Unequivocally good staff support is linked to good outcomes for residents in group homes. The ‘moment of truth’ in terms of residents quality of life lies in staff practices – how staff communicate, interact and provide assistance. There is particularly strong evidence about a person centred approach called Active Support developed by Jim Mansell and Julie Beadle-Brown. It is an evidence-based practice whereby staff provide just the right amount of assistance to enable service users to successfully take part in meaningful activities and social relationships, irrespective of their degree of intellectual disability or physical impairments.
http://apo.org.au/commentary/tackling-crisis-group-homes-people-intellectual-disability
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