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Self-injurious behaviour may be the worst challenging behaviour exhibited by people with moderate to profound intellectual disability.

Assessing the quality of life in people with severe multiple disabilities is a challenge. A questionnaire helps to identify influencing aspects.

What is the relationship between the organisational environment and challenging behaviour in residents with intellectual disabilities?

Bianca’s self-injurious and aggressive behaviour are too difficult for her carers to deal with. Can the team of carers turn the tide?

Mia experienced a great deal of trauma and has withdrawn from social life. Her specialists are determined to change her situation.

Justin loves school and wants to learn, but he is easily distracted and displays boisterous behaviour.

When not restrained, Rick displays severe self-injurious behaviour. A single observation changes everything.

John has displayed self-injurious behaviour since he was a child. Lately, it has gotten much worse. What is the role of the team?

He wanted to be a gardener. And he was getting there, working a few days a week in the institution’s garden. Then it all fell apart.

After a two-month coma, five-year-old Maarten is spastic. Growing up in a care facility, he increasingly struggles with a lack of autonomy.

Tom (12) is easily overstimulated, which results in challenging behaviour. Carers search for a more suitable sensory environment.

Deborah is a 22-year-old with a moderate intellectual disability. When things aren't going wel, she is put in isolation several times a day.

Because Daan used drugs and was involved in criminal activities, he was committed to a youth care facilty at a young age. Daan only got worse…

Sometimes, there are reasons to use personal restraints - on a temporary basis. How do you responsibly phase out the use of these restraints?

A working knowledge of the human brain is a vital tool in understanding human behaviour and emotions.

Caring for clients is like dancing. It is important to be able to adjust your interaction style when working with clients and colleagues.

As in the rest of society, the idea of consequences (‘quid pro quo’ but also, ‘tit for tat’) is important in childrearing and healthcare.

Learning to be sensitive to trauma when working with clhildren can help in relieving the stress of someone who was traumatised in early childhood.

Genetic differences between people can result in different responses to medication. A good reason to use psychotropic medication.