Learning disabilities Blog Posts

• Staff training in bereavement improves knowledge but impact on practice unknown

  17 Sep 2012

  • John Northfield

  
• ACT training reduces staff stress but further research needed

  14 Sep 2012

  • John Northfield

  
• Study calls for training for police on identification of learning disability

  13 Sep 2012

  • John Northfield

  
• Bowel Cancer resource produced for people with learning disabilities in Scotland

  12 Sep 2012

  • John Northfield

  
• Review identifies disappointing results from trials of alzheimer’s treatment in older adults with learning disabilities

  11 Sep 2012

  • John Northfield

  
• Estimated prevalence of sleep problems in adults with learning disabilities varies widely says systematic review

  10 Sep 2012

  • John Northfield

  
• Heart rate and skin temperature offer insights into emotions of people with profound learning disabilities

  07 Sep 2012

  • John Northfield

  
• Shared decision making with parents of children with autism associated with higher satisfaction

  06 Sep 2012

  • John Northfield

  
• Short term exercise programme reduces anxiety states in people with learning disabilities

  05 Sep 2012

  • John Northfield

  
• Flexible proactive and boundary crossing are all features associated with good social care for people with complex needs

  04 Sep 2012

  • John Northfield