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Deinstitutionalization and People with Intellectual Disabilities : In and out of Institutions
ISBN: 9781843101017 / Angielski / Miękka / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This international collection of personal and professional perspectives takes a fresh look at deinstitutionalization. It addresses the key steps towards deinstitutionalization as they have been experienced by people with intellectual disabilities: living inside total institutions, moving out, living in the community and moving on to new forms of both institutionalization and community life. Many of the chapters are contributions from people with intellectual disabilities. They are based on a life history approach and give a unique personal account of the lived experiences of institutional...
This international collection of personal and professional perspectives takes a fresh look at deinstitutionalization. It addresses the key steps towar...
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Guide to Mental Health for Families and Carers of People with Intellectual Disabilities
ISBN: 9781843102779 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A practical and comprehensive introduction for carers to mental health problems, this accessible guide outlines a range of signs and symptoms of mental health problems that can affect people with intellectual disabilities. The guide explains why mental health problems develop, and advises on what can be done to help people with intellectual disabilities and carers themselves. With chapters on specific disabilities such as autism and epilepsy, the authors cover topics such as: * treatment and interventions for mental health problems * getting the best services and understanding policy around...
A practical and comprehensive introduction for carers to mental health problems, this accessible guide outlines a range of signs and symptoms of menta...
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128,05 |
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Enhancing Self-Esteem : A Self-Esteem Training Package for Individuals with Disabilities
ISBN: 9781843103530 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Maintaining healthy levels of self-esteem is key to leading a positive and fulfilled life, but for many people with a disability it can be difficult when faced with the additional challenges they encounter. Negative messages, low expectations, reduced opportunities and discrimination are all facts of life for a large number of people, and these factors can have a serious impact on the development of self-esteem. Enhancing Self-Esteem is unique in being tailored specifically to meet the needs of adults with disabilities. It is a comprehensive resource that provides relevant,...
Maintaining healthy levels of self-esteem is key to leading a positive and fulfilled life, but for many people with a disability it can be difficult w...
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Exploring Experiences of Advocacy by People with Learning Disabilities: Testimonies of Resistance
ISBN: 9781843103592 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 'This book provides a fascinating vignette of the personal experiences of People with Learning Disabilities for the better (or worse) part of the last century. What makes the book so interesting is actually meeting some of those involved and seeing their stories in print. It flags up what has been achieved so far, and what still needs to be done.' - Oral History 'The editors of this book, written by a range of authors form the UK and overseas, set out to provide the reader with an understanding of the ways in which people with learning disabilities direct their lives through advocacy. Its...
'This book provides a fascinating vignette of the personal experiences of People with Learning Disabilities for the better (or worse) part of the last...
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117,80 |
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Joey Goes to the Dentist
ISBN: 9781843108542 / Angielski / Twarda / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 'Hi My name is Joey. I'm 5 years old. In a couple of days, I am going to the dentist.' Many children find the experience of visiting the dentist an uncomfortable one, and Joey is no exception. He has Asperger Syndrome, which makes him particularly sensitive to the sensations that he experiences during a visit to the dentist: the feeling of cold instruments in his sensitive mouth, the piercing sound of the drill and the strong taste of mouthwash. He also dislikes the invasion of personal space which a trip to the dentist always involves. However, Joey has strategies that will help him and...
'Hi My name is Joey. I'm 5 years old. In a couple of days, I am going to the dentist.' Many children find the experience of visiting the dentist an u...
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Disability Politics and Community Care
ISBN: 9781853026522 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Mark Priestley addresses the relationship between the politics of disability and community care policies. Guided by his direct work with representatives of the disabled people's movement, he argues that although the ideas behind social policy and practice have started to reflect values such as participation, integration and equality, the current policy and its implementation often undermine those goals. Community care' still contributes to the view of disabled people as dependent and different, thus reinforcing their social exclusion and marginalisation. Disability Politics and Community Care...
Mark Priestley addresses the relationship between the politics of disability and community care policies. Guided by his direct work with representativ...
