An evaluation of positive behavioural support for children with challenging behaviour in community settings

Document Type

Article

Source of Publication

Journal of Intellectual Disabilities

Publication Date

12-1-2018

Abstract

© The Author(s) 2017. This study employs a multiple baseline across individual design to describe the implementation of positive behavioural supports for seven children and adolescents in residential community settings over a period of 24 months. These individuals with intellectual disability are residing in one county with long-standing challenging behaviour resulting in home breakdown and serious physical injury. Four types of outcome are presented: rates of behaviour, rates of medication, psychiatric symptomatology and quality of life (QoL). Behaviours reduced to lower levels for the majority of participants following the implementation of positive behavioural supports, and improvements were largely sustained. The use of psychotropic medications reduced or stabilized for the majority of individuals over the same period. QoL Questionnaire scores improved substantially for four participants. The results are discussed in the context of a framework for supporting children with severe challenging behaviours in the community.

ISSN

1744-6295

Publisher

SAGE Publications Ltd

Volume

22

Issue

4

First Page

394

Last Page

411

Disciplines

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Keywords

challenging behaviour, children, community settings, positive behavioural support

Scopus ID

85057158588

Indexed in Scopus

yes

Open Access

no

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