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The HARC challenging behaviour project: report 3: user perspectives
- Authors:
- MASON Heidi, SWARBRICK Rebecca, EMERSON Eric
- Publisher:
- University of Manchester. Hester Adrian Research Centre
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 14p.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
In 1994 the Department of Health commissioned the Hester Adrian Research Centre at the University of Manchester and the Centre for Health Economics at the University of York to undertake a series of projects to investigate aspects of challenging behaviour shown by people with learning disability. These projects extended workv previously undertaken at the Hester Adrian Research Centre. In particular they built upon a study of the prevaence of challenging behaviour in the areas served by seven District Health Authorities in the North West of England in 1988.
'I might not know what you know but it doesn't mean you can be awful to me'
- Authors:
- JOHNSON Alex, MASON Heidi, WITHERS Paul
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 31(1), 2003, pp.31-36.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The case highlights the importance of providing a safe environment for individuals with learning disabilities to talk about their experiences and, particularly, their perspective on living with their learning disabilities. In particular, the case examines the experiences of a young lady who engaged in therapy, employing cognitive behavioural principles, in an attempt to address her negative self-evaluation and understanding of the terms, learning disability and mental disability.