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Residential behaviour and staff interaction with people with intellectual disabilities and seriously challenging behaviour in residential services
- Authors:
- FELCE David, LOWE Kathy, BLACKMAN Derek
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap Research, 8(4), 1995, pp.272-295.
- Publisher:
- BIMH Publications
The behaviour of residents with severe intellectual disabilities and severely challenging behaviour and the interactions they received from staff were observed. Eight people lived in traditional hospitals and eight in community settings. The two groups were individually matched by adaptive ability. Looked at two case studies which, with other recent research, point to the impact which the content and focus of staff attention can have on resident activity patterns. Comparison to research on people with less severe challenging behaviour supports the contention that individuals with the most severe challenging behaviours tend to lead more impoverished lives.