Engagement in meaningful activity and “active support” of people with intellectual disabilities in residential care

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 342-352

  Mansell, Jim ^a   Elliott, Teresa ^a   Beadle Brown, Julie ^a   Ashman, Bev ^a   Macdonald, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Engagement; Intellectual disabilities; Staff performance

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; RESIDENTIAL CARE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GROUP HOMES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0036768649     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-4222(02)00135-X     Document Type: Article

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