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Valuing People with a Learning Disability
Author: Steve Mee
Publisher: M&K Publishing
Pages: 204pp
ISBN: 9781905539666
Review
Steve Mee, senior lecturer in mental health at the University of Cumbria, offers an accessible and engaging insight into the challenges and rewards of supporting people with a learning disability.
He focuses on considering what is meant by valuing people as individuals and how this can be translated into everyday practice. In the book, he discusses many of the recent scandals that have affected people with learning disabilities and asks the question: if we really value people, why do we treat some of them so poorly?
In addition, he celebrates good practice and uses stories and real-life anecdotes to illustrate this. The content includes the historic context of supporting people with a learning disability, and also covers eugenics, attribution, public perception and the social construction of learning disabilities, normalisation and communication.
The final chapter looks at how we can value people more effectively and more visibly, and suggests possible areas for action. This is an enjoyable and thought-provoking read.
Reviewer: Simon Jones
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