Abstract
One of the reasons for the adoption of the term ‘challenging behaviour’ was to provide a reminder that severely problematic or socially unacceptable behaviour should be seen as a challenge to services rather than a manifestation of psychopathological processes. In order to respond to this ‘challenge’ services need to promote positive behavioural development, reduce the occurrence of damaging behaviour and maintain people’s access to a decent quality of life despite continuing behavioural difficulties.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 177-180 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sept 1996 |
Externally published | Yes |