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Direct linkJean Ware; Susan Buell; Darren D. Chadwick; Jill Bradshaw; Juliet Goldbart – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Introduction: This paper aims to identify to what extent staff training interventions are successful in enhancing the development of communication skills in people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities. Methods: A systematic review was undertaken, conforming to PRISMA guidelines. English language, peer reviewed, empirical studies of…
Descriptors: Children, Adults, Intellectual Disability, Severe Disabilities
Heather H. Kelley; Ty B. Aller; Matthew Wappett – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Direct Support Professionals (DSP) work closely with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and can play an important role in helping these individuals get treatment when they are also experiencing mental health concerns (MHC). Methods: We employed a systematic review search techniques to identify 15…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Mental Health, Staff Development
Flynn, Samantha; Hastings, Richard P.; Gillespie, David; McNamara, Rachel; Randell, Elizabeth – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Background: The Who's Challenging Who? (WCW) training is coproduced and delivered by people with intellectual disabilities (IDs), and it aims to improve staff empathy for people with challenging behaviour (CB). This study qualitatively describes trainees' and trainers' experiences of the WCW. Methods: Semi-structured interviews were undertaken…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Intellectual Disability, Empathy, Training
Kim, Jinsook; Gray, Jennifer A. – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2021
We evaluated the effectiveness of an online training on palliative care knowledge and self-efficacy among staff working with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) using a one-group pretest-posttest design. Staff from four nonprofit residential and day services organizations in a U.S. Midwestern state participated. Among 132…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Training, Knowledge Level, Self Efficacy
Wilson, Nathan J.; Lin, Zhen; Pithouse, Margery; Morrison, Bonnie; Sumar, Bashir; George, Ajesh – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
The oral health of people with intellectual and developmental disability is poorer than that of the general community. Any solution for people with intellectual and developmental disability living in residential services needs to include disability support workers (DSWs). Previous studies have used either didactic or train-the-trainer approaches…
Descriptors: Dental Health, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Health Promotion
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
McEwen, Jade; Bigby, Christine; Douglas, Jacinta – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: Australian disability services must comply with quality standards defined by federal government. Standards are abstract, focus on paperwork and rarely describe what good service quality looks like in practice. This research explored frontline day service staff's perceptions of good service quality to identify ways that it may be better…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Effectiveness, Quality Control, Standards
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
Horn, Annemarie L.; Rock, Marcia L.; Douglas, Karen H.; Bean, Kimberly M.; Layden, Selena J.; Roitsch, Jane – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2022
Paraeducators often support students with the most intensive academic, life, and behavioral needs, which includes students with intellectual and other developmental disabilities (IDD; e.g., autism spectrum disorder; ASD), yet they typically enter the classroom with inadequate preparation to perform their roles effectively. Using a…
Descriptors: Paraprofessional School Personnel, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Students with Disabilities, Job Skills
Bigby, Christine; Bould, Emma; Beadle-Brown, Julie – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2019
Background: Research indicates the value of active support in achieving good outcomes across a number of quality of life domains for people with intellectual disabilities. However, implementation is not easy, and little research has explored why. We aimed to identify some of the factors that impact on implementation of active support in supported…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Quality of Life, Intellectual Disability, Staff Development
Embregts, Petri J. C. M.; Zijlmans, Linda J. M.; Gerits, Linda; Bosman, Anna M. T. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2019
Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a training program focusing on improvement of emotional intelligence (EI) and support staffs' awareness of their behaviour towards people with an intellectual disability based on interactional patterns. The support provided regarding the needs for autonomy, relatedness, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Intellectual Disability
Tuffrey-Wijne, Irene; Rose, Tracey; Grant, Robert; Wijne, Astrid – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: Many people with intellectual disabilities are affected by death, yet conversations about death are often avoided by staff working with them. This study aimed to assess staff training needs and to develop, trial and evaluate a training course on communicating about death and dying. Method:(i) Semi-structured interviews with 20 staff in…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Death, Caregiver Role, Caregiver Training
