Tizard Learning Disability Review: Volume 16 Issue 3

The development of a sex offender assessment and treatment service within a community learning disability team (The SHEALD Project): part 2

Liam Newton, Sophie Bishop, Jon Ettey, Judith McBrien

This is the second of two papers which aims to describe the development of a sex offender assessment and treatment service for men with intellectual disability (ID) within a…

The development of a sex offender assessment and treatment service within a community learning disability team (the SHEALD project): part 2

Angela Olsen, Michael Ravey

This paper aims to provide a commentary on the previous paper in this issue on “The development of a sex offender assessment and treatment service within a Community Learning…

Staffing numbers and active support: a case study

Roger J. Stancliffe, Anthony D. Harman, Sandy Toogood, Keith R. McVilly

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of staffing levels (one or two staff) on the amount of assistance provided to residents in one group home, and associated…

Is there a case for community learning disability teams considering the spiritual needs of people with learning disabilities?

Claire Wilson

National guidance in Scotland says that spirituality is part of healthcare. This paper aims to review some of the evidence that this is a relevant but neglected topic across the…

Intellectual Disability and Ill Health: A Review of the Evidence

Jean O'Hara, Jane McCarthy, Nick Bouras

Can clinicians and carers make valid decisions about others' decision‐making capacities unless tests of decision‐making competence and capacity include emotionality and neurodiversity?

Robin Mackenzie, John Watts

The purpose in writing this paper is to highlight the lack of knowledge of many who are involved in capacity assessments, especially non‐professionals such as carers of the…

Changing the world

Peter McGill

Change of ownership for Pier Professional

Rebecca Marsh