'There is a rush to find a vaccine but I doubt I would feel confident to accept a vaccine for me or my family that has been so quickly produced'
In my country, and perhaps in yours, we have had a valuable lesson about science not being an absolute. This cat is out of the bag now and should stay out.
Many vulnerable people live beyond the reach of public services and must cope on their own
Caring Activism: A 21st century concept of care
By Peter Limbrick. 2016
Back cover:
Think of rough sleepers in Europe’s capitals, of teenagers leaving care homes without aftercare, of elderly people str
Read more: How ordinary citizens can support vulnerable people when public services are ineffective
It is wrong to assume parents have to be exhausted and stressed
Early Childhood Intervention without Tears: Improved support for infants with disabilities and their families
By Peter Limbrick. 2017
In this book, Peter Limbrick suggests a significant reconfiguration or reframing of early
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A guide to help professionals support parents in bringing up their child
Bringing up babies and young children who have very special needs: A 21st century guide for parents, students and new practitioners
By Peter Limbrick. 2019.
A recent review. Extract: “The book is particularly useful for parents
Read more: How to bring up babies and young children who have very special needs
'This caring work might be only one of the low-paid jobs that the worker is compelled to take on to keep the home and family afloat'
In the UK, up to the 1980s, children and adults with special needs (mental, physical, mental and physical) could be incarcerated in ‘long-stay hospitals’ run by the NH
Families can be overloaded by too many proactitioners
Primary Interventionist in the Team Around the Child Approach
By Peter Limbrick. 2018
Extract:
“Long-term stress and strain in families can surely contribute to later mental ill-health for children, parents and other close family members. These m
Read more: How and when to offer families of children with disabilities just one main practitioner
--- vulnerable service users have no voice or power in vertical hierarchies ---
Horizontal Teamwork in a Vertical World: Exploring interagency collaboration and people empowerment
By Peter Limbrick. 2012.
From back cover:
We have constant reminders of how hospitals, schools, care
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--- multiagency, multidisciplinary, transdisciplinary ---
New book: Integration Made Possible
A practical manual for joint working
By Peter Limbrick 2020
From the Introduction
“This Manual takes the widest possible interpretation of integration from joint working between the major
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Cartoon © Martina Jirankova-Limbrick 2011