Challenging Behaviour Guides

• Challenging behaviour - Family carers: Getting the right support for adults, teenagers and children

  09 March 2011
  Three new briefings are published today, aimed at family carers supporting people whose behaviour is described as challenging. The information and advice comes from the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE). The At a glance briefings are written in conjunction with the Challenging Behaviour Foundation.
   
• At a glance 37: Challenging behaviour: a guide for family carers on getting the right support for adults
• At a glance 38: Challenging behaviour: a guide for family carers on getting the right support for children
• At a glance 39: Challenging behaviour: a guide for family carers on getting the right support for teenagers

NUI Galway - Lifecourse Social Policy Agenda for the Next Government

15/02/2011 - Lifecourse Social Policy Agenda for the Next Government
The Lifecourse Institute today 15 February 2011 issued its inaugural Critical Perspectives Paper No. 1 entitled “The Lifecourse Social Policy Agenda for the Next Government”, available as a Word doc or PDF.


The recently formed Lifecourse Institute at NUI Galway brings together three Research centres in the university with a focus on older people, families & children and persons with disabilities.  Its primary function is to produce research that supports innovative policy reform across the lifecycle that enables citizens to achieve their potential and live fulfilling and productive lives.  The Lifecourse Institute is composed of the Child and Family Research Centre, the Irish Centre for Social Gerontology and the Centre for Disability Law & Policy at NUI Galway. - http://www.nuigalway.ie/cdlp/news.html

500 Tips for Communicating with the Public

This is a light-hearted, easily digestible guide with a wealth of handy hints and tips for communicating with the public.

For those in the helping professions, communicating with the public can sometimes be a challenge, and different skills are needed to those used when communicating with friends and family. This book addresses these issues by providing hundreds of tips on how to communicate with the public, covering topics such as managing conflict, assertiveness, feelings, listening and boundaries. It also includes guidance on reflection, supervision, confidentiality and anti-discrimination. The book uses a fun and accessible approach, making the advice easy to read and then put into practice.

This handy guide will be invaluable to a range of practitioners in the helping professions including health visitors, social care workers, probation officers and teachers, as well as any other professional looking for tips on how to communicate effectively.

Blog posts

Breaking Bad Habits in Communication for the Helping Professions

9 March 2011

By Maggie Kindred and Michael Kindred, authors of the new book 500 Tips for Communicating with the Public, which addresses the communication challenges that people in the helping professions face in the workplace, covering topics such as managing conflict, assertiveness, feelings, listening and boundaries. It also includes guidance on reflection, supervision, confidentiality and anti-discrimination. We[... read more]

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Music for Special Kids: Musical Activities, Songs, Instruments and Resources - book information - Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Musical Activities, Songs, Instruments and Resources

Pamela Ott

Paperback: £14.99 / $24.95 add to cart

2011, 246mm x 173mm / 10in x 7in, 192pp
ISBN: 978-1-84905-858-2, BIC 2: JNS MQTC

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Music is a powerful means of engaging children with developmental disabilities such as Autism Spectrum Disorders, Down's Syndrome and Cerebral Palsy. This lively music activity book shows how music can be an effective and enjoyable way to enhance the education and development of children with special needs.

Packed with inspiring tips, activities and song ideas, this practical resource will have everybody singing, clapping and playing along! It explains simple and fun ways of using songs, instruments and musical games to connect with children of all levels of ability, and includes helpful rhythm worksheets and sheet music. There is a wide range of suggestions for songs and activities that encourage communication, increase self-esteem, stimulate fine and gross motor skills and motor coordination, and promote relaxation.

This book of toe-tapping music activities is a must-have for parents, teachers, caregivers, music therapists and anybody else working with children with developmental disabilities.

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Planning for the End of Life and Doing it Well

People Planning Ahead: Communicating Healthcare and End-of-Life Wishes Leigh Ann Kingsbury.

People Planning Ahead is a hands–on planning manual that provides a structured way to ensure that loved ones receive care conforming to their personal, cultural, and religious beliefs during times of chronic and terminal illness, or severe disability

Provides a structured way to gather and organize information on a person's values, goals, and life and turn it into a detailed life plan

Assists a person no matter where they may be on the wellness continuum, from healthy adults to those diagnosed with terminal illnesses.

