnerable and socially excluded in our society. Very few have jobs, live in their own homes or have choice...

Reversing the trend: learning disability outcomes in cancer care

23 July 2008

Learning Disability Practice

A&S Science

In the UK, it is estimated that 2.5 per cent of the population have a learning disability and it is anticipated that this figure may rise by about 1 per cent per...