Active support : enabling and empowering people with intellectual disabilities /
Mansell, Jim.
Active support : enabling and empowering people with intellectual disabilities / Jim Mansell and Julie Beadle-Brown. - London : Jessica Kingsley, 2012. - 224 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
CW068 CW017
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Engagement in meaningful activity andrelationships -- The enabling relationship -- Organising staff support -- Practice leadership-- The organisational context -- Integrating active support with otherperson-centred approaches -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1: summary of the levels of engagement reported in available studies and additional analysisof available data, with adaptive behaviour scale part 1 (abs) score where available. Appendix 2: Summary of data on engagement and supportfrom staff following implementation of active support.
Active Support is a proven model of care that enables and empowers people with intellectual disabilities to participate fully in all aspects of their lives. This evidence-based approach is particularly effective for working with people with more severe disabilities, and is of growing interest to those responsible for providing support and services. The authors provide a comprehensive overview of Active Support and how it can be used in practice, based on the theory and research underpinning the methods involved.
9781849051118: £19.99 9780857003003: No price 1849051119 9780857003003 (electronic bk.) 0857003003 (electronic bk.)
9786613688477
Social sciences
Learning disabled--Services for
Learning disabilities.
Social work with people with mental disabilities.
People with mental disabilities--Services for
People with mental disabilities--Care
Quality of life.
Evidence-based social work.
Health and Wellbeing.
Social services & welfare, criminology
Disability: social aspects
Social welfare & social services
Child, developmental, and lifespan psychology
Coping with disability
/ .M29 2012
362.2
Active support : enabling and empowering people with intellectual disabilities / Jim Mansell and Julie Beadle-Brown. - London : Jessica Kingsley, 2012. - 224 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
CW068 CW017
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Engagement in meaningful activity andrelationships -- The enabling relationship -- Organising staff support -- Practice leadership-- The organisational context -- Integrating active support with otherperson-centred approaches -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1: summary of the levels of engagement reported in available studies and additional analysisof available data, with adaptive behaviour scale part 1 (abs) score where available. Appendix 2: Summary of data on engagement and supportfrom staff following implementation of active support.
Active Support is a proven model of care that enables and empowers people with intellectual disabilities to participate fully in all aspects of their lives. This evidence-based approach is particularly effective for working with people with more severe disabilities, and is of growing interest to those responsible for providing support and services. The authors provide a comprehensive overview of Active Support and how it can be used in practice, based on the theory and research underpinning the methods involved.
9781849051118: £19.99 9780857003003: No price 1849051119 9780857003003 (electronic bk.) 0857003003 (electronic bk.)
9786613688477
Social sciences
Learning disabled--Services for
Learning disabilities.
Social work with people with mental disabilities.
People with mental disabilities--Services for
People with mental disabilities--Care
Quality of life.
Evidence-based social work.
Health and Wellbeing.
Social services & welfare, criminology
Disability: social aspects
Social welfare & social services
Child, developmental, and lifespan psychology
Coping with disability
/ .M29 2012
362.2