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Contemporary Issues in Choice Making for People with a Learning Disability: Part 1: Underlying Issues in Choice Making
Author(s) -
Wilson Eve
Publication year - 1992
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.1468-3156.1992.tb00654.x
Subject(s) - autonomy , making of , learning disability , dimension (graph theory) , compliance (psychology) , psychological intervention , psychology , process (computing) , social psychology , medicine , nursing , developmental psychology , political science , computer science , management , economics , law , mathematics , pure mathematics , operating system
The principles of normalisation have offered a radical change from compliance to autonomy for many people. Skill‐teaching in each dimension of the person's daily living activities has been promoted as the prime role of the carer. Yet developing the skills and awareness needed for choice making for both the carer and the person with a learning disability have been largely neglected. This article offers ideas for interventions which can be introduced at any stage of the person's development along with a more general look at the choice‐making process.