Commentary on “positive behavioural support as an alternative to medication”
Tizard Learning Disability Review, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a commentary on the article by Lee and colleagues, entitled “Positive Behavioural Support as an alternative to medication”, from the perspective of Dimensions, a national provider of social care support to people with learning disabilities and/or autism. As a supporter of the NHS England STOMP campaign, dimensions recognises that people with learning dis abilities and/or autism who have displayed “challenging behaviours” are at risk of being wrongly or over prescribed psychotropic medications intended to control that...
Source: Tizard Learning Disability Review - December 28, 2018 Category: Disability Source Type: research
Commentary on “specialist community teams for adults with learning disabilities: referrals to a countywide service in England”
Tizard Learning Disability Review, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a commentary on the paper “Specialist community teams for adults with learning disabilities: referrals to a countywide service in England” by Isabel Clare and colleagues. Design/methodology/approach This paper reviews some themes presented in this paper relating to the practice and management of community teams for adu lts with learning disability within the context of recent national service initiatives. Findings There is a limited literature on the practice, purpose and service caseload management of community teams....
Source: Tizard Learning Disability Review - December 28, 2018 Category: Disability Source Type: research
Positive Behavioural Support as an alternative to medication
Tizard Learning Disability Review, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how Positive Behavioural Support (PBS) can be used as an alternative to psychotropic medication to improve the quality of life of an individual with a learning disability and behaviour described as challenging. Design/methodology/approach A single case design was utilised. A unique PBS stopping over medication of people with a learning disability, autism or both (STOMP) clinic model was developed and PBS was used in line with National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance. This included functional beh...
Source: Tizard Learning Disability Review - December 28, 2018 Category: Disability Source Type: research
The Transforming Care agenda: admissions and discharges in two English learning disability assessment and treatment units
This study provides current admission and discharge rates for regional A&T units, as recommended by the TC national guidance. It also provides potential reasons underlying preventable admissions and delayed discharges and therefore indicates what might be necessary to prevent admissions and reduce the length of inpatient stays for people with ID and/or autism. (Source: Tizard Learning Disability Review)
Source: Tizard Learning Disability Review - December 28, 2018 Category: Disability Source Type: research
Commentary on “positive behavioural support as an alternative to medication”
Tizard Learning Disability Review, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a commentary on the article by Lee and colleagues, entitled “Positive Behavioural Support as an alternative to medication”, from the perspective of Dimensions, a national provider of social care support to people with learning disabilities and/or autism. As a supporter of the NHS England STOMP campaign, dimensions recognises that people with learning dis abilities and/or autism who have displayed “challenging behaviours” are at risk of being wrongly or over prescribed psychotropic medications intended to control that...
Source: Tizard Learning Disability Review - December 28, 2018 Category: Disability Source Type: research
Commentary on “specialist community teams for adults with learning disabilities: referrals to a countywide service in England”
Tizard Learning Disability Review, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a commentary on the paper “Specialist community teams for adults with learning disabilities: referrals to a countywide service in England” by Isabel Clare and colleagues. Design/methodology/approach This paper reviews some themes presented in this paper relating to the practice and management of community teams for adu lts with learning disability within the context of recent national service initiatives. Findings There is a limited literature on the practice, purpose and service caseload management of community teams....
Source: Tizard Learning Disability Review - December 28, 2018 Category: Disability Source Type: research
Positive Behavioural Support as an alternative to medication
Tizard Learning Disability Review, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how Positive Behavioural Support (PBS) can be used as an alternative to psychotropic medication to improve the quality of life of an individual with a learning disability and behaviour described as challenging. Design/methodology/approach A single case design was utilised. A unique PBS stopping over medication of people with a learning disability, autism or both (STOMP) clinic model was developed and PBS was used in line with National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance. This included functional beh...
Source: Tizard Learning Disability Review - December 28, 2018 Category: Disability Source Type: research
The Transforming Care agenda: admissions and discharges in two English learning disability assessment and treatment units
This study provides current admission and discharge rates for regional A&T units, as recommended by the TC national guidance. It also provides potential reasons underlying preventable admissions and delayed discharges and therefore indicates what might be necessary to prevent admissions and reduce the length of inpatient stays for people with ID and/or autism. (Source: Tizard Learning Disability Review)
Source: Tizard Learning Disability Review - December 28, 2018 Category: Disability Source Type: research
Commentary on “promoting positive communication environments: a service evaluation”: the communication partnership as a focus for change
Tizard Learning Disability Review, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to debate the complexities of intervening with adults with learning disabilities and support staff in the natural environment and challenges of evaluating change. Design/methodology/approach A critical review of the relevance and amenability of communication partnerships for interventions that promote communication growth in context was carried out. Particular consideration was given to the mechanism for change and implications for research design. Findings The communication partnership is a reasonable focus for interventions aiming ...
Source: Tizard Learning Disability Review - November 21, 2018 Category: Disability Source Type: research
Workforce development: perspectives from people with learning disabilities
Tizard Learning Disability Review, Ahead of Print. Purpose Research into the skills and competencies required by staff working with people with learning disabilities has concentrated on staff views. The purpose of this paper is to explore what people with learning disabilities want from the workforce supporting them. The evaluation was commissioned by Health Education England working across Kent, Surrey and Sussex (HEE KSS). Design/methodology/approach An easy read questionnaire, co-produced with people with learning disabilities, was completed with 70 participants, 65 of whom attended one of 10 workshops. Two questionna...
Source: Tizard Learning Disability Review - November 6, 2018 Category: Disability Source Type: research
School absences and exclusions experienced by children with learning disabilities and autistic children in 2016/17 in England
Tizard Learning Disability Review, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine data on absences and exclusions from school amongst children with learning disabilities and autistic children in England in 2016/2017. Design/methodology/approach Data were drawn from Department for Education statistics for the school year 2016/2017 on school absences (authorised and unauthorised) and school exclusions (fixed-period and permanent) for children in the primary special educational needs categories of moderate learning difficulty (MLD), severe learning difficulty (SLD), profound and multiple learning difficulty...
Source: Tizard Learning Disability Review - November 2, 2018 Category: Disability Source Type: research
