How to break bad news to people with intellectual disabilities a guide for careers and professionals / Irene Tuffrey-Wijne ; foreword by Sheila Hollins.

Author/creator Tuffrey-Wijne, Irene, 1963-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon ; Philadelphia, PA : Jessica Kingsley Publishers,
Description189 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
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Contents Foreword / by professor Baroness Sheila Hollins -- Background -- Introduction -- Intellectual disabilities -- What is bad news? -- Breaking bad news : knowledge, skill, and guidelines so far -- Why we need new guidelines for breaking bad news -- Guidelines for breaking bad news -- Overview of the guidelines -- Component 1: building a foundation of knowledge -- Component 2: understanding -- Component 3: people -- Component 4: support -- Using the guidelines -- How can we break the knowledge down into chunks? -- When can we start building knowledge? -- Who can give chunks of knowledge? -- Who should be told? -- How much can someone with intellectual disabilities understand? -- Communicating with people with intellectual disabilities -- Can someone be harmed by receiving too much information? -- Sudden bad news -- What if people disagree about breaking bad news? -- Some further advice -- Examples of the model in practice -- Introduction to the examples -- Example a: Jeremy and Christine have cancer -- Example b: Ahmed and Carol have to move -- Example c: Moira, Ben, and Isabel's friend has dementia -- Appendices -- Appendix 1: Flow chart: a one-page overview -- Appendix 2: Ten guiding questions -- Appendix 3: The mental capacity act -- Appendix 4: Resources -- References.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 182-184) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
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LCCN 2012014307
ISBN9781849052801 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN1849052808 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780857005830 (e-ISBN)
ISBN0857005839 (e-ISBN)

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