Working with People with Learning Disabilities

Victoria Jones is a Specialist Systemic Family Psychotherapist, Registered Nurse for People with Learning Disabilities and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.Dr Mark Haydon-Laurelut is Senior Psychological Therapist Family and Systemic Psychotherapy/Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Portsmouth, UK

• What is Systemic?What is Social Construction and what does it Offer Learning Disability Scholarship and Practice?Understanding disabling barriers faced by people with learning difficulties: The social model and beyondWhose story is it anyway? A Narrative Approach to working with people affected by Learning Disabilities, their families and networksBeginning to Work Systemically: Working with ReferralsWorking in the Context of a Diagnosis: systemic practice and autistic spectrum conditionsSystemic ideas in the context of working with children and familiesEvolving education (Psychology) Perspectives on Systemic WorkingSystemic Ideas and Positive Behaviour Support in a crisis serviceWorking Systemically with Multi-Disciplinary TeamsUsing Systemic ideas in an in-patient settingGuide to a Good Day (G2GD) A WRAP for People with Learning Disabilities and their Support NetworkWhen someone dies: Practices of witnessing and rememberingSystemic ideas in the context of supervision and reflective practiceEvidence Based Practice, Practice Based Evidence and Warm DataWorking systemically when you are not a qualified Family TherapistAscribed RolesApplying the coordinated management of meaningCultural GenogramsCuriosityDiversity IS GRACEEngaging people with learning disabilities in family and network meetingsFrom either/or to both/andIrreverenceMy restraint storyPrejudicesReflecting conversationsReframingRelational Reflexivity

This volume weaves together the most critical work in systemic theory and practice, transforming the terrain of professional practice with people identified with learning disabilities. It offers an abundance of conceptual and practical resources for practitioners, researchers, communities, clients, and families.