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Shawbitz, Kara N.; Brock, Matthew E. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2023
Systematic prompting is a versatile evidence-based practice that can improve a range of outcomes for students with disabilities, but many teachers and paraeducators are not familiar with systematic prompting or may struggle with implementation. In this systematic review, the authors identified 28 articles that evaluated training practices for…
Descriptors: Prompting, Students with Disabilities, Teacher Aides, Staff Development
Jean 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
Mullins, Laura; Scott, Victoria – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Developmental support agencies support many adults with intellectual disabilities in the community. Unfortunately, these adults often exhibit high rates of challenging behaviour, which present significant pressures on these service providers. Agencies need to develop effective means of increasing their capacity to provide quality support. Previous…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Adults, Behavior Problems, Positive Behavior Supports
Hill, James; Hamer, Oliver; Breed, Hetty; Ford, Jordan; Twamley, Jacqueline; Kenyon, Roger; Twamley, Huw; Casey, Rob; Zhang, Jennifer; Clegg, Andrew – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2023
Background: The use of virtual reality (VR) in medical education allows learners to make mistakes safely without risk to patients and to refine a range of clinical skills by repetition. However, there is still wide variability both between, and within countries regarding the amount of training delivered using VR, particularly in relation to…
Descriptors: Hospitals, Health Personnel, Patients, Job Training
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
Mahon, Dearbaile; Walsh, Edith; Holloway, Jennifer; Lydon, Helena – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Behaviour support plans (BSPs), if accurately implemented, have been found to increase skills and decrease challenging behaviour of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Training is essential for staff to acquire the skills necessary for accurate implementation. The aim of this systematic literature review was to evaluate…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Residential Care
Davis, Olivia G.; Weaver, Raven H. – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2022
Older adults' sexual health is often overlooked and unaddressed by healthcare professionals, though sexuality is a central and life-long aspect of being human. Healthcare professionals cite lack of knowledge and comfort in addressing older adult sexual health needs and concerns. We conducted a scoping review to identify educational programmes for…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Sexuality, Health Personnel, Health
Laura Gormley; Olive Healy; Amanda Doherty; Darragh O'Regan; Ian Grey – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2020
Frontline staff are a valuable asset within an intellectual and developmental disability service. Their work dictates the overall standard of care delivered by the organization. However, there is evidence that the research relating to effective practice is having little impact on the competencies displayed by staff in the real-world setting.…
Descriptors: Staff Development, Training, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities
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
Walker, Virginia L.; Kurth, Jennifer; Carpenter, Megan E.; Tapp, Melissa C.; Clausen, Amy; Lockman Turner, Elissa – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2021
Schools have continued to rely on paraeducators to assist special education teachers and other professionals in the provision of special education and related services. Although paraeducators often support students with extensive support needs (ESN) in a range of school environments, the subset of intervention studies focused on paraeducators who…
Descriptors: Paraprofessional School Personnel, Students with Disabilities, Educational Research, Program Effectiveness
Warner, Robert P.; Godwin, Mary; Hodge, Camilla J. – Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, 2021
Every year, nearly one million staff work seasonally at summer camps. Although little research has investigated staff experiences compared to campers' experiences, literature does exist. Understanding the breadth and depth of this literature is an important way to guide future investigations and employment practices regarding seasonal summer camp…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Camps, Work Environment, Experience
Fiedler, Nora; Sommer, Friederike; Leuschner, Vincenz; Scheithauer, Herbert – International Journal of Developmental Science, 2019
The standardized, indicated school-based prevention program "Networks Against School Shootings" (NETWASS) combines a threat assessment approach with a general model of prevention of emergency situations in schools through early intervention in student psychosocial crises and training teachers to recognize warning signs of targeted school…
Descriptors: School Safety, Violence, Weapons, Prevention
Finn, Lori L. – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2020
Individuals with developmental disabilities (DD) depend on caregivers to meet physical, emotional, and social needs. This makes relationships with caregivers particularly important to quality of life. Without intervention, social interactions may be limited and ineffective, affecting relationships with caregivers and thus quality of life for…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Students with Disabilities, Interaction, Parent Teacher Cooperation
Stephens, Lacy; Shanks, Carmen Byker – Journal of School Health, 2015
Background: School food service professionals are vital to implementing national nutrition standards in school meal programs. Appropriate and effective training for these professionals may be one key to producing healthful meals that students are excited to eat and also meet United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) nutrient guidelines. A…
Descriptors: Nutrition, Lunch Programs, Literature Reviews, Intervention
De Rijdt, