Quality of Life and Quality of Support for People with Severe Intellectual Disability and Complex Needs

Beadle-Brown, J.

Quality of Life and Quality of Support for People with Severe Intellectual Disability and Complex Needs - Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities 29 (5) September 2016: 409-421 .

This paper has four main aims: 1.To describe the quality of life across a range of domains of people with severe intellectual disabilities and complex needs living in small community-based settings in the UK. 2.To describe the quality of support that people receive from staff across a number of domains - active support, support for communication, autism-friendly practices and positive behaviour support. 3.To identify, if possible, the best variable to represent 'skilled' support for this group of people.


SEVERE PROFOUND AND MULTIPLE DISABILITIES
COMPLEX NEEDS
QUALITY OF LIFE
SUPPORT STAFF
ACTIVE SUPPORT

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