Ann Fudge Schormans, Fotina Hardy, Kathy Ellem, Michael Ashley Stein, Paul Harpur

Young People with Cognitive Disability in Transition to Adulthood

Stories of Survival and Aspiration in the Face of Adversity

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book presents the lived experiences of young people with cognitive disability transitioning to adulthood. Whether you are a young person yourself, a family member or friend, or a professional, this book shows what can lead to abuse of young people and what can promote young people's self-belief and resilience.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 269
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Dezember 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781009408707
• ISBN-10: 1009408704
• Artikelnr.: 71910781

Autorenporträt

Dr Kathy Ellem is a scholar, social worker, and disability advocate. Her interest in the disability sector has stemmed from her personal experience as a parent of a young man with cognitive disability. She values working inclusively with people with cognitive disability in research and social work practice.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Violence against young people with cognitive disability
3. Working in partnership with people with lived experience: an inclusive methodology
4. Amethyst's story
5. Experiences of young people with cognitive disability: the complex road to adulthood
6. The many faces of violence
7. Young people and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS): 'The standard cookie cutter approach'
8. Don't give up on us: young people's experiences of education and employment
9. Housing, home and mental wellbeing: the need for self-determination and safety
10. Young people's experiences of the child protection and criminal justice systems
11. Having someone in your corner
12. In the voices of participants: what needs to change
References
Index.