Working in a youth offending team: the learning disability nurse's role.
This article highlights the importance of learning disability nurses' skills to youth offending teams. Through the use of a case study, it explains why this role is making a difference in one location in the U.K. and how it could and should make a difference in other youth offending teams.
Hepworth
Karina
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South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Kirklees, Huddersfield. karina.hepworth@kirklees.gov.uk
D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing*; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000458:organization & administration*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D015995:Prevalence; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012944:Social Support; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D035862:Vulnerable Populations