In this video, we looked at some guidelines for communicating effectively with people with an intellectual disability. Thinking about these best practice guidelines, we’d like you to look at the …
Thinking about developing rapport with a person with an intellectual disability, it can be useful to break up your contact with them into different stages. Before the appointment Meeting the …
Well done on completing Week 2. You should now know more about the difficulties people with intellectual disabilities can face while communicating. You have learned about building rapport, about using …
In the previous step, we learned about making reasonable adjustment to our communication style to support people with intellectual disability in clinical practice. Consider the following fictional scenario and answer …
As you have learned from this week’s videos, people with intellectual disability experience more health inequalities and inequities than their non-disabled peers. How can we, as healthcare professionals, help people …
This video was developed with and acted by people with an intellectual disability. It represents the results from the IDS-TILDA study, which told us that almost 20% of older adults …
In this video, we explored the health disparities and challenges that people with an intellectual disability face when attending healthcare appointments. We’d like you to think for a moment about …
One of the main concepts that underpins policies relating to intellectual disability is ‘reasonable adjustment’. Reasonable adjustment describes the measures that can be taken to reduce the disadvantage experienced by …
As we have seen in the previous steps, despite much progress, health differences exist between people with an intellectual disability and the general population. Thinking about these differences, we can …
As we have explored in the video, people with an intellectual disability have differences in their health conditions compared to the general population. McCallion, P. et al (2013) Thinking about …
In our last step, we have seen the changes that have taken place in how society treats people with intellectual disabilities. Health service staff, however, must gain an understanding about …
The face of intellectual disability services has changed through time. In this article, we are going to explore some of the key thinkers of intellectual disability in history, and how …
As we have seen in this video, people with intellectual disability are now living much longer due to improved health and social care. Greater community integration and a move away …
We’ve now reached the end of Week 1, and thanks for all your comments and input into the course. Week 2 is all about communication. You will: Learn about the …
Each week, we will be asking you to reflect on a case study, and share your thoughts in the comment section below. The case study will be related to what …