Preventing the emotional abuse and neglect of people with intellectual disability : stopping insult and injury / Sally Robinson ; foreword by Hilary Brown.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 206-213) and indexes.

Part One. Setting the Scene ; 1. Gaining new understanding about abuse through the lens of lived experience ; 2. What is this harm? ; 3. What does this mean for practice? -- Part Two. Stories of Lived Experience ; 4. Insult and injury ; 5. Systemic concerns -- Part Three. Making Change and Moving Forward ; 6. What do these experiences mean for other people with intellectual disability? ; 7. What do these experiences mean for practice and policy? ; 8. New insights into the problem ; 9. Implications for making change ; 10. Concluding remarks.

"Preventing the Emotional Abuse and Neglect of People with Intellectual Disability throws light onto the traumatic experiences faced by people with intellectual disability living in disability accommodation services. Through the narratives of nine people with intellectual disability and their family members, it reveals: the problem of systematic abuse; the cumulative impact of emotional and psychological abuse and neglect over time; recognition of the abuse by people with intellectual disability; and the lack of moral authority afforded to them in abuse acknowledgement and reporting. The author suggests a number of positive approaches and methods to help all those working with people with intellectual disability to prevent emotional abuse, respond appropriately and effectively support the recovery of victims."--Publisher's website.

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