The purpose of this study was to investigate some of the factors that are related to job dissatisfaction and reasons for leaving teaching field for teachers of students with learning disabled in Saudi Arabia. A survey was developed for this study. Of the 350 surveys initially ma…
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This thesis draws on the experiences of 21 young people transitioning from a special school for students with labels of moderate learning difficulty, to further education college. Taking a disability studies approach, that is, viewing disability as a social and political respons…
Background: It is established that people with intellectual disabilities (ID) have an increased risk of poorer health than the general population. This population are more likely to experience obesity, type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease and premature death. The risks of obe…
Informed consent for pharmacogenomic testing in people with a learning disability Background Advances in genomic healthcare will enable medication to be tailored to each individual’s needs, based on subtle genetic variations. This will result in individuals being asked to consen…
The objective of the present study was to explore the strength and drawbacks of Learning Disability (LD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) labels on labelled children, general students and general teachers in the context of primary schools in Jeddah, Saudi Arab…
The commentary draws on a range of work to demonstrate the argument that policy and politics are of central importance in shaping social work in England. I outline the development of my practice wisdom and then examine the contested nature of social work knowledge. Drawing on my…
In recent years there has been increased focus on vulnerability and abuse however greater attention has been paid to this in relation to children, elders and in domestic situations. Within learning disability service there has been increasing attention on physical and sexual abu…
Response to Intervention (RTI) has been shown to be an effective process for intervention in the United States. Numerous meta-analyses have been conducted to demonstrate that overall effect sizes are strong with regard to RTI research. Because of the effectiveness in the United …