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 s...
Source: Tizard Learning Disability Review - September 26, 2016 Category: Disability Source Type: research
Autism: A Social and Medical History
Tizard Learning Disability Review,Volume 21, Issue 4, Page 228-230, October 2016. (Source: Tizard Learning Disability Review)
Source: Tizard Learning Disability Review - September 26, 2016 Category: Disability Source Type: research
Neurotribes. The Legacy of Autism and How to Think Smarter about People who Think Differently
Tizard Learning Disability Review,Volume 21, Issue 4, Page 226-228, October 2016. (Source: Tizard Learning Disability Review)
Source: Tizard Learning Disability Review - September 26, 2016 Category: Disability Source Type: research
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 s...
Source: Tizard Learning Disability Review - September 26, 2016 Category: Disability Source Type: research
Specialist inpatient services for people with learning disabilities across the four countries of the UK
Tizard Learning Disability Review,Volume 21, Issue 4, October 2016. Purpose This paper compares data from national censuses on specialist inpatient service use by people with learning disabilities across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Design/methodology/approach National statistics (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland) reporting inpatient service censuses including people with learning disabilities were accessed, with data extracted on trends over time, rate of service use, young people and length of stay. Findings The number and rate of people with learning disabilities in specialist inpatient se...
Source: Tizard Learning Disability Review - August 18, 2016 Category: Disability Source Type: research
Commentary on ‘Reflections on culture, structure and function of an Intensive Support Service centred on Positive Behavioural Support’
This article reviews key ideas presented in Patterson and Berry's article relative to the recent history of service delivery in the UK 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 literature on specialist support service models is limited and this addition should be relevant to a wide ra nge of clinicians, consumers and commissioners. (Source: Tizard Learning Disability Review)
Source: Tizard Learning Disability Review - August 18, 2016 Category: Disability Source Type: research
Reflections on team culture, structure and function of an intensive support service centred on positive behavioural support
This article explores experiences of team culture, structure and function of an Intensive Support Service (ISS) within the context of the recent service guidance ‘Building the Right Support’ (NHS England, Local Government Association and Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, 2015). Reflections on the Hampshire and Southampton ISS set up in 2010 are discussed with a view to informing a debate about frameworks for ISS services nationally. De sign/methodology/approach A reflective piece, drawing on experience and case examples. Findings This article describes that a key function of an ISS is making individu...
Source: Tizard Learning Disability Review - August 18, 2016 Category: Disability Source Type: research
Supporting people with learning disabilities through a bereavement
Tizard Learning Disability Review,Volume 21, Issue 4, October 2016. Purpose There remains a lack of clarity regarding what constitutes ‘normal’ or ‘complicated’ grief within this client group. This paper aims to identify the factors that complicate grief and considers interventions which would be beneficial. Design/methodology/approach The paper draws on previous research by the author and others to comment on some of the issues discussed by Hannah Young in her article. Findings Three domains contribute to complicated grief in people with learning disabilities. These are the learning disability itself, environme...
Source: Tizard Learning Disability Review - August 18, 2016 Category: Disability Source Type: research
Conceptualising bereavement in profound and multiple learning disabilities
Tizard Learning Disability Review,Volume 21, Issue 4, October 2016. Purpose Bereavement and loss are key factors in poor emotional wellbeing among people with profound and multiple learning disabilities. However, little attention has been drawn to this in the grief and disability literature. This paper aimed to make sense of bereavement and loss in this group, with reference to theoretical contributions to the field and studies of grief reactions. Design/methodology/approach A systematic review revealed thirty-four relevant published works. These were analysed for relevant contributions. Findings Three main types of th...
Source: Tizard Learning Disability Review - August 18, 2016 Category: Disability Source Type: research
Evaluating the costs and cost-effectiveness of interventions for people with learning disabilities and behaviour that challenges: the need to improve the evidence base
Tizard Learning Disability Review,Volume 21, Issue 4, October 2016. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a commentary on the challenges associated with evaluating the costs and cost-effectiveness of interventions for people with learning disabilities and behaviour that challenges. Design/methodology/approach The paper is a commentary on a range of evidence relating to the findings of “Positive behavioural support for children and adolescents with learning disabilities: an initial exploration of service and costs”. Specific attention is paid to gaps in the literature and the evidence base for the cost of ca...
Source: Tizard Learning Disability Review - August 18, 2016 Category: Disability Source Type: research
Positive behavioural support for children and adolescents with learning disabilities and behaviour that challenges: an initial exploration of service use and costs
Tizard Learning Disability Review,Volume 21, Issue 4, October 2016. Purpose Positive behavioural support has been considered as a valuable alternative to residential care for children and adolescents with learning disabilities and behaviour that challenges. While recent evidence suggests it has a positive impact on behaviour and carer ability to cope, there is little evidence of its economic costs or benefits. Design/methodology/approach An exploratory cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate the cost of providing positive behavioural support to ten children and adolescents with learning disabilities and behaviour...
Source: Tizard Learning Disability Review - August 18, 2016 Category: Disability Source Type: research
Specialist inpatient services for people with learning disabilities across the four countries of the UK
Tizard Learning Disability Review,Volume 21, Issue 4, October 2016. Purpose This paper compares data from national censuses on specialist inpatient service use by people with learning disabilities across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Design/methodology/approach National statistics (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland) reporting inpatient service censuses including people with learning disabilities were accessed, with data extracted on trends over time, rate of service use, young people and length of stay. Findings The number and rate of people with learning disabilities in specialist inpatient se...
Source: Tizard Learning Disability Review - August 18, 2016 Category: Disability Source Type: research
Commentary on ‘Reflections on culture, structure and function of an Intensive Support Service centred on Positive Behavioural Support’
This article reviews key ideas presented in Patterson and Berry's article relative to the recent history of service delivery in the UK 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 literature on specialist support service models is limited and this addition should be relevant to a wide ra nge of clinicians, consumers and commissioners. (Source: Tizard Learning Disability Review)
Source: Tizard Learning Disability Review - August 18, 2016 Category: Disability Source Type: research
Reflections on team culture, structure and function of an intensive support service centred on positive behavioural support
This article explores experiences of team culture, structure and function of an Intensive Support Service (ISS) within the context of the recent service guidance ‘Building the Right Support’ (NHS England, Local Government Association and Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, 2015). Reflections on the Hampshire and Southampton ISS set up in 2010 are discussed with a view to informing a debate about frameworks for ISS services nationally. De sign/methodology/approach A reflective piece, drawing on experience and case examples. Findings This article describes that a key function of an ISS is making individu...
Source: Tizard Learning Disability Review - August 18, 2016 Category: Disability Source Type: research
Supporting people with learning disabilities through a bereavement
Tizard Learning Disability Review,Volume 21, Issue 4, October 2016. Purpose There remains a lack of clarity regarding what constitutes ‘normal’ or ‘complicated’ grief within this client group. This paper aims to identify the factors that complicate grief and considers interventions which would be beneficial. Design/methodology/approach The paper draws on previous research by the author and others to comment on some of the issues discussed by Hannah Young in her article. Findings Three domains contribute to complicated grief in people with learning disabilities. These are the learning disability itself, environme...
Source: Tizard Learning Disability Review - August 18, 2016 Category: Disability Source Type: research
