Case Study 2

Jack is 21 years old and has severe learning difficulties, limited vision, challenging behaviour and severe epilepsy. He requires constant one-to-one supervision. He attended a local special needs school until he was 13 and currently lives in your residential school, which is in a neighbouring county to his family home. The council wants to move him to a new placement, and Jack’s mother has come to you as she feels the suggested home is essentially an old people’s home and is concerned it will not meet his needs. Jack has been told he is moving and has not reacted well to the news.

1. How can you help in this situation?
2. How could you have told Jack about the move to the new home?
3. What can you do to help Jack cope with the transition?
4. What can you do to help Jack's mother cope with the transition?

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