Deafness and Challenging Behaviour

Challenging behaviours, such as aggression and violence, are more common in deaf people than hearing people. Filling a crucial gap in the international market, this book will appeal equally to those who work occasionally or entirely with Deaf or hearing impaired client groups of all ages. <p>Multi-disciplinary professionals with specialist knowledge of working with deaf people explore aspects of mild to severe challenging behaviour with reference to its cause, assessment, prevention and management.</p> <p>This book will be of relevance to professionals and carers involved in the delivery of actual and potential aggression management in the fields of</p> <ul> <li>Mental health</li> <li>Education</li> <li>Learning disability</li> <li>Speech and language therapy</li> <li>Prison and forensic services</li> <li>Audiology</li> <li>Nursing</li> </ul> <p>International contributors, providing a wealth of easily accessible knowledge, consider this extremely heterogeneous group from neurological, behavioural, socio-political, service user, psychodynamic and systemic perspectives.</p>