Commentary on “Reflections on culture, structure and function of an intensive support service centred on positive behavioural support”

Tizard Learning Disability Review,Volume 21, Issue 4, Page 212-219, October 2016. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a commentary on Patterson and Berry ’s paper “Reflections on culture, structure and function of an intensive support service centred on positive behavioural support”. Design/methodology/approach This paper reviews key ideas presented in Patterson and Berry’s article relative to the recent history of service delivery in the U K and the growing interest being shown in positive behaviour support. Findings Patterson and Berry’s article adds to a modest literature on specialist support services and should stimulate further descriptions of service models and the concepts underpinning them. Originality/value The literatu re on specialist support service models is limited and this addition should be relevant to a wide range of clinicians, consumers and commissioners.
Source: Tizard Learning Disability Review - Category: Disability Source Type: research