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A pilot of the use of physical intervention in the crisis management of people with intellectual disabilities who present challenging behaviour
- Authors:
- BAKER Peter A., BISSMIRE Dianne
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 13(1), 2000, pp.38-45.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The use of physical intervention in response to challenging behaviour in a nonspecialised intellectual disability service setting was found to be extremely high. In addition, staff confidence in their ability to prevent and respond to crisis situations involving challenging behaviour was extremely low. No significant effects on the number of incidents reported were found, although the data suggested an increased tendency to use a physical intervention relative to other methods following training. The implications of these findings for service design and further research are discussed.