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Lifemaps of People with Learning Disabilities
ISBN: 9781853026904 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The use of lifemaps with people who have learning disabilities has proved particularly effective for a better understanding of their emotional perceptions and needs. In this book, Barry Gray and Geoff Ridden have collected fourteen biographies written by people of all ages who have a learning disability. The authors discuss how these stories might be representative of other people with learning disabilities and what key themes may be identified from the stories. Such material has not been well documented in the past and is particularly appropriate for analysis which is not narrowly...
The use of lifemaps with people who have learning disabilities has proved particularly effective for a better understanding of their emotional percept...
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Sexuality and Women with Learning Disabilities
ISBN: 9781853027307 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 'Sexuality and Women with Learning Disabilities makes a significant contribution to both feminist and disability literature, because it challenges common assumptions about the sexuality of people with learning disabilities, forces a reconsideration of how this group of people are viewed by those around them and links gender and disability in its analysis.' -Tizard Learning Disability Review 'By tackling issues that have received little meaningful attention, McCarthy both makes a valuable contribution to the literature and provides a useful practical guide to those wishing to support their...
'Sexuality and Women with Learning Disabilities makes a significant contribution to both feminist and disability literature, because it challenges com...
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Asperger Syndrome Employment Workbook: An Employment Workbook for Adults with Asperger Syndrome
ISBN: 9781853027963 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 'This book is an excellent guide for human resource personnel who can tap unto pool of dedicated workers. Overall this is a good book for persons diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome and high functioning autism to better understand themselves. It is also an educational guide for vocational counselors and human resource personnel as it provides in-dept guidance about these potential dedicated employees.' - OAARSN Book Reviews 'This practice manual will enable people diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome and high functioning autism to deepen their self understanding and appreciate their value as...
'This book is an excellent guide for human resource personnel who can tap unto pool of dedicated workers. Overall this is a good book for persons diag...
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179,34 |
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Living with Genetic Syndromes Associated with Intellectual Disability
ISBN: 9781853029844 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 'The author presented a fair and balanced picture of the eight syndromes reviewed in this book. Living with Genetic Syndromes Associated with Intellectual Disabilities is easy to read. I would recommend this book to a genetic professional who is looking to learn about different aspects from a more personalized perspective.' - Journal of Genetic Counselling In this book the author explores the impact of various genetic syndromes on children's lives. She describes conditions such as Down's Syndrome, Williams Syndrome, Angelman Syndrome and Prader-Willi Syndrome, discussing their practical...
'The author presented a fair and balanced picture of the eight syndromes reviewed in this book. Living with Genetic Syndromes Associated with Intellec...
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Individual Education Plans Physical Disabilities and Medical Conditions
ISBN: 9781853465253 / Angielski / Miękka / 109 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This text forms part of the series outlining the principles of IEP planning and practice, with reference to pupils who have physical disabilities or medical conditions. The challenges and opportunities are considered in the following issues: how can teachers develop a truly educational perspective to deal with the demands of traditional medical approaches, disability rights and social responsibility?; what is the role of IEPs in ensuring true equality of opportunity and entitlement through an individualised programme?; what kind of targets are required and how can an educational balance be...
This text forms part of the series outlining the principles of IEP planning and practice, with reference to pupils who have physical disabilities or m...
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Developing Play and Drama in Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders
ISBN: 9781853466977 / Angielski / Miękka / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Learning through play is a well-established principle that underpins much educational practice, yet it is often overlooked in association with children with autistic spectrum disorders. This book considers the wide-ranging benefits of developing play and taking it into drama with these children. The authors demonstrate how to implement such approaches via a highly practical, structured developmental framework, within which participants may gradually learn to be creative. They also discuss the psychology and pedagogy of autism in relation to play and drama and connect them to everyday learning...
Learning through play is a well-established principle that underpins much educational practice, yet it is often overlooked in association with childre...
