With over 25 years working to connect lives through the use of Intensive Interaction, we are proud of the wealth of professional experience our team has collated. It has always been part of the Us in a Bus ethos to share best practice with each other, our stakeholders and third parties who may benefit. We want to ensure that our own continuous professional development can provide support for all those in need. We believe that together we can achieve much more for people with profound and multiple learning disabilities and complex needs. By Nancy Keeley, Interaction Practitioner It is well documented that friendship has a powerful impact on our health and well-being. So, let’s think about our own friends? Why are they our friends?
The importance of being related By Tiw Raegening, Interaction Practitioner Recently, I attended a funeral for one of the people we supported where we can show our appreciation for having known him or her.
Do we need props in Intensive Interaction By Marina Jurjevic, Interaction Practitioner I have always thought that the best prop we can use is ourselves.
By Russell Clarke, Interaction Practitioner Theo’s intimacy with this little object set me thinking about the needs of the people we support.
By Carol Thomas, Interaction Practitioner Intensive Interaction is an approach used to encourage engagement with people who find communication, or being social, a challenge.
By Rosie Brookes, Interaction Practitioner Producing concise, relevant, well-written reports is very important where the outcomes of our work are not easily measurable.
By Anne Laney, Interaction Practitioner Within our work we are privileged to support the people we see through all of life’s ups and downs.
By Anna Redman, Interaction Practitioner and Janet Gurney, Director of Training ‘Fostering intentionality’ – the fundamentals of communication: how Intensive interaction can support emotional wellbeing.
Insight into our work using Intensive Interaction By Anne Laney, Interaction Practitioner Music can offer a unique response to someone’s vocalisations or movements.
By Anne Laney, Interaction Practitioner In Anne’s article she shares the especially moving funeral service of someone who has been known to Us in a Bus for many years.
Conversations of an Interaction Practitioner By Tiw Raegening, Interaction Practitioner Tiw gives you an insight into an Us in a Bus session.
By Julia Hancock, Chair of Trustees Julia shares her experiences about handling difficult topics, such as death, with people who have a learning disability.
By Janice Murrells, Senior Practitioner ‘Playing’ or being playful with the people we support is possibly one of the most misunderstood, yet arguably most beneficial, aspects of our time during sessions.
Using Intensive Interaction in the Community By Janet Gurney, Director of Training In this article Janet looks at the thorny question ‘Should we use Intensive Interaction when in public?’
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