The Art of Caring for People With Intellectual Disabilities: Enhancing Quality of Life Through Attitudes, Education and Behaviour - Couverture souple

Williams, J; Jones, R

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 180388262X ISBN 13 : 9781803882628

Editeur : Pavilion Publishing (Brighton) Ltd, 2023

Synopsis

For many people with an intellectual disability, the attitude and behaviour of their carers is the key variable affecting their quality of life. Based on the principles of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), The Art of Caring for People with Intellectual Disabilities explores how carers can deepen their skills and attitudes in order to elevate and enhance the lives of the people they care for.

Focusing on the ACT concept of living in congruence with our own core values, the authors seek to help carers analyse their own values in relation to their role, and then to identify strategies that will help them live and work in line with these values. The book looks at the multifaceted nature of the caring role – from carer to nurse to companion and beyond – and considers how ACT approaches can help to overcome the range of potential challenges involved in caring for people with intellectual disabilities.

The Art of Caring for People with Intellectual Disabilities explores how the optimal level of caring elevates a set of skills and techniques into something that feels like an art form, and enhances the wellbeing of carers themselves – as well as providing a lasting, positive improvement to the lives of the individuals being cared for.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

ROBERT JONES is Honorary Professor of Clinical Psychology at Bangor University, UK, and a retired Consultant Clinical Psychologist. He was formerly Programme Director on the Bangor Clinical Psychology Training Programme and has held various senior positions in academia and the NHS over several decades. He is the author of over one hundred peer reviewed publications and several books.

JONATHAN WILLIAMS is a Principal Clinical Psychologist with NHS Wales. He has two decades of experience specialising in Intellectual Disabilities and has a particular expertise in ACT and related approaches. He sits on the UK and Ireland committee for the Association for Contextual Behavioural Science, and is also a committee member of the BPS Faculty for People with Intellectual Disabilities.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pavilion Publishing (Brighton) Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 180388262X
• ISBN 13: 9781803882628
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 216
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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