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Staff from four units for adults with profound learning disabilities d
escribed their relationship with a particular client during individual
discussions. Issues arising from discussion were elaborated in subseq
uent individual and group meetings, evolving into an account of intera
ctional aspects of professional care based on a core typology of relat
ionships (Provider, Meaning-maker, Mutual and Companion). The process
of this grounded theory analysis is exemplified. The analysis conclude
s with four propositions about staff-client relationships, and discuss
ion of their implications for clinical services.