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Positive behaviour support and active support: essential elements for achieving real change in services for people whose behaviour is described as challenging
- Author:
- OCKENDEN John
- Publisher:
- United Response
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 20
- Place of publication:
- London
The purpose of this resource is to demonstrate the extent to which Active Support underpins the effective implementation of Positive Behaviour Support and the role it can play in supporting people with challenging behaviour. Positive Behaviour Support focuses attention on the development of a constructive, functionally informed approach to providing enhancements in the environment and the capacity of the individual. Consequently it relies on the development of other person centred approaches including Active Support, which aims to provide enough help to enable people to participate successfully in meaningful activities and relationships so that they gain more control over their lives, develop more independence and become more included as a valued member of their community, irrespective of degree of intellectual disability or presence of challenging behaviour. This document examines in details the key aspects that ally these two approaches, including assessment and analysis of the relevance of the behaviour for the individual, the development of an intervention plan, focusing on changing the circumstances and the environment, implementation, with a specific concern with the skills and abilities of mediators in delivering the support people need, and objective and rigorous monitoring and reviewing. (Edited publisher abstract)
Where's the pot?
- Author:
- SALE Annabel Unity
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 13.11.03, 2003, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at how the government's funding for supported housing policy, Supporting People, has run into trouble. Costs have spiralled and now a review has been commissioned.
Bridging the divide at transition: what happens for young people with learning difficulties and their families?
- Authors:
- HESLOP Pauline, et al
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 140p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Kidderminster
This report is based on a survey of 283 families, interviews with parents and young people with learning difficulties. Contents include: the need for transition planning; moving between children's and adult services; what affects a young person's move towards independence; what families and young people themselves say would improve the transition experience; examples of innovative practice.
Independent travel and people with learning disabilities: the views of a sample of service providers on whether this need is being met
- Authors:
- SLEVIN Eamonn, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Learning Disabilities for Nursing Health and Social Care, 2(4), December 1998, pp.195-202.
This article describes part of a larger study that involved interviewing clients, carers and service providers to investigate barriers to independent travel for people with severe learning disabilities. The initial part of the study, reported here, involved interviewing service providers. Aims were to identify the number of clients on travel programmes, perceived barriers and suggestions to promote independent travel. Findings indicated that although independent travels was viewed as a valuable skill for people with learning disabilities to possess, there were relatively few who practised this. The most significant obstacles to independent travel were suggested to be clients' cognitive abilities, and the wishes of carers, who according to the study, often did not wish the client to be involved due to perceived risks. Recommendations are made regarding practices to promote independent travel.
Direct choices: what councils need to make direct payments happen for people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 18p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The resource consists of information that councils will find helpful when seeking to enable people with learning disabilities to receive and use direct payments. It includes information on decision-making; on the management of a direct payment; on the provision of appropriate and accessible information; and on the support that people may need. It brings together existing information from a variety of sources, as well as using new information drawn directly from interviews with council direct payment staff, direct payment support groups and people currently using direct payments.
Supporting people: administrative guidance October 2001; 3a steady state processes
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 139p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Supporting People programme offers vulnerable people the opportunity to improve their quality of life by providing a stable environment which enables greater independence. It will deliver high quality and strategically planned housing-related services which are cost effective and reliable, and complement existing care services. The planning and development of services will be needs led. Supporting People is a working partnership of local government, service users and support agencies.
Supporting people: administrative guidance October 2001; 1 guidance overview; 2 interim guidance
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 164p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Supporting People programme offers vulnerable people the opportunity to improve their quality of life by providing a stable environment which enables greater independence. It will deliver high quality and strategically planned housing-related services which are cost effective and reliable, and complement existing care services. The planning and development of services will be needs led. Supporting People is a working partnership of local government, service users and support agencies.
Planning for needs through the teenage years
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Care Plan, 3(4), June 1997, pp.24-28.
- Publisher:
- Positive Publications/ Anglia Polytechnic University, Faculty of Health and Social Work
Looks at the transition to adult life for young people with learning disabilities or special educational needs and the importance of transition plans.