This article discusses ‘special observation’, a practice used in inpatient units and in mental health and learning disability services. I present some perspectives on this practice from women detained on locked wards, and staff members. Despite the many valid criticisms, I show that constant observations can be used as a way to harness engagement and to improve relationships between staff and residents
Background: Observation is an important approach to care that is commonly used in in-patient learnin...
This ethnographic project explored the lives of women with learning disabilities on three locked war...
Background: Observation is an important approach to care that is commonly used in inpatient learning...
his article discusses ‘special observation’, a practice used in inpatient units and in mental health...
Aim – To more fully understand the experiences of seclusion in a learning disability service for wom...
Background: The move to community support for all people with intellectual disabilities is an aspira...
This presentation describes the experiences of women who were detained in a secure mental health uni...
Aim: To more fully understand the experiences of seclusion in a learning disability service for wome...
What is life like for women with learning disabilities detained in a secure unit? This book presents...
Purpose – This paper aims to review research of relevance to women with learning disabilities, focus...
What is life like for women with learning disabilities detained in a secure unit? This book presents...
In intellectual disability services, women’s sexuality has long been considered a problem, with wome...
This article investigates the consequences of unlocking psychiatric wards and allowing male and fema...
There is disagreement among psychiatric professionals about whether the doors of acute psychiatric w...
Journal editorial to accompany an article published in the same journal. This is the peer reviewed v...
Background: Observation is an important approach to care that is commonly used in in-patient learnin...
This ethnographic project explored the lives of women with learning disabilities on three locked war...
Background: Observation is an important approach to care that is commonly used in inpatient learning...
his article discusses ‘special observation’, a practice used in inpatient units and in mental health...
Aim – To more fully understand the experiences of seclusion in a learning disability service for wom...
Background: The move to community support for all people with intellectual disabilities is an aspira...
This presentation describes the experiences of women who were detained in a secure mental health uni...
Aim: To more fully understand the experiences of seclusion in a learning disability service for wome...
What is life like for women with learning disabilities detained in a secure unit? This book presents...
Purpose – This paper aims to review research of relevance to women with learning disabilities, focus...
What is life like for women with learning disabilities detained in a secure unit? This book presents...
In intellectual disability services, women’s sexuality has long been considered a problem, with wome...
This article investigates the consequences of unlocking psychiatric wards and allowing male and fema...
There is disagreement among psychiatric professionals about whether the doors of acute psychiatric w...
Journal editorial to accompany an article published in the same journal. This is the peer reviewed v...
Background: Observation is an important approach to care that is commonly used in in-patient learnin...
This ethnographic project explored the lives of women with learning disabilities on three locked war...
Background: Observation is an important approach to care that is commonly used in inpatient learning...