People with Profound & Multiple Learning Disabilities: A Collaborative Approach to Meeting

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About The Author:

Lacey, Penny, PhD (Univ of Birmingham); Ouvry, Carol (Univ of Birmingham)

Table Of Contents:

Contributor ProfilesIntroduction: Meeting Complex Needs Through Collaborative Multidisciplinary TeamworkPt. 1Personal1Positive Health: A Collective Responsibility12Physical Management153Sensory Needs294Personal Needs and Independence39Pt. 2Social5Assessing and Developing Successful Communication506Making Relationships667Sexuality: Challenges and Dilemmas768Challenging Behaviour is Normal88Pt. 3Learning9Accounting for Learning and Failure to Learn in People with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities10210Teaching and Learning for Children with Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties11711Person Centred Planning13012Managing the Learning Environment14613Technology for Living and Learning156Pt. 4Community14Supporting Families16715Advocacy and Empowerment: What Does it Mean for Pupils and People with PMLD?17616Community Integration and Ordinary Lifestyles18417Addressing Equality in the Provision of Services to Black People with PMLD19418Leisure and the Arts20419Community Based Rehabilitation in Developing Countries215References226Index246

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People with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities

R. Brent Worthen

This edited work is a collaboration by many practitioners working in the field of profound and multiple learning disabilities to provide current factual information pertaining to the diverse personal and social needs of the profoundly disabled population. This book is intended to serve as a practical reference source for practitioners and students in advanced courses. It is intended to illuminate the complex needs of this population and to stimulate thinking about better ways in which to serve the most profoundly disabled members of society. The intended audience is practitioners working with children and adults with profound and multiple learning disabilities (i.e., profound mental retardation). Indeed, it fits this niche quite nicely. This text would be of value to anyone providing services to the population of individuals who suffer profound and multiple disabilities (e.g., teachers, healthcare professionals, social workers, psychologists) and to anyone interested in the field of profound mental impairment and multiple disabilities. Each of the chapter authors has significant experience in the field and ably communicates important information about the lives of people with profound and multiple disabilities. This book shares practical experiences of specialists working closely with members of the profoundly disabled population. The text is divided into four sections. The first covers the health, physical, sensory, and personal needs of the profoundly disabled population and ways of meeting these needs. The second section focuses on aspects of communication and social development. The third section addresses learning capabilities of this population and ways to facilitatethe process of learning. The last section offers a broad community perspective, advocating for community integration. The four chapters comprising the first section offer a very insightful and cohesive view of the basic needs of the profoundly disabled population. The editors do a nice job of outlining strategies to facilitate the development of the profoundly impaired. A consistent theme running throughout the text is the emphasis on multidisciplinary collaboration to meet