Enabling Risk: Putting Positives First
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Additional References

This section lists additional sources of information used in developing this resource.

Books

Emerson, E. (1995). Challenging behaviour: analysis and intervention in people with learning difficulties. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Mansell, J. (2005). Risks and opportunities of personal plans and budgets. Siegen Germany: European Conference Personenzentrietere Planung.

Mansell, J., & Beadle-Brown, J. (2012). Active Support: Enabling and empowering people with intellectual disabilities. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
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Morgan, S. (2013). Risk Decision-making: Working with risk and implementing positive risk taking. Hove: Pavilion Publishing and Media Ltd.

Journal Articles

​Bigby, C., Whiteside, M., & Douglas, J. (2017). Providing support for decision making to adults with intellectual disability: Perspectives of family members                   and workers in disability support services. Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability. doi:https://doi.org.10.3109/13668250.2017.1378873
 
Buchan, S., Dunne, M., Pointon, A., & Verlegh, A. (July 2013). Risk Enablement Framework for staff working in dementia care. NHS Grampian, Scotland.
 
Carr, S. (November 2010). Enabling risk, ensuring safety: Self-directed support and personal budgets. Social Care Institute for Excellence                                                 https://www.scie.org.uk/
 
Department of Health. (10 November 2010). Nothing ventured, nothing gained: risk guidance for people with dementia. Retrieved from London, United                    Kingdom: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nothing-ventured-nothing-gained-risk-guidance-for-people-with-dementia
 
Faulkner, A. (2012). The right to take risks. The Journal of Adult Protection, 14(6), 287-296.
 
Greenspan, S., Switzky, H. N., & Woods, G. W. (2011). Intelligence involves risk-awareness and intellectual disability involves risk unawareness: Implications of              a theory of common sense. Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 36(4), 246-257.
 
Hawkins, R., Redley, M., & Holland, A. J. (2011). Duty of care and autonomy: how support workers managed the tension between protecting service users                   from risk and promoting their independence in a specialist group home. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 55(9), 873-884.
 
Kilcommons, A. M., Witers, P., & Moreno-Lopez, A. (2012). Do service users with intellectual disabilities want to be involved in the risk management                             process? A thematic analysis. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 25, 433-444.
 
Lupton, D. (1999). Risk. Hoboken: Taylor and Francis.
 
Mitchell, W., & Glendinning, C. (2008). Risk and adult social care: Identification, management and new policies. What does UK research evidence tell                         us? Health, Risk & Society, 10(3), 297-315.
 
Robertson, J. P., & Collinson, C. (2011). Positive risk taking: Whose risk is it? An exploration in community outreach teams in adult mental health and                          learning disability services. Health, Risk & Society, 13(2), 147-164.
 
Robinson, L., Hutchings, D., Corner, L., Finch, T., Hughes, J., Brittain, K., & Bond, J. (2007). Balancing rights and risks: conflicting perspectives in the                             management of wandering in dementia. Health, Risk & Society, 9(4), 389-406. 

Other

​Mansell, J., Beadle-Brown, J., Ashman, B., & Ockenden, J. (2004). Person-centred active support: A multi-media training resource for staff to enable                                  participation, inclusion and choice for people with learning disabilities. Brighton: Pavilion Publishing (Brighton) Ltd. 
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Enabling Risk: Putting Positives First has been developed by La Trobe University Living with Disability Research Centre and supported with funding from the New South Wales Department of Family & Community Services. 

The purpose of this website is to provide a source of reference for those wanting to engage in risk enablement in disability support work.
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A suggested way to cite this resource:
Bigby, C., Douglas, J.M., & Vassallo, S. (2018). Enabling Risk: Putting Positives First. An online learning resource for disability support workers. Retrieved from www.enablingriskresource.com.au
  • About
    • Full Credits
  • Module 1
  • Module 2
  • Module 3
    • Extra Activity 3.2 David's Skateboard
    • Extra Activity 3.5 Amanda wants to walk her dog
    • Extra Activity 3.6 Susan's Smoothie
  • Module 4
    • Cody is Moving out of Home
    • Angela's Birthday Cake
  • Module 5
  • Resources
  • Contact