KHA735 Lecture 9: Professional Practice - disability sector
20 Sep 2018
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How do you adjust therapy for people with a physical disability. The reasons that they present for therapy are usually the same as other clients: but may be heightened by their specific disability. Often the same therapeutic techniques will work: just need some modification. Importance of knowing and being aware of what you don"t know. Most clinicians report wanting to know more or have more specific training in working with people with an intellectual disability. Definition: how can they function in activities of daily living, intellectual disability is a disability characterised by significant limitations in both intellectual functioning and adaptive behaviour, which covers many everyday social and practical skills. Wais etc are designed to work acceptably for this group of individuals. There is no clear indication of the threshold of performance needed to decide if a personal demonstrates decisional capacity. Placement of supports (social worker/carer creates a good mix of having independence from mother, but removed unlike the housemate)
