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Active support : enabling and empowering people with intellectual disabilities / Jim Mansell and Julie Beadle-Brown.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Jessica Kingsley, 2012.Description: 224 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781849051118:
  • 9780857003003:
  • 1849051119
  • 9780857003003 (electronic bk.)
  • 0857003003 (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.2
LOC classification:
  • .M29 2012
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
General Lending Wexford Campus Library Wexford General Lending 362.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 74973
General Lending Wexford Campus Library Wexford General Lending 362.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 74974
General Lending Wexford Campus Library Wexford General Lending 362.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 74975

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.

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