Changing you, changing me

Andrea Ruck. Video Interaction Guidance addresses attitudinal barriers of care staff of adults with learning disabilities. Andrea Ruck works with adults with learning disabilities. She became frustrated when traditional methods were not effective in getting carers to change their communication behaviours. At the same time she was looking to be more positive in her work. A colleague mentioned Video Interaction Guidance in 2005 and this has proved transformational for Andrea’s practice. The article describes the background to the approach, reasons why she finds it exciting and rewarding and the positive impact on her practice. Andrea also mentions limitations, offers two case examples and looks forward to developing her skills in Video Interaction Guidance as a supervisor and practitioner. This article is accompanied by a short contribution from Jane Young who uses the approach with parents of children with speech, language and communication needs.