Clinical

Our clinical nursing articles aim to inform and educate nurse practitioners and students. This is achieved through the publication of peer-reviewed, evidence-based, relevant and topical articles.

Person-centred care planning for clients with complex needs

This case study describes one aspect of successful person-centred planning by intellectual...

How people with learning disabilities can help train professionals

In Bradford, the Healthier Lives group, part of Bradford People First, and a local strategic...

Consent to contraceptive treatment among clients with epilepsy

Aim To improve the treatment, care and monitoring of women with learning disabilities who...

Role of mindfulness in reducing challenging behaviour

This article describes part of the evaluation of the mindfulness programme, which has been...

Dysphagia in people with learning disabilities

Dysphagia has a detrimental effect on quality of life, particularly among people with...

Parental perspectives on the care of children with autism

The author of this article, a nursing student, proposes a model of support for families in...

Establishing and evaluating an assertive outreach team

The evidence base for assertive outreach services in the UK is limited. Five established...

Reducing harmful sexual behaviour in adolescents

Children and young people with learning disabilities are over-represented among perpetrators...

Role of carers’ assessments in behaviour analysis

Research has shown positive behaviour support to be effective in minimising challenging...

Enhancing service users’ capacity and capability

This article describes the implementation of an eight-week programme to teach research...

Care of adults with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities

The aim of the research described here was to determine precisely the role of registered...

Credit where it is due: clients’ contribution to academic research

When the contributions of a group of people with autism and Asperger syndrome to a study of...

Person-centred planning and the recovery approach

Comparisons of recovery-oriented and person-centred approaches to the care of people with...

A Step-By-Step ABA Curriculum for Young Learners with Autism Spectrum Disorders

AS THIS book’s title indicates, it presents a series of teaching activities for...

Helping Service Users to Understand Dementia

As people with learning disabilities live longer, they become more likely to experience or...

Carers’ commitment to behavioural support plans

Many people with learning disabilities exhibit some form of challenging behaviour. Research...

A Guide to Practical Health Promotion

EACH CHAPTER of this Open University guide to health promotion begins with a clear...

Autism

THESE GUIDELINES, which were drafted by academics, clinicians and people on the...

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