Enabling Participation provides a key reference work for health and
education practitioners who wish to optimise outcomes for children,
young people and families where there is an individual with a childhood
onset neurodisability. By focusing on participation -- what is it, how
to measure it and how to influence it - the book aims to support
professionals to utilise the most recent developments in the field.
Written in five parts, the book provides the reader with knowledge about
the concept of participation; detailed understanding of how varying
contexts influence participation outcomes; how to measure participation
as an outcome and as a process; how to intervene to promote
participation outcomes; and future directions and challenges. Chapters
provide diverse examples of evidence-based practices and are enriched by
scenarios and vignettes to engage and challenge the reader to consider
how participation in meaningful activities might be optimised for
individuals and their families. The book's practical examples aim to
facilitate knowledge transfer, clinical application and service planning
for the future.