| Description |
ix, 253 pages |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Contents -- [toc1]Introduction: assessment in perspective -- [toc4]James Hogg and Arturo Langa -- [toc2]Part I: Conceptual issues in assessment -- [toc3]Chapter 1: Issues in the systematic assessment -- of quality of life -- [toc4]Robert A. Cummins -- [toc3]Chapter 2: Outside the box: assessment for -- life and work in the community -- [toc4]Patricia Noonan Walsh -- [toc3]Chapter 3: Interdisciplinary assessment of -- people with profound intellectual and -- multiple disabilities -- [toc4]Carla Vlaskamp -- [toc3]Chapter 4: The assessment of mental illness in -- individuals with intellectual -- disabilities -- [toc4]Edwin E. Mikkelsen, Lauren R. -- Charlot and Arturo Langa -- [toc3]Chapter 5: Issues in the assessment of -- challenging behaviour -- [toc4]Eric Emerson -- [toc3]Chapter 6: People with intellectual disabilities -- who offend or are alleged to have -- offended -- [toc4]Gillian Anderson -- [toc3]Chapter 7: The assessment of dementia in -- people with intellectual disabilities: -- context, strategy and methods -- [toc4]Chris Oliver and Sunny Kalsy -- [toc3]Chapter 8: Genetic syndromes and -- behavioural phenotypes -- [toc4]Robert M. Walley -- [toc2]Part II: Strategies and instruments -- [toc3]Chapter 9: Instruments assessing quality of -- life -- [toc4]Robert A. Cummins -- [toc3]Chapter 10: Assessment and employment of -- people with intellectual disabilities -- [toc4]Patricia Noonan Walsh -- [toc3]Chapter 11: Assessing people with profound -- intellectual and multiple disabilities -- [toc4]Carla Vlaskamp -- [toc3]Chapter 12: Commonly employed -- psychopathology instruments for -- individuals with intellectual -- disabilities -- [toc4]Lauren R. Charlot and Edwin -- J. Mikkelsen -- [toc3]Chapter 13: Instruments for assessing -- behavioural problems -- [toc4]Kirk Zimbelman -- [toc3]Chapter 14: People with intellectual -- disabilities who offend or are at risk -- of offending: assessing need and risk -- [toc4]Gillian Anderson -- [toc3]Chapter 15: The assessment of dementia in -- people with intellectual disabilities: -- key assessment instruments -- [toc4]Sunny Kalsy and Chris Oliver -- [toc3]Chapter 16: Behavioural phenotypes: -- approaches to assessment -- [toc4]Robert M. Walley -- [toc1]Index |
| Summary |
The Contributors to this volume cover the full spectrum of need, including adults with intellectual disabilities and additional mental health difficulties, behavioural problems, also considering those with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities, and those suspected of developing dementia. This handbook enables professionals working with adults with intellectual disabilities to establish the needs of individuals through systematic assessment and to employ such assessments to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the service which they provide |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
People with mental disabilities -- Psychological testing.
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People with disabilities -- Functional assessment.
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Medical care -- Needs assessment.
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Needs Assessment.
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Adult.
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Developmental Disabilities.
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Developmental Disabilities -- diagnosis.
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Dementia.
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Dementia -- diagnosis.
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Mentally Disabled Persons.
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Adult.
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Dementia.
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Dementia -- diagnosis.
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Developmental Disabilities.
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Developmental Disabilities -- diagnosis.
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Mentally Disabled Persons.
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Needs Assessment.
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| Author |
Hogg, James, 1940-
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Langa, Arturo.
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| LC no. |
2005011634 |
| ISBN |
9781405102209 paperback alkaline paper |
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1405102209 paperback alkaline paper |
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