Browsing by Author "McKim, Jules"
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Active Support and “meaningful activity.” What is the meaning of “meaningful”?
McKim, Jules (2021-09)Active Support is an approach that aims to engage people in meaningful activities. It is one of the best evidenced models of support for adults with learning disabilities (Mansell and Beadle-Brown, 2012). Adults using ... -
Expressive touch in health and social care: A review of touch guidance to explore the extent to which social and communication needs of adults with learning disabilities are considered
Elsworth, Julie; Collett, Zoe; Moll, Deborah; Colston, Amanda; McKim, Jules (2023-02)People with a learning disability can present with complex physical and social needs, and sometimes rely on touch for communication. Historically, touch-related staff guidance has been described as risk-averse, lacking an ... -
Remotely Close during Covid19 Lockdown – exploring Intensive Interaction via Zoom
McKim, Jules (2020-09)With the start of the lockdown in response to the coronavirus pandemic it initially seemed that our work would become nigh on impossible. Working in services that provide health and educational support to people with severe ... -
The use of Intensive Interaction within a Positive Behavioural Support framework
McKim, Jules; Samuel, Judith (2021-01)Positive Behavioural Support (PBS) provides an overarching framework for supporting quality‐of‐life improvements for people who use challenging behaviour. Rapport, or the lack of it, is well understood as a setting factor ...