Adult Learning and Personality Disorders

Using Time, Not Doing Time: Practitioner Perspectives on Personality Disorder and Risk

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 167-179

  Jackson, Perdita ^a   Thurlow, Clare ^b   Underwood, David ^b  

^a Institute for Learning   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adult learning and personality disorders; Assessment phase using profile of learners; Cognitive development; Education department's involvement social proficiency and personal development, major contributor to treatment process; Education playing a triple role in society; Education to enhance therapeutic interventions; Effects of personality disorder on individuals; Functional skills development; Learners' basic skills in literacy and numeracy gaining understanding of learning styles; Personality disorder problematical pattern of inner experiences and behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886476240     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470710647.ch12     Document Type: Chapter

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