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Part I. General principles. Introduction -- Common themes / with Amanda Easton -- Types of groups -- Diversity issues / Lia D. Falco -- Group composition -- Ethical considerations -- Training considerations -- Part II. Specific disabilities. Sensory disabilities -- Psychiatric disabilities -- Cognitive disabilities -- Physical disabilities / with Gabrielle Ficchi -- Chronic health conditions -- Part III. Resources. Recap and conclusions -- Exercises and resources.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Handouts -- List of Worked Examples -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Copyrights -- Introduction -- 1 Assessment -- INTRODUCTION -- COMMUNICATION AND THE ADULT WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY -- Comprehension -- Vocabulary -- Complexity of ideas -- Sentence construction -- Sentence length -- Expression -- Method of expression -- Vocabulary -- Complexity of utterances -- Fluency -- Volume/Rate/lntonation/Pitch -- Articulation -- Use of language -- Social skills -- COMMUNICATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT -- The environment -- Relationships -- Choke -- Respect and dignity -- Personal development -- Community presence -- ADDITIONAL FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED -- Culture and race -- Sensory information -- Communicating with someone who has a hearing 1055 -- Communicating with someone who has a visual impairment -- ASSESSMENT -- Introduction to core themes -- Background information -- Plan of assessment -- Assessment of comprehension -- Senten ce comprehension -- Abstract concepts -- Senten ce comprehension -- Abstract concepts -- Assessment of expression -- Vocabulary -- Expression at senten ce level -- Fluency -- Volume/Rate/lntonation/Pitch -- Articulation -- Assessment of the environment -- FOLLOWI NG ASSESSMENT -- SUMMARY OF ASSESSMENT - WORKED EXAMPLE -- BACKGROUND INFORMATION -- LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING -- EXPRESSIVE SKILLS -- SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INTERVENTION -- ACTION PLAN -- 2 Challenging Behaviour -- INTRODUCTION -- WHAT DO WE MEAN BV CHALLENGING BEHAVIOUR? -- INCIDENCE OF CHALLENGING BEHAVIOUR IN PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES -- UNDERSTANDING THE CAUSES OF CHALLENGING BEHAVIOUR -- 1 Being unable to communicate a need -- 2 Being confused -- 3 Being in pain -- 4 Medication change -- 5 Inactivity

Bradshaw reviews 'Love and Saint Augustine' by Hannah Arendt and edited with an interpretive essay by Joanna Vecchiarelli Scott and Judith Chelius Stark.

Examines the Iranian nuclear crisis. Discussion begins with a look at why engaging Iran militarily could cost the United States much more than the Iraq invasion. The utility of other pressure tactics, eg, sanctions, is considered, before addressing whether Iran is indeed pursuing nuclear weapons.