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Assessment and treatment of self-injury with a man with a profound learning disability
- Authors:
- CARSON Gerry, CLARE Isabel C.H., MURPHY Glynis H.
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 26(2), 1998, pp.51-57.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Despite developments in the research literature on the functional analysis of self-injury, relatively few accounts are available of its application to clinical practice with adults living in ordinary health and social care settings. Describes work with a man with a profound learning disability, very limited skills, and chronic self-injurious behaviour, living in a barren long-stay hospital. Functional analysis identified physical discomfort, lack of sensory stimulation, and social/physical isolation as factors contributing to his self injury. The outcome illustrates the importance of competent social care provision in supporting any benefits through intensive assessment and treatment.