BACKGROUND The pattern of residential services for people with intellectual disability in England has changed dramatically since 1971, with many more places being made available in residential homes in the community. The aim of the present study was to assess the needs and characteristics of residents and features of all the residential homes provided by a national charity. METHOD Assessments...

The authors describe a model of psychotherapy designed to treat people who have intellectual disabilities in addition to psychiatric disorders. The model, termed interactive-behavioral therapy, represents a modification of standard techniques from group psychotherapy and psychodrama. The authors briefly review the historical context in which the treatment model evolved and establish the need fo...

Thesis declaration form I confirm that the work presented in this thesis is my own. Where information has been derived from other sources, I confirm that this has been indicated in the thesis. Date: 3 Overview This thesis examines the relationship between attitudes and behaviour towards people with intellectual disabilities. There is reason to believe that there is a difference between what peo...

BACKGROUND Anxiety and challenging behaviour (CB) often occur simultaneously in people with intellectual disabilities (ID). Understanding the associations between anxiety and CB may contribute to more accurate diagnoses and management of both anxiety and CB in this population. AIMS To examine the relationship between anxiety and CB. METHODS A literature review covering the period from Janua...

The researcher studied on the effect of transformational leadership employee job performance in Water Resources Authority. study was guided by Bass’ four components thus idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation and individualized consideration as independent variables dependent variable. population 400 employees Lake Victoria Basin Areas (Regions) Authority out wh...

BACKGROUND To assess whether taking into account interaction synchrony would help to better differentiate autism (AD) from intellectual disability (ID) and typical development (TD) in family home movies of infants aged less than 18 months, we used computational methods. METHODOLOGY AND PRINCIPAL FINDINGS First, we analyzed interactive sequences extracted from home movies of children with AD (...

I. THE BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 R A. Classical Economics and Intellectual Property . . . . . . . 5 R B. Behavioral Challenges to the Rational Choice Model: The Endowment Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 R 1. The Strength of the Endowment Effect . ....

Recently, the Staff-Client Interactive Behavior Inventory (SCIBI) was developed, measuring both interpersonal and intrapersonal staff behavior in response to challenging behavior in clients with ID. The aim of the two studies presented here was first to confirm the factor structure and internal consistency of the SCIBI and second to demonstrate its convergent validity. In the first study, a tot...