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Changing behaviour in a residential group setting for elderly people with learning difficulties
- Author:
- CIGNO Katy
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 23(6), December 1993, pp.629-642.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Group living is not an easy situation for residents and staff. A client with a long history of institutionalised care and aggressive behaviour proves to be a challenge to care staff who attempt to improve the quality of her life and that of her fellow residents through behavioural intervention aimed at reducing the number of disruptive incidents and increasing the use of social skills and activities for this client. The results indicate a lessening of incidents of 'unreasonable behaviour' and an increase in self-esteem. The appropriateness of this approach to elderly clients' problems is discussed.