Abstract
This guide has been written to help anyone working with the severely multiply handicapped to be able to do the following:
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Learn how to identify the physical problems of the patient.
Learn how to identify the physical problems of the patient.
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Discover how these problems affect the patient and what will happen if they are not treated.
Discover how these problems affect the patient and what will happen if they are not treated.
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Find out what methods could be used to treat some of these problems.
Find out what methods could be used to treat some of these problems.
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Develop a plan of action whereby the needs which have been identified are met.
Develop a plan of action whereby the needs which have been identified are met.
This guide is not designed to reduce the need for a physiotherapist but rather to enable the care giver and physiotherapist to communicate more effectively for the patient’s benefit.
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© 1986 Rachel Golding and Liz Goldsmith
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Golding, R., Goldsmith, L. (1986). Introduction to the Guide. In: The Caring Person’s Guide to Handling the Severely Multiply Handicapped. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-07780-9_1
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