A ‘Festive’ Christmas Blog: sharing ‘good will’ with one and all … even to ‘the loneliest man in the hospital’! Read on for more …
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The ‘Efficacy of Intensive Interaction’ … 25 years on from Melanie Nind’s ground-breaking Intensive Interaction research paper.
For my Blog this week I look back at Melanie Nind’s ground-breaking paper on the ‘Efficacy of Intensive Interaction’, published 25 years ago.
An analysis of the Intensive Interaction ‘Strengths’
As part of the current organisational changes taking place at the Intensive Interaction Institute, we have been asked to contribute to a SWOT analysis (SWOT = Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats). I thought it might be useful to share my contribution on our approach’s identifiable ‘Strengths’ …
US corporation takes £50 million ‘dividend’ from its UK care services
In a recent edition of Private Eye, they ran a story about Cygnet Health Care, a private company that runs residential and care services across the UK, stating that it is ‘entirely publicly funded by the NHS and local councils. Patients with learning difficulties in its care were slapped, kicked and abused. And now its ownersContinue reading “US corporation takes £50 million ‘dividend’ from its UK care services”
Some reflections on 17 years as a NHS Intensive Interaction Project Leader
A Blog setting out some reflective thoughts on 17 years as an NHS Intensive Interaction Project Leader … Read on for more …
‘Silent Minority’ TV documentary … the 40th anniversary
The TV documentary ‘Silent Minority’ was first shown on British TV 40 years ago this week – it perhaps did more than anything else to evidence the degrading and inhuman living conditions suffered by many people with learning disabilities in large scale institutional care at the time.
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Is what I am doing Intensive Interaction or not?
So, how do I know if I am doing Intensive Interaction with a person?
For my Blog this week I am reproducing a slightly abridged section of the FAQs document from the Intensive Interaction ‘Adult Services Documents’ and ‘Curriculum Documents for Schools’ packs.
On Dave Hewett and the II Institute …
A personal acknowledgement of the unstinting and vital work of Dr Dave Hewett OBE as he steps back from his leading role and directorship of the Intensive Interaction Institute.
A Welcome Blog From Graham Firth
A welcoming Blog from Graham Firth: in his first Blog on the new ‘Connecting with Intensive Interaction’ website, Graham Firth sets out a few (admittedly quite vague) plans for the future development of the site … and invites new contributors to write their own Blogs!
Connecting with Intensive Interaction 