In her time there, she has been instrumental in minimising long-term detentions of people with learning disabilities under the Mental Health Act 1983. And last year, she was named the social justice ...

This quality standard covers identifying, assessing and regularly reviewing the care and support needs of people with a learning disability as they grow older. People with a learning disability have ...

Now 22, she has been a learning disability support worker for more than three years, helping to look after residents of a care home in Bournemouth.

By Becky Reynolds, British Association of Social Workers Learning Disability Awareness Week 2019 (17-23 June) saw the launch of an innovative framework to support social work practice with adults who ...

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has announced a significant expansion of its acute learning disabilities team, with recruitment already under way for more clinicians, support workers, and ...

Due to this systemic failure, only 4% of students receive a formal diagnosis or support, despite 20% of the population having a learning disability. Moreover, students of color and of low-income ...