For individuals with disabilities, learning functional living skills, such as meal preparation, laundry, and cleaning tasks, can greatly increase their level of happiness and decrease their need to rely on others (Storey & Miner, 2017). The purpose of this study was to evaluate a pyramidal BST package to teach staff to implement a training…

Staff education has a significant impact on evidence-based practice and safe care. It is imperative for health professionals to be educated to deliver patient-centered care as members of an interdisciplinary team, emphasizing evidence-based practice, quality improvement approaches, and informatics. It is essential to employing evidence-based care.…

Purpose and Method of Study: The primary purpose of this study was to understand the lived experiences of principals of high schools in Oklahoma. The secondary purpose of this study was to use the lived experiences to make recommendations toward enhancing principal sustainability. This qualitative study used phenomenological research to understand…

This study examined the espoused values of an institution whose mission calls for a focus and promotion of social justice and how that institution supports its staff's development of a competency focused on social justice and inclusion. It examined the intersection of social justice and inclusion competence, early-career staff development, and…

This qualitative descriptive study explores school leaders as the catalyst for whole school environments. Creating whole school environments involves whole leaders, which takes recognition of feelings of burnout and enacting mindfulness based interventions along with emotional intelligence skills. 12 school leaders participated in this study that…

Academic advisors in higher education serve as more than a resource for planning classes. These student affairs professionals also assist with success plans, identifying career paths, connecting students with relevant campus resources, and working through academic and personal concerns. Over time, the field of academic advising has transitioned…

Homelessness is a global social justice concern. Social work staff at homeless shelters have high turnover and burnout rates, and have little to no experience with the homeless population. In this study, a professional development training on self-awareness was given to social work staff using social justice theory, a disaster resilience education…

The quantitative study examined the impact of intercultural competency training on Education Support Professionals (ESP) through pre- and post-testing using the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI®). The IDI® is based upon Bennett's Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity (DMIS). The examination of ESP intercultural competency was…

This phenomenological study aimed to understand the onboarding and training experiences of entry-level student affairs practitioners working in housing and residence life departments on college campuses. These practitioners were responsible for identifying, responding, and reporting student of concern incidents. With an increase of student mental…

Training frontline staff to respond to and manage challenging behaviors of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) poses a pervasive problem in the delivery of treatment services. Traditional synchronous staff training methods are expensive, time-consuming, and often do not result in high treatment integrity. Video Modeling alternative to…

As the rates of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) increase, so does the need to provide high-quality and empirically validated supports across the lifespan. Despite most of an individual's life taking place in adulthood, it is well-documented that the supports and services for adults with ASD are severely lacking. This is evidenced by outcomes…

The purpose of this qualitative inquiry was to explore the lived experiences and perceptions of American higher education frontline workers in student affairs who reported regular use of mindfulness practices. Incorporating reflective practices like mindfulness on college campuses (Palmer, 2009) for frontline staff in student affairs, who work…

Cybersecurity protection remains at the forefront of many organizations' information and communication technology strategies and investments. Higher education has become a profitable target for cyber-attacks which has many institutions reevaluating their cybersecurity awareness programs. The purpose of this research was to determine the…

Current research suggests higher education non-academic personnel staff need more opportunities to advance into leadership. This represents a lost opportunity as they often represent a vital but unheard voice in university settings and may be exacerbated on campuses that bear the R1 designation. One possible opportunity to address this may be…

This paper investigated the relationship between formal staff mentoring programs and students' academic self-efficacy in an undergraduate setting. A convergent, mixed method study found there is a positive relationship between students' enrollment in a formal staff mentoring program and their academic self-efficacy. The results noted length of…