Guide to Psychological Understanding of People with Learning

Jenny Webb

ISBN 10: 0415601142 / ISBN 13: 9780415601146

Published by Taylor & Francis Jul 2013, 2013

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Neuware - Who are the people we describe as having learning or intellectual disability Many clinical psychologists working in a mental health setting are now encountering people with learning disabilities, in some cases for the first time. This book provides the background information and understanding required to provide a basis for a truly inclusive and effective service for people with learning disability. In A Guide to Psychological Understanding of People with Learning Disabilities, Jenny Webb argues that we need a new, clinically-based definition of learning disability and an approach which integrates scientific rigour with humanistic concern for this group of people, who are so often vulnerable to misunderstanding and marginalisation. Psychological approaches need to be grounded in an understanding of historical, theoretical and ethical influences as well as a body of knowledge from other disciplines. The Eight Domains is a simple but holistic method for information gathering, while The Three Stories is an integrative model of formulation for use in relation for those people whose needs do not fit neatly into any one theory.Divided into three sections, the book explores: Understanding the context Understanding the person: eight domains Making sense: three stories. This book provides an invaluable guide for trainee clinical psychologists and their supervisors and tutors, working with adults with learning disability. It will also be valuable for clinical psychologists working in mainstream settings who may now be receiving referrals for people with learning disability and want to update their skills.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Guide to Psychological Understanding of People with Learning
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Jul 2013
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415601142
• ISBN 13: 9780415601146
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 234W x 156H x 26D millimeters 234 millimeters width by 156 millimeters height by 26 millimeters depth
• Weight: 530 grams

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Synopsis

Who are the people we describe as having learning or intellectual disability? Many clinical psychologists working in a mental health setting are now encountering people with learning disabilities, in some cases for the first time. This book provides the background information and understanding required to provide a basis for a truly inclusive and effective service for people with learning disability.

In A Guide to Psychological Understanding of People with Learning Disabilities, Jenny Webb argues that we need a new, clinically-based definition of learning disability and an approach which integrates scientific rigour with humanistic concern for this group of people, who are so often vulnerable to misunderstanding and marginalisation. Psychological approaches need to be grounded in an understanding of historical, theoretical and ethical influences as well as a body of knowledge from other disciplines. The Eight Domains is a simple but holistic method for information gathering, while The Three Stories is an integrative model of formulation for use in relation for those people whose needs do not fit neatly into any one theory. Divided into three sections, the book explores:

Understanding the context

Understanding the person: eight domains

Making sense: three stories.

This book provides an invaluable guide for trainee clinical psychologists and their supervisors and tutors, working with adults with learning disability. It will also be valuable for clinical psychologists working in mainstream settings who may now be receiving referrals for people with learning disability and want to update their skills.

About the Author

Jenny Webb has worked with learning disabled people for more than 20 years.  She is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and is on the British Psychological Society Specialist Register of Clinical Neuropsychologists. She can be contacted through the consultancy Agency and Access, which is for the support of people whose intellectual impairments may render them vulnerable.

www.agencyandaccess.co.uk

jenny.webb@agencyandaccess.co.uk