Glossary of terms used in this resource. 
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• 4 Essentials of Active Support: are Every moment has potential, Little and often, Maximising choice and control, and Graded assistance to ensure success. The 4 Essentials were developed by Jim Mansell and Julie Beadle-Brown. 
  
  
• Active Support: a practice designed to increase the engagement of people with intellectual disabilities in meaningful activities and social interactions.
  
  
• Five tasks of Frontline Practice Leadership: 1. Focusing staff attention on quality of life; 2. Allocating and organising staff; 3. Observing staff, giving feedback, coaching and modelling good practice; 4. Supervising practice of each staff member; 5. Facilitating team work and team meetings. 
  
  
• Frontline Practice Leadership: the set of tasks that are critical to ensuring good quality support for people with intellectual disabilities.
  
  
• Quality of Life: what it means to live a good life. 
  
  
• Strengths-based: focusing on the ability, capacity, and potential of a person. 

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