Thirty-seven of 43 (86%) agencies operating child welfare residential treatment centers in New York State responded to a survey about the provision of mental health services. Questions were asked about provision of services, satisfaction with services, and suggestions for improvement in five domains: therapeutic milieu, individual therapy, group…

Background: Cognitive representations of challenging behaviour among staff may influence therapeutic outcomes. This study looked at how cognitive dimensions of Identity, Cause, Consequences, Emotional Reaction and Treatment/Control are affected by training. Materials and Methods: A theoretically derived questionnaire was used to measure the impact…

The risk factors for young people with intellectual disabilities developing a mental health disorder are higher than those found in the general population, yet training is very rarely available to frontline staff. A recent study in the United Kingdom cited prevalence rates of mental ill health among adults with intellectual disabilities ranging…

To help the civil servants in both central and local governments in Taiwan operating administrative works smoothly under a new digitalized system launched in 1994, a series of courses related to information technology were offered free to them annually by the central governments. However, due to the budget deficit in recent years, the government…

A teacher's decision to leave the classroom to become a staff development trainer has personal and professional effects. These issues are described. (Author/MT)

Sixty-one percent of 173 service providers successfully described normalization in terms of definitions developed by B. Nirge and W. Wolfenberger. A quarter of respondents described the concept incorrectly. Fifty-three percent of service providers considered that the adoption of the normalization concept to guide the provision of services was…

Explains the effects and potential problems of decentralization on a nursing education department. Suggests solutions that can be adapted to a particular setting. Indicates a need for flexibility in program planning. (JOW)

Inservice educators must incorporate humanistic approaches in their offerings. Nursing service administrators should delegate to staff development personnel only those activities that are clearly educational in nature. (Author/JOW)

Provides a suggested approach for planning and conducting a patterned exit interview of employees leaving the company. (IRT)

Builds a model of competence development based on organizational learning theory. Proposes a typology of competence: a single technology and a few people, interwoven technologies in a larger unit, and complex systems connecting many people and units. Adapts a Johari window model for understanding organizational learning. (Contains 44 references.)…

Discusses four stages of creativity--exploring, inventing, choosing, and implementing--that can help people make connections that others miss. Lists specific ways in which companies can encourage creativity in their employees. (JOW)

The mission of the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) to provide staff development in open and distance education within the Commonwealth countries is noted. The paper then draws upon selected findings from the COL Training Impact Study (a study of 114 training events provided by COL over a 10-year period) and discusses the respondents' views on the…

Teachers? adoption of a new teaching practice is related to their investment in staff development and the degree to which they consider it worthwhile. We conducted an interactive staff development, which involved teachers in the analysis, practice, and refinement of new instructional activities. Data from teaching observations, interviews and…

Asserts that strengthening professional practice and youth development program quality requires an understanding of the essential elements of positive youth development work and how they are communicated through staff development. Suggests a framework for critical reflection on practices that encourage community-based youth workers to apply the…

Community building goes beyond community organizing and other initiatives involved in making systemic change happen. It has come to stand for a more comprehensive approach to community strengthening and renewal. It is based on an understanding that the best way to improve conditions (poverty, education, justice, relationships) requires investment…