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Maaike Hermsen; Rianne Simons; Hennie van Veen; Angela Prudon; Lina Rooijackers; Roy Otten; Renske Koordeman – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Staff-client relationships impact the quality of support and life of people with severe to profound intellectual disabilities and challenging behavior, but are challenging to build due to clients' intense, complex and varying support needs. The present study explores the perspectives of professionals and relatives on what affects these…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Severe Intellectual Disability, Behavior Problems, Individual Characteristics
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Willemse, T. Martijn; Goei, Sui Lin; Boei, Fer; de Bruïne, Erica J. – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2023
This study explores teachers' experiences with School-Wide Positive Behaviour Interventions and Support (SWPBIS) at three special education (SPED) schools type 4 in the Netherlands. These SPED schools focus on supporting children with mental health difficulties or challenging behaviour. In 2014, an Act was introduced in the Netherlands with the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Positive Behavior Supports, Special Schools, Students with Disabilities
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van Swet, Jacqueline; Wichers-Bots, Jose; Brown, Kathleen – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2011
In the Netherlands and the USA, the assessment process is changing for children who present learning and behavioural challenges in school. Evaluations for eligibility determinations and support planning are shifting along with disability models and tensions over the provision of inclusive schooling. Legislative edicts influence the assessment…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Inclusion, Disabilities, Foreign Countries
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van Berckelaer-Onnes, I. A.; van Loon, J.; Peelen, A. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2002
This article discusses the role in the Netherlands of independent regional advisory teams made up of professionals who have experience with individuals who exhibit challenging behaviors. One team's methods are illustrated by describing the case of a completely isolated 24-year-old man who, after a 7-year intervention, was able to fulfill a long…
Descriptors: Adults, Advisory Committees, Aggression, Autism