Main description:

This textbook provides nurses, allied health and social care professionals with the background knowledge necessary to support individuals with intellectual disabilities and their families. It is a unique and viable resource which is particularly timely, as recent decades have seen a significant change in the demographics and associated care and support needs of this population.

The textbook is laid into four sections to provide a logical structure for the content with chapters developing key topic areas relevant to the field.

The introductory section sets the overall context for the book and considers the importance of developing an understanding of intellectual disability as a core concept identifying philosophies and models of service that underpin health and social care across the lifespan. Communication as a basis for caring and the overall concept of person-centred caring in a multidisciplinary context is considered. The second section explores key concepts from birth to adulthood exploring the nature of intellectual disability, the child with intellectual disability and other related neurodevelopmental conditions. The third section explores adulthood to older age and considers specific health care needs, understanding behaviour and other fundamental concepts including mental health, ageing and palliative care. The fourth and final section explores the integration of health and social care addressing such issues as supporting and enabling families, education, employment, and sexuality and relationships.

Edited by experienced and widely respected professionals, this textbook is written by international practitioners, educators and researchers who all play critical roles in working with individuals with intellectual disability and their families.

Contents:

Introduction Fintan Sheerin, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.Carmel Doyle, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
Section 1: Introduction to Key Concepts
Chapter 1: Foundations of Intellectual DisabilityRuth Northway, University of South Wales, United Kingdom.Edward Oloidi, University of South Wales, United Kingdom.
Chapter 2: Communication as a Basis for Person-Centred SupportAnne-Marie Martin, University College Cork, Ireland.Victoria Jones, Aderdare, Wales, United Kingdom.
Chapter 3: Care in a Multi/Interdisciplinary ContextAud Elisabeth Witso, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.Mary-Anne Donovan, Centre for Disability Studies and University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Chapter 4: Attachment, Cognitive Dissonance and Reciprocation in Intellectual Disability Care ProvisionJan de Vries, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.Eimear McGlinchey, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
Section 2: From Birth to Adolescence
Chapter 5: The Nature of Intellectual DisabilityLynne Marsh, Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.Paul McAleer, Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.

Chapter 6: Children and Adolescents with Intellectual DisabilityCarmel Doyle, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.Neil Kenny, Dublin City University, Ireland.
Chapter 7: Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Rare DiseasesSuja Somanadha, University College Dublin, Ireland.Norah Johnson, Marquette University, Milwaukee, USA.Anne Lalor, Ireland.
Chapter 8: Other Neurodevelopmental ConditionsCaroline Dalton O'Connor, University College Cork, Ireland.Helena Isabel da Silva Reis, Politechnico de Leira, Portugal.
Section 3: From Adulthood to Older Age
Chapter 9: Chronic Health Among Those with Intellectual DisabilityEilish Burke, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.Alyt Oppewal, Erasmus Medical Centre, Netherlands.Dederieke Maes-Festen, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Netherlands.Maire O'Dwyer, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
Chapter 10: Ageing and Intellectual DisabilityPhilip McCallion, Temple University, Pennsylvania, USA.Mary McCarron, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
Chapter 11: Intellectual Disability, Mental Health and Mental DisordersSandra Fleming, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.Carlos Manuel Pena Salazar, San Joan de Deu, Barcelona, Spain.
Section 4: Integrating Health and Social Perspectives
Chapter 12: The Social Contract of Care for People with an Intellectual DisabilityDamien Brennan, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.Maureen D'Eath, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
Chapter 13: Enabling Families to Support Adults with an Intellectual Disability to Live a Life of their ChoosingDarren McCausland, Trinity College Dublin and Stewarts Care, Ireland.Mary Anne O'Donovan, Centre for Disability Studies and University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Chapter 14: Social Integration and InclusionMaria Paiewonsky, University of Massachusetts, Boston, USA.Annie Gomes, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Kerry Watson, Department of Education and Training, Victoria, Australia.
Chapter 15: Supporting TransitionsMichael Brown, Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.Juliet McArthur, NHS Lothian and University of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Chapter 16: Sexuality, Gender Identity and RelationshipsJessica Mannion, Atlantic Technological University, Sligo, Ireland.Fintan Sheerin, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.