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Facing the challenge: an ordinary life for people with learning difficulties and challenging behaviour
- Editors:
- BLUNDEN Roger, ALLEN David
- Publisher:
- Kings Fund Centre
- Publication year:
- 1987
- Pagination:
- 70p., bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Training carers in physical interventions: research towards evidence-based practice
- Author:
- ALLEN David
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 66p.,diags.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Kidderminster
Provides trainers, purchasers and providers with practical, evidence based information on: alerting purchasers and providers to the types of outcomes they can expect from behaviour management training for carers; and helping trainers evaluate their training, with sample measures of direct training outcomes. The report also summarises current knowledge on training outcomes, based on a review of existing literature and identifies areas for future research.
Meeting the challenge: some UK perspectives on community services for people with learning difficulties and challenging behaviour
- Editors:
- ALLEN David, BANKS Roger, STAITE Susan
- Publisher:
- King's Fund
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 62p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Latest in the series An Ordinary Life. Gives practical examples of services around the country and in the context of these looks at key issues of: management and support; evaluation and monitoring; and progress, problems and priorities.
Ethical approaches to physical interventions: volume II: changing the agenda
- Editors:
- ALLEN David, (ed.)
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 224p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Kidderminster
The editor brings together a collection of papers from leading academics and practitioners which together provide an overview of key developments and best practice with regard physical interventions. They analyse current policies and practices, examine physical intervention and abusive practices and discuss future needs. The material is divided into three overarching themes. The first looks at training in physical intervention, including a review of the current evidence, the British Institute of Learning Disabilities (BILD) physical intervention training accreditation scheme, the need for an effective assessment tool for intervention and the provision of training to parents. The second theme considers some of the current controversies including, the use of mechanical restraint in relation to self-injury, emergency medication for the management of challenging behaviour, the use of seclusion and time out and a discussion of fatalities that have occurred in restraint within UK adult care services. The final theme considers the paradigm shift required to move from a focus on physical intervention, that reflects a reactive approach to challenging behaviour, towards a more proactive, preventative approach. It considers how teaching new skills to service users can be critical in preventative intervention and looks at the issues and practices around restraint reduction.
Reducing the use of restrictive practices with people who have intellectual disabilities: a practical approach
- Author:
- ALLEN David
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 67p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Kidderminster
This practical guide looks at how to reduce the use of physical restraint and other restrictive practices, such as seclusion and medication, when working people with intellectual disabilities. First it discusses what is known about how often restrictive practice are used and their impact on people who have intellectual disabilities. Key individual and organisational factors that can lead to a reduction in restrictive practices are then outlined. The potential role of positive behavioural support in reducing restrictive practices is also considered. Finally a suggested project template for reducing restrictive practices in organisations is described.
Ethical approaches to physical interventions: responding to challenging behaviour in people with intellectual disabilities
- Editor:
- ALLEN David
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 239p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Kidderminster
This book, based on contributions from academics and practitioners in the UK and USA, is an overview of key developments and current best practice in the field. It includes and overview of current policies and practices, an examination of physical interventions and abusive practice, and a discussion of objectives for the immediate future. It is intended as a reference for commissioners, service providers and physical interventions trainers, as well as anyone concerned with improving our response to challenging behaviour.