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The HARC challenging behaviour project: report 1: persistence and change in challenging behaviour of people with learning disability
- Authors:
- KIERNAN Chris, et al
- Publisher:
- University of Manchester. Hester Adrian Research Centre
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 28p.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
In 1994 the Department of Health commissioned the Hester Adrian Research Centre at the University of Manchester and the Centre for Health Economics at the University of York to undertake a series of projects to investigate aspects of challenging behaviour shown by people with learning disability. These projects extended workv previously undertaken at the Hester Adrian Research Centre. In particular they built upon a study of the prevaence of challenging behaviour in the areas served by seven District Health Authorities in the North West of England in 1988.
Research to practice: implications of research on the challenging behaviour of people with learning disability
- Editor:
- KIERNAN Chris
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 378p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Clevedon
Research report. Looks at: the epidemiology of self-injury amongst people with severe learning difficulties; assessing the prevalence of aggressive behaviour and the effectiveness of interventions; challenging behaviour; family responses and the impact on families of children with learning difficulties who show challenging behaviour; behaviour modification; supporting people with severe learning difficulties and challenging behaviour in ordinary housing; the special development team; service provision for people with mild learning difficulties; staff training; and future directions for research and service development.