Equality and inclusion for learning disability workers (Supporting the Learning Disability Worker LM Series) - Softcover

Fulton, Rorie; Richardson, Kate

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0857255142 ISBN 13: 9780857255143

Publisher: Learning Matters, 2011

Synopsis

If you are working within the learning disability sector and studying for the QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care, you will find this book invaluable in helping you to achieve the unit on Equality and Inclusion. It shows the importance of understanding issues of equality and inclusion in your role and of working in an inclusive way.

The book is easy to navigate, with each chapter covering one of the learning outcomes within the unit. Each chapter begins with an example taken from real people′s stories and lots of activities, photographs and other illustrations are included throughout.

About this title

About the Authors

Rorie is a partner (with Kate) in Open Cultures Consultancy, specialising in inclusion, learning disability issues and communication. In addition, Rorie works for a non-governmental organisation supporting asylum seekers and refugees in Wales. He also volunteers for a learning disabilities advocacy service and is a trustee on the board of a mental health advocacy service.

Kate is a specialist speech and language therapist working with adults with learning disabilities. Prior to training as a speech and language therapist she worked in the voluntary sector with women from black and minority ethnic (BME) communities and she has experience of advocating for this client group. In addition Kate works as a registered Intermediary on behalf of adults with learning disabilities appearing as victims and/or witnesses in the criminal justice system.

Edition details

• Publisher: Learning Matters
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0857255142
• ISBN 13: 9780857255143
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 80