Caring for the Carers: A Guide to Help Paid Carers for People with Learning Disabilities

The care and support of people who have learning disabilities present many potential stressors to those who work with members of this client group, particularly if they have complex needs such as poor mental health, autism, sensory deficits or severe physical impairments.

Although some research has been undertaken to ascertain the nature of those stressors and identify coping strategies, this is not readily available and so poorly understood or implemented by paid carers, supporters and managers who work with people with learning disabilities in community, residential and treatment settings.

This book not only uses that research, but also the extensive experience and knowledge gained by Alan Nuttall as a carer, nurse and manager over the last 43 years to provide a greater insight into the factors that cause paid supporters stress and also practical strategies to counteract and lessen that stress.

Special attention has been given to factors such as coping with challenging behaviour, communicating with other agencies and relatives, coping with the death of service users and the impact of working conditions associated with residential and community care.

Ingrijirea si sprijinul persoanelor cu dizabilitati de invatare prezinta multi potentiali factori de stres pentru cei care lucreaza cu membrii acestui grup de clienti, mai ales daca au nevoi complexe, cum ar fi sanatatea mintala precara, autismul, deficientele senzoriale sau deficientele fizice severe. a fost intreprins pentru a constata natura acestor factori de stres si pentru a identifica strategiile de coping, acest lucru nu este usor disponibil si este atat de slab inteles sau implementat de ingrijitorii platiti, sustinatorii si managerii care lucreaza cu persoanele cu dizabilitati de invatare in mediul comunitar, rezidential si de tratament. foloseste doar acea cercetare, dar si experienta extinsa si cunostintele acumulate de Alan Nuttall in calitate de ingrijitor, asistent medical si manager in ultimii 43 de ani pentru a oferi o perspectiva mai mare asupra factorilor care cauzeaza stresul platit suporterilor si, de asemenea, strategiile practice pentru a contracara si a reduce stres. O atentie speciala a fost acordata unor factori precum gestionarea comportamentului provocator, comun gazduirea cu alte agentii si rude, gestionarea decesului utilizatorilor de servicii si impactul conditiilor de munca asociate ingrijirii rezidentiale si comunitare.