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Jacinta Douglas
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Jacinta M. Douglas
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Developing and maintaining person centred active support
This project aimed to explore the applicability of Active Support in supported accommodation services for people with neurotrauma, and the effectiveness of this model of staff practice in improving quality of life outcomes for this group.
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Increasing day service staff capacity to facilitate positive relationships with people with severe intellectual disability
The social relationships model was developed to describe positive relationships between support staff and people with intellectual disability. This article evaluates an educational intervention based on this model.
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Supporting people with cognitive disabilities in decision making – processes and dilemmas
The exploratory study found that participants, including those with cognitive disability, mostly supported the broad concept of supported decision making. However supporters saw this as a complex, dynamic and frequently chaotic process. Fundamental to the process were relationships and tailoring support to the individual. The skills and knowledge required included communication skills, self-awareness, the capacity...
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Improving staff capacity to form and facilitate relationships for people with severe intellectual disability: ‘it’s a slow process’
The study aim discussed in this report was to evaluate whether an intervention based on the relationship model would lead to change in the frequency of social interaction, and the nature of the relationship between direct support staff and people with severe intellectual disability.