How to Break Bad News to People with Intellectual Disabilities

How to Break Bad News to People with Intellectual Disabilities
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Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Total Pages : 194
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ISBN-10 : 9780857005830
ISBN-13 : 0857005839
Rating : 4/5 (839 Downloads)

Book Synopsis How to Break Bad News to People with Intellectual Disabilities by : Irene Tuffrey-Wijne

Download or read book How to Break Bad News to People with Intellectual Disabilities written by Irene Tuffrey-Wijne and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2012-09-15 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers unique and flexible guidelines that can be used by practitioners to ease the process of breaking bad news to people with intellectual disabilities. The guidelines, which are adaptable to individual communication ability and level of understanding, address the many complex needs of people with intellectual disabilities who can find understanding and accepting news that has a negative impact on their life a very difficult task. In the book, Irene Tuffrey-Wijne covers a range of different types of bad news, from bereavement and illness to more minor issues such as a change of accommodation, and offers highly practical and effective tips that will help carers and practitioners ensure that bad news is relayed as sensitively and successfully as possible. An easy-to-use and comprehensive guide, this book will be an invaluable resource of information for carers, health professionals such as doctors and nurses as well as families of people with intellectual disabilities.


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