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Redley, Marcus; Lancaster, Isabella; Pitt, Adam; Holland, Anthony; Thompson, Angela; Bradley, John R.; Glover, Gyles; Thomson, Karen; Jones, Sara; Herbert, Bernadette; Holme, Anita; Clare, Isabel C. H. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2019
Objectives: To understand the views of qualified medical practitioners regarding "reasonable adjustments" and the quality of the care and treatment provided to adults with intellectual disabilities when admitted to acute hospitals as inpatients. Methods: Semi-structured interviews took place with 14 medical practitioners, seven from each…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Federal Legislation, Intellectual Disability, Patients
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Law, C. Eleanor; Woods, Kevin – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2018
Behavioural difficulties, whether externalising or internalising, concern educational policy makers, practitioners and educational psychologists (EPs). The present configurative systematic literature review (SLR) aims to explore EPs' representations of their behaviour management practices and application of psychology within behaviour work, in…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Educational Policy, Educational Psychology, Databases
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Romijn, Anita; Frederiks, Brenda J. M. – Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 2012
In the Netherlands, physical/mechanical restraints in the care provided to people with intellectual disabilities are still in use, with the case of "Brandon" being a recent and illustrative example. The public debate that this case triggered raised questions concerning the policy proposal in the Care and Coercion Bill ("Wetsvoorstel…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Foreign Countries, Discipline, Behavior Problems
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Atkinson, Chris; Newton, David – Journal of Sexual Aggression, 2010
This paper reviews the development of online technologies over the last 40 years in the context of the perceived risks to children. It reviews the literature on the main research, legislation and guidance and their role in the development of responses to safeguard children from the perceived threat of harm online. Significant gaps are found in the…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Internet, Adolescents, Information Technology
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Riley, Dan – Education and the Law, 2007
Under Prime Minister Tony Blair's New Labour government, increased criminalisation of previously non-criminal behaviour, anti-social behaviour and greater accountability of children and parents for their behaviour were evident. The article provides an overview of anti-social behaviour legislation and the implications for children, schools and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Well Being, Infants, Antisocial Behavior