Day Services for People with Learning Disabilities
Day Services for People with Learning Disabilities by Philip Seed, published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers in 1996, offers a comprehensive examination of community care services for individuals with learning difficulties and disabilities. This 184-page volume updates previous works, presenting case studies that illustrate the functioning of these services while addressing the promotion of independent living in light of new community care legislation.
Readers will find a thorough exploration of the challenges and practices surrounding social services and welfare for those with intellectual and multiple disabilities. The book is particularly relevant for social workers, students of social work, and professionals involved in residential day care and support, providing insights into the evolving landscape of service provision and the implications of public policy on care practices.
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In this volume which updates and replaces Day Services for People with Mental Handicaps, Day Services for People with Severe Handicaps and Towards Independent Living, case studies are presented to illustrate the functioning of community care to provide services for people with learning difficulties/disabilities and with intellectual and multiple disabilities. Further chapters give consideration to the issues concerned with the promotion of independent living.
This new updated volume will cover many of the issues introduced in the previous editions, whilst also examining practice in the light of the impact of the new community care legislation on service provision. The book will be of especial interest to social workers, students of social work, and to residential day care and support staff and their trainers.
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