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Risk Assessment in People With Learning Disabilities Carol Sellars (University of Warwick, UK)

Risk Assessment in People With Learning Disabilities By Carol Sellars (University of Warwick, UK)

Risk Assessment in People With Learning Disabilities by Carol Sellars (University of Warwick, UK)

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Risk Assessment in People with Learning Disabilities, Second Edition reflects legislative updates made over the past decade while continuing to demystify the process of assessing risk for people with intellectual impairment (previously called 'learning disabilities').

Risk Assessment in People With Learning Disabilities Summary

Risk Assessment in People With Learning Disabilities by Carol Sellars (University of Warwick, UK)

Risk Assessment in People with Learning Disabilities, Second Edition reflects legislative updates made over the past decade while continuing to demystify the process of assessing risk for people with intellectual impairment (previously called 'learning disabilities').
  • Revisits techniques of risk assessment outlined in First Edition in light of the recent legislative changes, most notably the 2005 Mental Capacity Act
  • Covers methods of assessing a person's capacity to consent in a range of situations, from the everyday, to complex medical or psychological scenarios
  • Covers implications of new guidelines issued in relation to the Care Programme Approach (CPA)

About Carol Sellars (University of Warwick, UK)

Carol Sellars is a retired Chartered Clinical and Forensic Psychologist. She worked for the NHS Trust for more than thirty years with a wide range of client groups with different types of problems.

Table of Contents

Preface: Introduction to Second Edition vii

Chapter 1 Assessing Risks in the Lives of People with Intellectual Impairment 1

Chapter 2 The Problem of Predicting Risk 13

Chapter 3 Assessing Risks and Establishing Care Plans 27

Chapter 4 Everyday Risks 47

Chapter 5 Parents with Intellectual Impairment 69

Chapter 6 Self-harm, Mental Illness and Risk 89

Chapter 7 Other Mental Disorders and Associated Risks 103

Chapter 8 Violence and Offending in People with Intellectual Impairment 123

Chapter 9 Sex Offenders with Intellectual Impairment 141

Chapter 10 Assessment of Risk with Those You Care For: the Way Forward 155

References and Suggested Further Reading 167

Index 171

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GOR008659396
9780470974858
0470974850
Risk Assessment in People With Learning Disabilities by Carol Sellars (University of Warwick, UK)
Carol Sellars (University of Warwick, UK)
Used - Very Good
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd
2011-08-26
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