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The Life Experiences Checklist. Part 1. Applications in staff training and programme planning
- Author:
- AGER Alastair
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap, 21(1), March 1993, pp.7-10.
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Mental Handicap
Highlights applications of the Life Experiences Checklist in the areas of staff training and programme planning. In the former area the use of the LEC as a means of reinforcing normalisation-related concepts and encouraging attitudinal-change is described. In the latter area particular attention is given to the way the LEC can assist in setting individual goals in neglected domains such as relationships.
Issues in the definition and implementation of "best practice" for staff delivery of interventions for challenging behaviour
- Authors:
- AGER Alastair, O'MAY Fiona
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 26(3), September 2001, pp.243-256.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
A focal sample of intervention outcome studies was considered to confirm the evidence base for "best practice" for intervention for challenging behaviour in persons with intellectual disability and acquired brain injury and establish the service conditions associated with its effective implementation. Evidence supports the effectiveness of behavioural interventions with challenging behaviour, particularly those based upon prior functional analysis of behaviour. However, problems in formulating practice guidelines from such literature include: the limited evidence regarding clinical effectiveness in work with persons with acquired brain injury; the certain durability of change subsequent to intervention; and the heavy reliance upon research personnel external to services for assessment,analysis and programme design in reported studies. Subsequently, a further 42 papers which directly addressed the issues of the capacity of direct care for the delivery of interventions were reviewed. These suggest the importance of supervision processes, attitudinal change and establishment of formal review mechanisms as adjuncts to staff training in intervention methods.