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“SKILLS TO SHARE”
Author(s) -
Allen Peter J. H.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal of the british institute of mental handicap (apex)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.633
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1468-3156
pISSN - 0261-9997
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3156.1984.tb00232.x
Subject(s) - psychology , work (physics) , nursing , order (exchange) , period (music) , mentally retarded , medical education , medicine , developmental psychology , engineering , business , acoustics , mechanical engineering , physics , finance
This paper looks at the preparation of direct care staff who, after an initial three‐week orientation period, went on to work in the community with young people who are severely mentally handicapped, all of whom had previously been residents of Northgate Hospital. In order to move children and young people who are severely mentally handicapped back into the community, it is essential to devise a staff training programme which recognises the need for them to be seen in a positive way. This paper briefly describes the underlying values of the training period, its planning and content, and the project itself.