1st Edition

A Feminist Ethnography of Secure Wards for Women with Learning Disabilities Locked Away

By Rebecca Fish Copyright 2018
186 Pages
by Routledge

186 Pages
by Routledge

186 Pages
by Routledge

What is life like for women with learning disabilities detained in a secure unit? This book presents a unique ethnographic study conducted in a contemporary institution in England. Rebecca Fish takes an interdisciplinary approach, drawing on both the social model of disability and intersectional feminist methodology, to explore the reasons why the women were placed in the unit, as well their... Read more

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1: One Year, One Unit

Chapter 2: Learning Disabled Women in Secure Services

Chapter 3: Life on the Unit

Chapter 4: Relationships on the Locked Ward

Chapter 5: Difficult Women?

Chapter 6: Moving On: Progression Through Services

Chapter 7: Intersections – Making Conclusions

Index

Biography

Rebecca Fish has been working with people with learning disabilities since 1997. Her early work explored the meaning of self-harm for people with learning disabilities and the staff who work with them. This work informed policy and practice in the UK. She completed her PhD in 2015 and works as a researcher for the Centre for Disability Research at Lancaster University.

In providing such a comprehensive picture into a part of our healthcare system that is often left unaddressed, A Feminist Ethnography of Secure Wards for Women with Learning Disabilities makes an essential contribution to both academia and wider society.

Disability and Society 2018