Throughout this web site, and in the general Intellectual Disability area, you may come across words and terms that are not in common use... So before you pull your hair out in desperation, use this glossary to simplify your life... (NB: This page is still being developed)
aspergers
autism
CCT
The Community Care Trust
professional supervision
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core and
cluster
A "core and cluster" environment is one of the community living
options the CCT offers the people we support. This service is essentially a group
of flats located very closely to an office that is staffed 24 hours a
day (ie: the flats are "clustered" around the office -- the
"core", hence "core and cluster"). See core
and cluster for more info
developmental disability
DSMIV
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key worker
non-aversive
An environment where people are not "put down" or punished,
instead they are encouraged throughout the learning process.
positive
programming
Positive programming is a method of teaching someone skills that will
empower them to cope better with situations that they have struggled with
in the past. Positive programming's aim is to teach people to be as independent
as they possibly can, and it enables people to live more fully in the
community.
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A staff member of the Community Care Trust who is trained to work with people with intellectual disabilities and/or autistic spectrum disorders.