Includes plain language definitions of such terms as living wills, advance directives, competency, and capacity

Detailed planning forms on CD–ROM offer instructive and step–by–step examples on how to use information in real-life situations; electronic format makes it easy to store and archive information

"As a practicing physician, I consider this manual to be an invaluable tool for assessing an individual's quality of life and preserving true continuity of person-centered aspects of care across a variety of settings." IRA BYOCK, MD, Director of Palliative Care, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, author of Dying Well and The Four Things that Matter Most

Who can useClinical coordinators or case managers in state agencies, institutions, or assisted living facilities; geriatric care managers in hospitals, departments of aging, or independent homes; social workers in hospices and other palliative care services; and family members

Read reviews and download a chapter excerpt.

Irish Interest - Intractable extratemporal epilepsy

SUBJECT - IRISH RESOURCES

Title: An outcome analysis of seventeen patients treated surgically for intractable extratemporal epilepsy. Authors: Mulholland, D Ali, Z , Delanty, N, Shahwan, A, O'Brien, D F ;
Affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery and Neurology, Beaumont Hospital, Beaumont, Dublin 9.
Citation: An outcome analysis of seventeen patients treated surgically for intractable extratemporal epilepsy., 103 (7):211-3 ,
Ir Med J Journal : Irish medical journal Issue date: Jul-2010.
 http://www.lenus.ie/hse/handle/10147/122674

Raising our sights

Government response to Raising our sights services for adults with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities

from NHS Evidence - learning disabilities by Department of Health

Government response to 'Raising our sights: services for adults with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities', by Professor Jim Mansell which identified that needs were not sufficiently being addressed for adults with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities.

The route to success in end of life care - achieving quality for people with learning disabilities

The route to success in end of life care: achieving quality for people with learning disabilities

from NHS Evidence - health management by Health Management Specialist Library

This publication aims to provide a practical guide which supports anyone caring for people with learning disabilities to ensure that those who may be in the last months of their life receive high quality end of life care. It may also be useful to health or social care professionals who come into contact with people with learning disabilities in clarifying what measures need to be taken to ensure that they can access appropriate care. (NHS National End of Life Care Programme - publications)

New CDC guidelines profile challenge of norovirus

Robert Roos News Editor

Mar 4, 2011 (CIDRAP News) – A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) makes clear why norovirus is the world's leading cause of gastroenteritis and the leading cause of foodborne disease outbreaks in the United States.

The virus is so contagious that one food handler with contaminated hands can infect hundreds of people, the report says. Those who have had the virus may have little protection against future infection.

BILD Feb round-up of ID articles

As part of the benefits of your BILD membership, we get  eCAS, the digital version of The BILD Current Awareness Service, a monthly digest of what’s new in the field of learning disabilities. You are welcome to pass a copy on to your colleagues.

Contact Sheila in the library if you want to be added to the mailing list.

You can also access back copies of eCAS here: http://www.bild.org.uk/000eservices.htm but you will need your Username and Password  – if you don’t have them, contact me and I will send them to you.

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Challenging Behaviour

3rd Edition

• Paperback

• ISBN: 9780521728935

• Features

  • Updated third edition enables the reader to understand the origins of challenging behaviour and learn effective treatment strategies
  • Thorough coverage of current knowledge across relevant disciplines and areas
  • Addresses key issues in current health and social policy relating to people with intellectual disabilities

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Food Chaining: The Proven 6-Step Plan to Stop Picky Eating, Solve Feeding Problems, and Expand Your Child’s Diet [Paperback]

Cheri Fraker (Author), Dr. Mark Fishbein Dr. (Author), Sibyl Cox (Author), Laura Walbert (Author)

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Quality of Life for People with Intellectual and Other Developmental Disabilities: Applications Across Individuals, Communities, and Systems  This book offers a blueprint to organizations and communities on how to enhance quality of life for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Price: $29.95