Nicola Grove 

Guidelines to help staff understand what people with severe and profound learning disabilities are communicating, particularly in the context of decision making.

The guidelines include procedures for:

• gathering information and considering the likely prefernces of a person with a learning disability

• arranging a formal discussion with a person with a learning disability to discover their wishes, checking interpretations

The guide is suitable for use by people who live and work alongside people with severe and profound learning disabilities.

'..an informative and user friendly guide'
Lynne Westwood, Working with People who have a Learning Disability