...Liam Robson; Daniel Graham; Sophie Connolly; Jen Rhodes Purpose This paper aims to describe key features of the dementia pathway in a community learning disability team and provide an audit of screening assessments. Design/methodology/approach The data of all service users on the pathway...

.... The full terms of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode Human rights Learning disabilities Intellectual disability Assessment Unmet health needs Adult social care Intellectual disabilities are a heterogeneous condition with varying aetiologies...

...Emile Gardner; Sean Slater Purpose This paper aims to describe three dementia assessment services for people with intellectual disabilities to provide professionals with insight into planning this type of service. Design/methodology/approach Three services in England were contacted via email...

...Karen Dodd Purpose The purpose of this paper is to consider the issue of types of assessment offered by services for people with learning disabilities from the research study “A Comparison of Dementia Assessment Services for People with Intellectual Disabilities”. Design/methodology/approach...

...Valerie Gant Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a commentary on “Older carers of people with learning disabilities: their experiences with local authority assessment processes and personnel” written by Rachel Forrester-Jones. Design/methodology/approach This commentary considers...

... the components that would be essential in a care pathway including the need for comprehensive assessment addressing functional assessment of behaviour, underlying medical and organic factors, psychological/psychiatric factors, communication and social/environmental factors leading to a clear formulation...

.... Design/methodology/approach The clinical use of the ABC and similar measures is discussed and contrasted with function-based approaches to assessment. Findings While classification tools such as the ABC have played an important role in developing the understanding of challenging behaviour...

... with a disability in Australia. Overseen by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA), the NDIS delivers disability support based on an individual’s needs and choices. Participants are individually assessed by a representative of the NDIA, and actively involved in a discussion regarding their current...

... risk factor for falling. Furthermore, the fear of falling can have a marked negative influence on gait characteristics (Ayoubi et al., 2015). Given the role that behavioural aspects play in effective fall prevention, assessing fear of falling should be routinely integrated into the screening...

... with intellectual disability (ID). To facilitate the use of the BPI-S in clinical services to assess behavior change, the purpose of this paper is to describe how to use BPI-S clinically significant and reliable change (RC) scores. Design/methodology/approach Data were gathered on 265 adults with ID known...

...Hilary Brown Purpose In commenting on the issues raised by Drake et al. the purpose of this paper is to discuss three areas of practice: assessing capacity in the presence of intransigence and/or rigid patterns of thinking and behaviour; understanding addiction in this context...

...Steve M Rose Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a commentary on “Assessing children’s swallowing: parent and professional perceptions”. Design/methodology/approach – The commentary is a narrative review of the paper from a community-based SLT practitioner perspective looking...

... is often the instrumental method of assessment used to exclude or confirm aspiration. The purpose of this paper is to investigate parental and referrer perceptions of the reasons for and the outcomes of videofluoroscopy. Design/methodology/approach – Data were gathered through the use of structured...

...Fern Faux Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to reflect on how developments in evidence-based intervention and assessment frameworks are centrally important in implementing assessment structures for non-accredited learning of students with special educational needs. It brings together two...

... people with learning difficulties. It currently exists as an online resource that offers practitioners a framework for assessment (with an online recording tool), information and downloadable resources. Design/methodology/approach – The approach to the development of Sounds of Intent has been...

... strategies which need to be applied to clinical practice if any improvement is to happen in the care of PWID. Intellectual disability Mental Capacity Act Assessment Learning disabilities Profound intellectual and multiple disabilities Valuing people It is recognised that, as people...

...Judith McBrien; Liam Newton; John Banks Managing the risk of sex offending and sexually harmful behaviour presented by some men with intellectual disabilities is enhanced if community services map the number in their catchment area, apply appropriate risk assessment and management methods...