Attachment behaviour towards support staff in young people with intellectual disabilities: associations with challenging behaviour

2010 ◽  
Vol 54 (7) ◽  
pp. 584-596 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. C. De Schipper ◽  
C. Schuengel
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Support Staff ◽  
Challenging Behaviour ◽  
People With Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Attachment Behaviour

scholarly journals Trainer and support staff’s experiences of engaging with the Who’s Challenging Who? challenging behaviour training course

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 367-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samantha Flynn ◽  
Richard P Hastings ◽  
David Gillespie ◽  
Rachel McNamara ◽  
Elizabeth Randell
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Perspective Taking ◽  
Current Practice ◽  
Support Staff ◽  
Challenging Behaviour ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Training Course ◽  
People With Intellectual Disabilities

Background: The Who’s Challenging Who? (WCW) training is coproduced and delivered by people with intellectual disabilities (IDs), and it aims to improve staff empathy for people with challenging behaviour (CB). This study qualitatively describes trainees’ and trainers’ experiences of the WCW. Methods: Semi-structured interviews were undertaken with managers ( n = 7), support staff ( n = 6) and the WCW trainers ( n = 4; three had IDs). Interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed using thematic analysis. Results: Two cross-cutting themes were drawn from the data: (1) valued roles of the trainers, whereby trainers and trainees benefited from the training being coproduced and delivered by people with IDs, and (2) beyond the training, within which trainees reported that they were engaging in increased reflection about their past and current practice. Conclusions: Being trained by people with IDs and CB appears to be a useful method, which can lead to perspective taking and reflection about supporting people with IDs and CB.

scholarly journals The Ealing Intensive Therapeutic and Short Breaks Service: an update five years on

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 56-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather Dilks-Hopper ◽  
Chloe Jacobs ◽  
Catherine Sholl ◽  
Caroline Falconer ◽  
Nick Gore
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Challenging Behaviour ◽  
Practice Model ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Service Models ◽  
People With Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Over Time

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present an update on the Ealing Intensive Therapeutic and Short Breaks Service (ITSBS). Design/methodology/approach The challenges the service has faced are reviewed, including the service’s response to those challenges. Also provided is a more detailed analysis of the outcomes of the service. Findings The ITSBS continues to succeed in supporting young people with intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviour to stay at home with their families. Originality/value Despite considerable challenges and adaptations to the model, the ITSBS is still achieving successful outcomes for vulnerable young people and is considered nationally to be a best-practice model. Few prior articles have provided an account of how innovative service models are maintained and evolve over time.

Commentary on “A family’s battle to understand ‘challenging behaviour’”

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-108
Author(s):  
Joann Kiernan
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Challenging Behaviour ◽  
Content Type ◽  
People With Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a commentary on issues raised in the paper “A family’s battle to understand ‘challenging behaviour’”. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on literature associated with issues identified in the paper this commentary will reflect on the evidence associated with providing specialist support to people with intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviour. Findings Families, individuals and services are unable to access timely and appropriate specialist support for individuals with intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviour. As individuals go on to develop behaviours associated with a lack of intervention their levels of vulnerability increase due to their exclusion from services and their local communities. Originality/value The commentary provides a discussion on the issues faced by individuals and their families in relation to intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviour.

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