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Staff culture and the management of challenging behaviours in people with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- WHITWORTH Denise, HARRIS Paul, JONES Robert
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care, 2(11), July 1999, pp.376-378.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
Formal behaviour modification programmes often fail to achieve results when transferred to the context of everyday care in residential settings for people with learning disabilities. Reports on a small-scale study which pinpoints a culture clash and credibility gap between the professionals who devise and direct the programmes and the direct care staff expected to implement them.