Full Description
This unique resource book explores what wellbeing, community participation and independence mean to young people with profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD). Bringing together results of an extensive survey of more than 100 schools that teach young people with PMLD, the authors present many innovative ways in which schools are working to ensure young people with PMLD have lives of value that are as rich and meaningful as possible.
Organised into three cohesive parts, this book provides a comprehensive insight into established theories and current perspectives on wellbeing and independence for people with PMLD before exploring the results from the Lives Lived Well survey and other international research, and then it helpfully illustrates best practice in action with a close look at an established, very successful specialist school.
This book can be used as a guide, resource and inspiration for adults sharing their lives with young people with PMLD - whether practitioners or parents - and concludes by asking what we can learn from these young people to support us all in living life to the full.
Contents
1. Introduction Part One 2. What do we mean by wellbeing? 3. What do we mean by independence? 4. Wellbeing and independence in international and UK national policy Part Two 5. An introduction to the 'Lives Lived Well' surveys 6. The 'Lives Lived Well' surveys: Wellbeing 7. The 'Lives Lived Well' surveys: Independence 8. The 'Lives Lived Well' surveys: Wellbeing and independence beyond school 9. The 'Lives Lived Well' surveys: The link between policy and practice Part Three Focus on Chailey Heritage School 10. Welcome to Chailey Heritage School! 11. Supporting wellbeing at Chailey Heritage School 12. Supporting independence at Chailey Heritage School 13. Conclusion
