A Feminist Ethnography of Secure Wards for Women with Learning Disabilities: Locked Away

ISBN-13: 9781138088269 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 178 str.

Rebecca Fish

Opis

This is the first ethnographic study ever conducted in a locked ward for learning disabled women. Through making their voices heard, it identifies new ways of interpreting their experiences and unique perspectives on topics such as seclusion, restraint, and resistance.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: One Year, One Unit; Chapter 2: Learning Disabled Women in Secure Services; Chapter 3: Life on the Unit; Chapter 4: Relationships on the Locked Ward; Chapter 5: Difficult Women?; Chapter 6: Moving On: Progression Through Services; Chapter 7: Intersections – Making Conclusions; Index

O autorze

Rebecca Fish has been working with people with learning disabilities since 1997. Her early work explored the meaning of self-harm for people with learning disabilities and the staff who work with them. This work informed policy and practice in the UK. She completed her PhD in 2015 and works as a researcher for the Centre for Disability Research at Lancaster University.