Positive behaviour support

Specialist care provider Dimensions takes us through its positive behaviour support operation as care moves away from large institutional facilities. n the aftermath of the Department of Health’s review into the Winterbourne View case, national support provider for people with learning disabilities and autism, Dimensions, is experiencing increased demand to support people moving from out-of-county and institutional settings. This is a much needed and long over-due change in the social care sector which will see people with learning disabilities and autism live lives of their own choosing in community settings instead of in assessment and treatment centres. As the 2014 date draws closer, Dimensions is preparing for further enquiries. Invariably, it is the organisation’s Consultant Behaviour Analysts who are called upon to offer their expertise because people moving away from institutional settings often display behaviour which can be described as challenging’. It is estimated that between 10% and 15% of people with learning disabilities display challenging behaviour such as self- injury and aggression.