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Direct linkFlynn, 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
Totsika, Vasiliki; Toogood, Sandy; Hastings, Richard P.; McCarthy, Jonathan – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2010
Background: Interactive training (IT) is one of the two staff training components of the active support (AS) model. The present study explores how effective IT is when offered to staff divorced in time from the AS workshops, the other training component. We explored the effects of IT on resident activity engagement, challenging behaviours and…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Quality of Life, Training, Interaction
Dowey, Alan; Toogood, Sandy; Hastings, Richard P.; Nash, Susie – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2007
Background: The working culture surrounding challenging behaviour may have a strong effect on staff behaviour. As a first step to influencing staff talk about challenging behaviour, the aim of the present study was to explore whether a 1-day training workshop could have an effect on staff causal explanations. Methods: Fifty-four front line staff,…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Workshops, Intervention, Staff Development
Tierney, Edel; Quinlan, Dave; Hastings, Richard P. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2007
Background: A range of factors have been suggested as determinants of staff behaviour in the context of working with people with challenging behaviour. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether a typical challenging behaviour staff training course had an effect on staff feelings of efficacy, their negative emotional reactions to…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Behavior, Training, Anxiety
