Publications

The following is a list of downloadable documents relating to learning disabilities, physiotherapy, research, legislation and legal frameworks. Documents are listed in order of date posted (most recent first) so please don’t forget to scroll through the different pages as some older documents may still be of significant interest to you. If you have any additional documents you think would be of interest to other members please send them to the Website Officer for consideration (details on contact us page).

The ACPPLD executive committee have included these documents on our site in good faith and in the belief they will be of interest and benefit to members. Their inclusion does not however indicate that the ACPPLD endorse all content of these documents.

  • Building the right support for people with a learning disability and/or autism - one year on and two years ahead

    The conference was an opportunity to reflect on what has been achieved in the year since Building the right support was published and to look forward to what needs done over the next 2 years

  • Information sharing and suicide prevention

  • Safe Practice in Rebound Therapy

    This is a revision of the original CSP Publication PA67 2007

    Any queries relating to the paper or practice of rebound therapy should be directed to Debbi Cook, Chair of RTACP Debbi.Cook@derbyshcft.nhs.uk.

  • Physiotherapy Works poster

    There are 2 versions of the poster. the completed poster in PDF format is available for downloading and printing.

    There is also a blank template version of the poster for members who wish to populate it with their own case studies

    If anyone wishes a partial version of the poster e.g. retaining some of

  • Twitter start up tips

    twitter start up guide, hints & tips

  • Challenging Behaviour - A unified approach

    Challenging Behaviour: A Unified Approach – Update is a revised and updated clinical and service guideline for supporting children, young people and adults with learning disabilities who are at risk of receiving abusive or restrictive practice. This guideline is jointly produced by the intellectual

  • Injury and Fall Prevention for People with Learning Disabilities

    Injuries and falls are a serious problem for people with learning disabilities. People with learning disabilities are twice as likely to experience an injury, compared to the general population, and between 6 and 8 times more likely to die as a result of their injury. Falls are the commonest cause

  • Postural Management study - preliminary findings

    Many of you will be aware of the recent study that Jenny Tinkler has carried out into Postural Management and indeed may have contributed to it. The links below are to some of the preliminary work and hope you find it interesting and useful.

    The title of Jenny's study was:

    Twenty-four hour

  • NHS England documents - developing LD services

    Supporting people with a learning disability and/or autism who display behaviour that challenges, including those with a mental health condition - A Service model for commissioners of health and social care services

    Building the right support - A national plan to develop community services and close

  • Resource - Supporting Dementia in LD 'Jenny's Diary'

    Jenny’s Diary is a free booklet and a set of postcards aimed at supporting conversations about dementia with people who have a learning (intellectual) disability. Conversations about dementia are never easy. All dementia strategies in the UK state that everyone is entitled to know of their diagnosis