Transition and Change in the Lives of People with Intellectual Disabilities (Research Highlights in Social Work)

David May, Patricia Noonan Walsh, Murray K Simpson, Dorothy Atkinson, Billie Shepperdson, G.O.B. Thomson, Loretto Lambe, Carol Robinson, Gordon Grant, James Hogg

ISBN 10: 1853028630 / ISBN 13: 9781853028632

Published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers 01/12/2000, 2000

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Transition and Change in the Lives of People with Intellectual Disabilities (Research Highlights in Social Work)
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers 01/12/2000
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1853028630
• ISBN 13: 9781853028632
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

One claim made for the policy of care in the community was that it would rescue people with intellectual disabilities from social marginality. To what extent has this promise been fulfilled and their lives transformed? David May presents the lives of people from this group as a series of transitions and offers us a view of the world that is as complex and changeable as any other. Each section covers a different aspect of choice, opportunity and transition on the lifepath, for example,

* moving from home to school

* leaving school

* employment

* living independently and

* growing old

The contributors have extensive research experience in the field of intellectual disabilities and provide a comprehensive review of this research, drawing out the implications for policy and practice. This book will be an invaluable resource for professionals and carers working with those with intellectual disabilities, as well as their families.

About the Author

David May is senior lecturer in sociology in the University of Dundee, where he teaches both medical and social work students. He has in the past carried out research in delinquency, the organization of juvenile justice, nursing and mental illness, but in recent years he has focused on intellectual disability, with special reference to adolescence and emerging adulthood. He was co-editor with the late Gordon Horobin, of an earlier volume in this series Living with Mental Handicap.