Factors relating to staff attributions of control over challenging behaviour

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 29-38

  Dilworth, Jennifer A ^a   Phillips, Neil ^b   Rose, John ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b South Worcestershire Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c Dudley Social Services   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Challenging behaviour; Intellectual disability; Organizational functioning; Staff attributions; Topography

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650138357     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2010.00570.x     Document Type: Article

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