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Hearing Differently: The Impact of Hearing Impairment on Family Life
ISBN: 9781861561770 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The author's personal experience with profound hearing loss and her roles as wife, mother, social worker and counsellor, suggest that the complexities involved might be explored more fruitfully by using an intensive and repetitive interviewing technique. This book explores and analyzes 150 interviews with hearing impaired people, including eleven couples in committed relationships where one partner is hearing and the other is hearing impaired. Detailed information was obtained about the way each couple managed conflict, decision making, household chores, communication, and perceived the...
The author's personal experience with profound hearing loss and her roles as wife, mother, social worker and counsellor, suggest that the complexities...
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Battle Cries: Justice for Kids with Special Needs
ISBN: 9781894549424 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Coping with Physical Loss and Disability: A Workbook
ISBN: 9781932690187 / Angielski / Miękka / 104 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This workbook, written by a disabled veteran and social worker, provides more than 50 questions and exercises designed to empower those with physical loss and disability to better understand and accept their ongoing processes of loss and recovery.
This workbook, written by a disabled veteran and social worker, provides more than 50 questions and exercises designed to empower those with physical ...
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68,61 |
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Disability on Equal Terms
ISBN: 9781412919876 / Angielski / Twarda / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Disability on Equal Terms presents an authoritative collection of writings that examine and challenge traditional notions of disability. Edited and written by leading experts in the field, the book offers a multidisciplinary approach to disability studies, incorporating perspectives from a wide range of health and social care services, as well as a distinct and unique emphasis on the personal testimonies of disabled people themselves.
Disability on Equal Terms presents an authoritative collection of writings that examine and challenge traditional notions of disability. Edited and wr...
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735,04 |
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Disability on Equal Terms
ISBN: 9781412919883 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Disability on Equal Terms presents an authoritative collection of writings that examine and challenge traditional notions of disability. Edited and written by leading experts in the field, the book offers a multidisciplinary approach to disability studies, incorporating perspectives from a wide range of health and social care services, as well as a distinct and unique emphasis on the personal testimonies of disabled people themselves.
Disability on Equal Terms presents an authoritative collection of writings that examine and challenge traditional notions of disability. Edited and wr...
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Concerto for the Left Hand: Disability and the Defamiliar Body
ISBN: 9780472050338 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Professor Davidson---an accomplished literary critic---offers a focused and balanced analysis of poetry, film, and the arts honed with his excellent knowledge of the latest advances in disability studies. He is brilliant at reading texts in a sophisticated and aesthetically pleasurable way, making Concerto for the Left Hand one of the smartest books to date in disability studies." "Professor Davidson---an accomplished literary critic---offers a focused and balanced analysis of poetry, film, and the arts honed with his excelle... |
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Disability/Postmodernity: Embodying Disability Theory
ISBN: 9780826450555 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With contributions from leading scholars in the USA, Canada, the UK, Switzerland, Japan, India, Australia and Jordan, Disability and Postmodernity is the first book to study disability within the context of the "postmodern" world of the twenty-first century. Organized into three sections, the volume opens with an exploration of theoretical perspectives, looking especially at phenomenology, at the body, and at concepts of difference and identity. The second section deals with culture, discussing aesthetics, narrative, film, architecture and design, while the final section explores social... With contributions from leading scholars in the USA, Canada, the UK, Switzerland, Japan, India, Australia and Jordan, Disability and Postmodernity ... |
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My Sense of Silence: Memoirs of a Childhood with Deafness
ISBN: 9780252075773 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Lennard J. Davis grew up as the hearing child of deaf parents. In this candid, affecting, and often funny memoir, he recalls the joys and confusions of this special world, especially his complex and sometimes difficult relationships with his working-class Jewish immigrant parents. Gracefully slipping through memory, regret, longing, and redemption, My Sense of Silence is an eloquent remembrance of human ties and human failings.
Lennard J. Davis grew up as the hearing child of deaf parents. In this candid, affecting, and often funny memoir, he recalls the joys and confusions o...
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107,05 |
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