Good Practice in Caring for Children with Special Needs Third Edition
By: Margaret O'Donovan, Angela Dare
ISBN: 978-1-4085-0490-1
RRP: £19.99
Good Practice in Caring for Children with Special Needs provides background on current legislation, advice on major changes in disability legislation and explains the most recent Special Educational Needs Code of Practice.
This book provides:
• Information about the Equality and Human Rights Commission and the Children’s Plan
• An overview of Every Child Matters
• Regular pointers to good, professional practice.
Good Practice Series:
• Essential reading for students looking to further their knowledge in these areas and for practitioners looking to keep abreast of legislation and best practice
• Theories are contextualised to aid students’ understanding through up-to-date examples of childcare
• Readers will be able to enhance learning and embed knowledge with a multitude of learning features throughout these texts.
Contents:
1. Background to disability and special needs
2. Perceptions of disability: access and inclusion
3. Legal framework; Code of practice; Children’s rights
4. Statutory services and support for children and their families
5. Care and support
6. Physical conditions
7. Inherited conditions
8. Conditions affecting communications and control
9. Complex conditions