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Redesigning Rooms of Clients with Intellectual Disabilities and Severe Behavioral Problems in a Long-Term Care Facility: Three Case Studies
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Jacqueline Roos; Andrea Möhn; Albert Ponsioen; Robert Didden – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2025
To observe changes in three clients with intellectual disabilities and severe behavioral problems and staff in a long-term care residential facility after redesigning the clients' rooms by making them more personal and homely, adjusting the amount of stimuli, changing the layout, connecting to the outdoor area, and using high-quality natural…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Behavior Problems, Facility Improvement, Residential Care
Effects of Positive Behaviour Support Delivered by Direct Staff on Challenging Behaviours and Quality of Life of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: A Multicentre Cluster-Controlled Trial
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Bruinsma, Eke; van den Hoofdakker, Barbara J.; Hoekstra, Pieter J.; de Kuijper, Gerda M.; de Bildt, Annelies A. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Effects of staff provided positive behaviour support (PBS) for individuals with intellectual disabilities are unclear. Method: Using a multicentre non-randomised cluster controlled design, 26 teams of residential group homes, including 245 staff members of 167 individuals with intellectual disabilities, were allocated to a PBS or…
Descriptors: Adults, Intellectual Disability, Positive Behavior Supports, Allied Health Personnel
Positive Behaviour Support in Irish Residential Services: Perspectives of Frontline Staff, Management and Clinicians on Implementation Challenges
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Lucy Brady; Ciara Padden; Peter McGill – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2025
Background: The current study explored the perspectives of staff working with adults with intellectual disabilities and behaviours that challenge. We sought insight into their understanding of procedural fidelity and challenges faced when implementing behaviour support. Method: We interviewed 15 staff members supporting adults with intellectual…
Descriptors: Professional Personnel, Health Personnel, Residential Care, Intellectual Disability
Building High-Quality Interpersonal Staff-Client Relationships with People with Severe to Profound Intellectual Disabilities and Challenging Behavior: Insights of Professionals and Relatives
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Maaike Hermsen; Rianne Simons; Hennie van Veen; Angela Prudon; Lina Rooijackers; Roy Otten; Renske Koordeman – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Staff-client relationships impact the quality of support and life of people with severe to profound intellectual disabilities and challenging behavior, but are challenging to build due to clients' intense, complex and varying support needs. The present study explores the perspectives of professionals and relatives on what affects these…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Severe Intellectual Disability, Behavior Problems, Individual Characteristics
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in People with Learning Disabilities: A Qualitative Study of Caregivers' Challenges and Strategies Practiced in Institutionalized Settings
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Lena Grüter – Insights into Learning Disabilities, 2024
Little is known about OCD in people with learning disabilities (LD) in general and in terms of current and professional support. In this study, we examined caregivers' perceived challenges and strategies practiced in institutionalized settings in managing OCD in people with LD and derived implications for research and practice. We studied…
Descriptors: Anxiety Disorders, Intellectual Disability, Foreign Countries, Caregivers
Basic Psychological Needs and Mental Health in Adolescents with a Mild to Borderline Intellectual Disability
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Johanna J. Westera; Mariët J. van der Molen; Carlo Schuengel – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Introduction: Emotional and behavioral problems are common in adolescents with mild to borderline intellectual disabilities (MBID). Basic Psychological Needs Theory connects fulfillment of basic psychological needs (autonomy, relatedness, competence) to ill-being (mental health problems). The associations between the frustration and satisfaction…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Mild Intellectual Disability, Adolescents, Needs