How to Break Bad News to People with Intellectual Disabilities

This book offers a unique and flexible model that can be used by practitioners to ease the process of breaking bad news to people with intellectual disabilities. The result of a 2 year research study, the model addresses the many complex needs of this group and can be adapted to fit individual commu [...]
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This book offers a unique and flexible model that can be used by practitioners to ease the process of breaking bad news to people with intellectual disabilities. The result of a 2 year research study, the model addresses the many complex needs of this group and can be adapted to fit individual communication abilities and levels of understanding. The book explores the study's insights and offers highly practical and effective tips that will help carers and practitioners ensure that bad news is relayed as sensitively and successfully as possible. An easy-to-use and comprehensive guide, this book will be an invaluable resource of information for carers, health professionals such as doctors and nurses as well as families of people with learning disabilities.