Beschreibung:
Caring for the Child with Complex Needs in Community Settings provides a valuable overview of the key factors relating to caring for children with complex and continuing care needs. Despite its frequent and increasing use, complex care needs is a term without an agreed definition. This shortfall of knowledge is addressed in this book through critical discussion of evidence-based research and current health, social and education policy. It brings together the latest knowledge into one text providing practitioners with the crucial information needed when working with this diverse and broad group of children. Caring for the Child with Complex Needs in Community Settings explores caring for technology-dependent children who require respiratory assistance; caring for children who require home enteral tube feeds; and caring for children with complex disabilities. It looks at multi-agency care, respite care for families, social service support and educational support of children with complex needs. Practitioners from health, social services and education backgrounds have contributed to the chapters using case studies, while a parent of a child with complex needs has provided a personal view of caring. This accessible and practical text provides core knowledge and vital insight required for successful delivery of community care for children with complex and continuing care needs.
Caring for the Child with Complex Needs in CommunitySettings provides a valuable overview of the key factorsrelating to caring for children with complex and continuing careneeds. Despite its frequent and increasing use, complex care needsis a term without an agreed definition. This shortfall of knowledgeis addressed in this book through critical discussion ofevidence-based research and current health, social and educationpolicy. It brings together the latest knowledge into one textproviding practitioners with the crucial information needed whenworking with this diverse and broad group of children.Caring for the Child with Complex Needs in CommunitySettings explores caring for technology-dependent children whorequire respiratory assistance; caring for children who requirehome enteral tube feeds; and caring for children with complexdisabilities. It looks at multi-agency care, respite care forfamilies, social service support and educational support ofchildren with complex needs. Practitioners from health, socialservices and education backgrounds have contributed to the chaptersusing case studies, while a parent of a child with complex needshas provided a personal view of caring. This accessible andpractical text provides core knowledge and vital insight requiredfor successful delivery of community care for children with complexand continuing care needs.
1. Defining children with complex needs.2. Commissioning care of children with complex needs.3. Caring for technology-dependent children who requirerespiratory assistance 4. Caring for children with complex needswho require home enteral tube feeds 5. Caring for children withcomplex disabilities.6. Multi-agency care for children with complex needs.7. Being a parent of a child with complex needs - whatsupport works.8. Respite care or short breaks for families of children withcomplex needs.9. Social service support for disabled children, children withcomplex needs and their families.10. Educational support of children with complex needs