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Toogood, Sandy, Totsika, Vasiliki, Jones, Edwin and Lowe, Kathy (2018) Active support. In: Singh, Nirbhay N., (ed.) Handbook of Evidence-Based Practices in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Evidence-Based Practices in Behavioral Health . Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, pp. 537-560. ISBN 9783319265810
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Abstract
This chapter provides an overview of Active Support, an approach developed in the UK for persons with severe or profound intellectual disabilities living in small community homes who rely on staff support to engage in the ordinary activities of everyday life. The chapter begins with a description of the development and subsequent evolution of working methods into an integrated system of Active Support. The focus throughout is upon creating and sustaining opportunities for engagement by people with intellectual disabilities in a broad range of everyday activities and interactions. Next there is an overview of the characteristics of two main approaches that currently exist for delivering Active Support, and the similarities and differences between them. This overview should enhance the reader’s understanding of the processes and outcome expectations that define the approach, and increase his or her knowledge of how training is designed and delivered. The next section of the chapter reviews and then updates research on Active Support following the publication of two major narrative reviews published in 2008. This section updates research on Active Support and Active Support training and identifies future directions for researchers working in the field. Finally, the concluding section considers practice issues that commonly arise when services begin to think about implementing Active Support, and identifies possible strategies for overcoming or avoiding some of the challenges they may face.
Item Type: | Book Item | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research (CEDAR) | ||||
Series Name: | Evidence-Based Practices in Behavioral Health | ||||
Publisher: | Springer International Publishing | ||||
Place of Publication: | Switzerland | ||||
ISBN: | 9783319265810 | ||||
Book Title: | Handbook of Evidence-Based Practices in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities | ||||
Editor: | Singh, Nirbhay N. | ||||
Official Date: | 2018 | ||||
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Page Range: | pp. 537-560 | ||||
Status: | Not Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published |
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