How to break bad news to people with intellectual disabilities
Subtitle: a guide for careers and professionals
By: Irene Tuffrey-Wijne ; foreword by professor Baroness Sheila Hollins
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Philadelphia, PA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781849052801; 9780857005830
Subjects: Interpersonal communication; People with mental disabilities; Bad news; Communication
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / by professor Baroness Sheila Hollins; title: Background; title: Introduction; title: Intellectual disabilities; title: What is bad news?; title: Breaking bad news : knowledge, skill, and guidelines so far; title: Why we need new guidelines for breaking bad news; title: Guidelines for breaking bad news; title: Overview of the guidelines; title: Component 1: building a foundation of knowledge; title: Component 2: understanding; title: Component 3: people; title: Component 4: support; title: Using the guidelines; title: How can we break the knowledge down into chunks?; title: When can we start building knowledge?; title: Who can give chunks of knowledge?; title: Who should be told?; title: How much can someone with intellectual disabilities understand?; title: Communicating with people with intellectual disabilities; title: Can someone be harmed by receiving too much information?; title: Sudden bad news; title: What if people disagree about breaking bad news?; title: Some further advice; title: Examples of the model in practice; title: Introduction to the examples; title: Example a: Jeremy and Christine have cancer; title: Example b: Ahmed and Carol have to move; title: Example c: Moira, Ben, and Isabel's friend has dementia; title: Appendices; title: Appendix 1: Flow chart: a one-page overview; title: Appendix 2: Ten guiding questions; title: Appendix 3: The mental capacity act; title: Appendix 4: Resources; title: References.