Person-Centred Active Support: A Self-study Guide to Enable Participation, Independence and Choice for Adults and Children with Intellectual and ... intellectual and developmental disabilities - Softcover

Julie Beadle-Brown; Bev Murphy; Jill Bradshaw

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1911028758 ISBN 13: 9781911028758

Publisher: Pavilion Publishing and Media, 2017

Synopsis

This fully revised guide provides comprehensive information on what active support is, why it is important, its four essentials (every moment has potential; little and often; graded assistance; maximising choice and control) and how to make it work in practice. Designed for readers to study themselves or to follow as part of a structured training programme, it includes videos and exercises to promote independent thinking and learning. In total it provides approximately 6 hours of learning, with a certificate of completion. A copy is also included in the wider 'Person-Centred Active Support' multi-media training pack.

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About the Author

JULIE BEADLE-BROWN is Professor in Intellectual and Developmental Disability at the Tizard Centre, University of Kent, and in Disability Studies at La Trobe University, Melbourne. Her teaching, research and consultancy focuses on deinstitutionalisation and community living, person centred approaches such as active support, and what is needed in terms of workforce development and leadership to ensure better quality of life outcomes for people with disabilities. BEV MURPHY is Head of Practice at United Response, a national charity providing a range of services for people with learning disabilities and mental health needs. She has a keen interest in the development of person centred approaches, practice leadership, and positive behaviour support, with a particular focus on the implementation and evaluation of person centred active support in a variety of settings. JILL BRADSHAW trained as a speech and language therapist. She worked in a community team supporting adults with intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviour in London, before joining the Tizard Centre in 1995. After a career break she returned to the Tizard Centre, where she now convenes the Undergraduate Autism Studies Programme and teaches on the Postgraduate Programmes in Intellectual Disabilities.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pavilion Publishing and Media
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1911028758
• ISBN 13: 9781911028758
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 200