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Front Line Leadership in Organisations for Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Systematic Review
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Leady V. Fajardo-Castro; Sedigheh Jalili; Vicente Martínez-Tur – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: Leadership is crucial for frontline managers leading direct support staff in intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) services because it impacts both the staff and service users. Method: A systematic review using CADIMA software, guided by the 2020 PRISMA statement, analysed 32 articles from Scopus, WOS, PsycINFO and EBSCO…
Descriptors: Leadership Responsibility, Leadership Effectiveness, Leadership Styles, Intellectual Disability
A Systematic Review of Training Methods to Increase Staff's Knowledge and Implementation of Positive Behaviour Support in Residential and Day Settings for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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Mahon, Dearbaile; Walsh, Edith; Holloway, Jennifer; Lydon, Helena – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Behaviour support plans (BSPs), if accurately implemented, have been found to increase skills and decrease challenging behaviour of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Training is essential for staff to acquire the skills necessary for accurate implementation. The aim of this systematic literature review was to evaluate…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Residential Care
Impact of Infection Outbreak on People with Intellectual Disabilities: A Scoping Review
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Embregts, Petri J. C. M.; Nijs, Sara L. P.; van Oorsouw, Wietske M. W. J. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2021
Background: One would assume that infection outbreaks such as the COVID-19 pandemic have a deleterious effect upon the physical, mental, and/or social functioning of people with intellectual disabilities (ID). Methods: A systematic search of four databases produced 18 articles. General information pertaining to the topics under consideration,…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Communicable Diseases, COVID-19, Pandemics
Positive Behaviour Support: A Systematic Literature Review of the Effect of Staff Training and Organisational Behaviour Management
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Konstantinidou, Ioanna; Dillenburger, Karola; Ramey, Devon – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2023
Positive Behaviour Support is an applied behaviour analytic system of support that is utilised in schools and in residential care settings for children and adults with disabilities who engage in challenging behaviour. Implementation fidelity depends on appropriate staff training and organisational behaviour management. A systematic literature…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Program Effectiveness, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems
Effectiveness of Active Support for Adults with Intellectual Disability in Residential Settings: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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Flynn, Samantha; Totsika, Vasiliki; Hastings, Richard P.; Hood, Kerry; Toogood, Sandy; Felce, David – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: The review examined the effectiveness of Active Support (RQ1) and stakeholders' experiences of the model (RQ2). Method: Data were meta-analysed (RQ1; studies = 14) and synthesized narratively (RQ2; studies = 10). Results: By follow-up (6 months post-training), effect sizes (RQ1) for resident total activity engagement were significant…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Adults, Residential Programs, Staff Development
Agency, Social and Healthcare Supports for Adults with Intellectual Disability at the End of Life in Out-of-Home, Non-Institutional Community Residences in Western Nations: A Literature Review
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Moro, Teresa T.; Savage, Teresa A.; Gehlert, Sarah – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: The nature and quality of end-of-life care received by adults with intellectual disabilities in out-of-home, non-institutional community agency residences in Western nations is not well understood. Method: A range of databases and search engines were used to locate conceptual, clinical and research articles from relevant peer-reviewed…
Descriptors: Adults, Intellectual Disability, Death, Medical Services