Use of behaviour consultants reduced restrictive intervention in people...
Behaviour support plans to guide the way supporters respond and react to people with learning disabilities who are described as having behaviour that challenges are fundamental to the quality of...
View ArticleOlder family carers look to find support for offspring in their own homes
A few years ago, the older family carers initiative, run by the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities published a series of reports and some excellent guidelines on providing support to help...
View ArticleCommon themes emerge in creating person centred organisations supporting...
There is an increasing focus on how organisations that support people with learning disabilities can move to a position where they can deliver personalised services. In Control has provided a range of...
View ArticleStories of people who left British institutions to help those planning in...
Lumos, the children’s charity and Change a national human rights organisation led by disabled people have been working together on a project to help close institutions for disabled people across...
View Article100 ‘One Page Profiles’ and their stories
Person centred planning was placed at the heart of policy for services to people with learning disabilities in the 2001 White Paper, Valuing People. This approach to planning has been developed into a...
View ArticleEcological change in transition for young people with learning disabilities...
Background The process of preparing for adulthood, whilst opening up a range of opportunities, can also be a worrying and difficult time. In the case of young people with learning disabilities who have...
View ArticleEight stories in film showing people with learning disabilities living their...
Living your own life in your own home is something most of take for granted. It’s just something you do. We don’t tend to think about community, or independent living, or planning, we get on with it....
View ArticleNew NICE Guideline on social care support for older people with multiple...
Sarah Carr takes a look at a new NICE Guideline on person-centred, integrated social care support for older people with multiple long-term conditions. The post New NICE Guideline on social care support...
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