Quality Enhancement In Developmental Disabilities
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Author | : Valerie J. Bradley |
Publisher | : Brookes Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : |
As person-centered services and supports become more prevalent, people with disabilities are enjoying more choices and opportunities - making it challenging to ensure the quality of every service offered. This timely book helps meet that challenge. Diverse contributors, including researchers, care providers, policy-makers, self-advocates, and family members, combine their expertise to help readers understand the changed expectations of people with disabilities and their families - and the resulting challenges to quality enhancement clarify the roles of Medicaid and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services address health and safety issues, including investigation of abuse, neglect, and death design databases that track outcomes and target areas for service improvement translate quality information into reliable quality enhancement approaches manage staffing challenges like recruitment, retention, and professional development consider future recommendations and policy directions Building on Bradley & Bersani's Quality Assurance for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities, this important resource clarifies the shift toward self-determination and individually tailored supports - and shows professionals in the human services field how to enhance service quality in this rapidly changing world.
Author | : Ralph Kober |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 435 |
Release | : 2010-09-24 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9048196507 |
This book contains a series of articles, written by international experts in the fields of intellectual disability and quality of life, that explore a broad range of issues that impact on the quality of life of people with intellectual disabilities and their families. The book commences with a general discussion on defining quality of life and family quality of life and the appropriateness of using these constructs in the field of intellectual disability, and is followed by an analysis on the effects of living arrangements and employment on quality of life. The book concludes with discussions on the unique issues facing children with intellectual disabilities and people living in developing countries and the effect these issues have upon their quality of life.
Author | : Robert L. Schalock |
Publisher | : American Association |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Developmentally disabled |
ISBN | : 9780940898967 |
The concepts of quality of life and personal outcomes -- Quality domains and indicators -- Measuring personal outcomes: an information collection process -- Managerial strategies: opening the doors inward -- Personal outcome measures: values and metrics for an integrated management system -- Rationale for systems-level performance indicators that reflect personal outcomes -- Considerations in developing performance indicators at the macro level -- How do I use performance indicator data? -- Reframing quality and rethinking quality improvement -- Emerging challenges and opportunities.
Author | : Jillian Pawlyn |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 2009-01-28 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 1444301535 |
Children and adults with profound and multiple learningdisabilities (PMLD) are among the most marginalised people insociety. They have some of the highest support needs and are mostreliant on services. This accessible text presents and promotescurrent best practice regarding interventions to meet the complexhealth needs of a person with profound & multiple learningdisabilities. Practical in focus, this text provides evidence-basedguidance on meeting the complex needs of a person with PMLD. The text presents a range of complex health needs that apractitioner may face, such as communication, nutrition, epilepsy,vision and mobility. Each practice-focused chapter provides cleardefinitions of the condition, with current evidence-basedbest-practice supporting the intervention. Written by a team of professionals who have wide experience andinterest in this subject area, this text will be invaluable for allthose working with, and caring for those with profound and multiplelearning disabilities.
Author | : Roy I. Brown |
Publisher | : Nelson Thornes |
Total Pages | : 380 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Handicapped |
ISBN | : 9780748732944 |
Interest in quality of life has increased considerably over recent years and is now making considerable impact amongst all practitioners concerned with people with disabilities. This book looks critically at the concepts, assessment and practice as they relate to quality of life issues in many fields of disability. The issues for professional training and practice are evaluated and the benefits of involvement in creative activities are examined. Vocational, social and leisure implications for quality of life considerations are also explored in a number of chapters. Case studies and examples are used throughout the book to make this edition accessible and of real practical use to all those working with people with disabilities.
Author | : Jan Šiška |
Publisher | : Charles University in Prague, Karolinum Press |
Total Pages | : 346 |
Release | : 2021-08-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 8024649535 |
Social services for people with disabilities have undergone substantial changes over time, in particular in the past two decades. Whilst lack of affordable and appropriate housing is a barrier to community living for many people with disabilities, it is only one part of the jigsaw. This book traces some of these changes, in particular related to living situation and support available, in a range of different countries and considers the factors that have influenced these changes. This book considers other aspects of what is needed to bring about real change in the lives of all people with disabilities.
Author | : Institute of Medicine |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 458 |
Release | : 2001-01-01 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 0309170931 |
Brain disordersâ€"neurological, psychiatric, and developmentalâ€"now affect at least 250 million people in the developing world, and this number is expected to rise as life expectancy increases. Yet public and private health systems in developing countries have paid relatively little attention to brain disorders. The negative attitudes, prejudice, and stigma that often surround many of these disorders have contributed to this neglect. Lacking proper diagnosis and treatment, millions of individual lives are lost to disability and death. Such conditions exact both personal and economic costs on families, communities, and nations. The report describes the causes and risk factors associated with brain disorders. It focuses on six representative brain disorders that are prevalent in developing countries: developmental disabilities, epilepsy, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, and stroke. The report makes detailed recommendations of ways to reduce the toll exacted by these six disorders. In broader strokes, the report also proposes six major strategies toward reducing the overall burden of brain disorders in the developing world.
Author | : John W. Jacobson |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 528 |
Release | : 2005-01-15 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 1135636117 |
What approaches to early intervention, education, therapy, and remediation really help those with mental retardation and developmental disabilities improve their functioning and adaptation? This book brings together leading behavioral scientists and practitioners to focus light on the major controversies surrounding such questions.
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Publisher | : American Association |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 9781935304043 |
This Manual contains the most current and authoritative information and knowledge on intellectual disability, including best practice guidelines on diagnosing and classifying intellectual disability and developing a system of supports for people living with an intellectual disability. Written by a committee of 18 experts, "Intellectual Disability: Definition, Classification, and Systems of Supports" (11th edition) is based on seven years of work on: (1) a synthesis of current information and best practices regarding intellectual disability; (2) numerous reviews and critiques of the 10th edition of the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (aaidd) definition manual; and (3) feedback from the field regarding a series of articles published by the Committee. This is the first official aaidd definition manual with the terminology "Intellectual Disability" (formerly mental retardation).
Author | : Karrie A. Shogren |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 379 |
Release | : 2017-09-21 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 3319590669 |
This handbook examines the wide-ranging applications of positive psychology in the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities. It discusses the change in perceptions of disability and the shifting use of traditional deficit-based treatments. It presents evidence-based approaches and strategies that promote individuals’ strengths and capacities and as well as provide supports and services to enhance quality of life. Chapters address medical and psychological aspects in intellectual and developmental disabilities, such as mindfulness, motivation, physical well-being, and self-regulation. The book also discusses uses of assessment practices in evaluating interventions and client outcomes. In addition, it explores ways practitioners, with positive psychology, can focus on what a person is capable of achieving, thereby leading to more effective approaches to care and treatment. Topics featured in the Handbook include: Translating the quality of life concept into practice. The Casual Agency Theory and its implications for understanding self-determination. The Mindfulness-Based Individualized Support Plan (MBISP) and its use in providing support to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The unique role that friendship plays to people’s lives and social well-being. Supported Decision-Making (SDM) as an alternative to guardianship. A positive psychology approach to aging and retirement. The Handbook of Positive Psychology in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities is a must-have resource for researchers, professors, and graduate students as well as clinicians and related professionals in clinical child and school psychology, behavioral therapy, social work, applied behavioral analysis, recreational therapy, occupational therapy, education, speech and language pathology, psychiatry, clinical medicine, and nursing.