The impact of staff training on the knowledge of support staff in relation to bereavement and people with an intellectual disability

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 194-200

  Watters, Laura ^a   Mckenzie, Karen ^b   Wright, Rachel ^c  

^a NHS AYRSHIRE AND ARRAN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c Kirklands Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bereavement; Staff knowledge; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865368022     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: 14683156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3156.2011.00693.x     Document Type: Article

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