TY - JOUR
T1 - Challenging behaviour and the need for evidenced-based services
AU - Felce, David
AU - Emerson, Eric
PY - 1996/9
Y1 - 1996/9
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0030371749&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/j.1468-3148.1996.tb00107.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1468-3148.1996.tb00107.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0030371749
VL - 9
SP - 177
EP - 180
JO - JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH IN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES
JF - JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH IN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES
SN - 1360-2322
IS - 3
ER -