Keeping it together: a guide for support staff working with people whose behaviour is challenging

Authors:
WOODWARD Peter, HARDY Steve, JOYCE Theresa
Publisher:
Pavilion
Publication year:
2007
Pagination:
86p.
Place of publication:
Brighton

This guide has been written for support staff, working with people with learning disabilities, who are new to challenging behaviour or facing it for the first time. It is a self-help guide and provides practical and realistic information on how direct care staff can develop strategies to support people whose behaviour is challenging and develop their skills in this area. This resource has been written in plain English making it ideal for those without formal psychology training. It also includes a section on how people with learning disabilities view challenging behaviour as well as a useful glossary of terms.

Subject terms:
learning disabilities, long term care, self-help, social care staff, challenging behaviour;
Content type:
learning resource
ISBN print:
978 1 84196 189 2

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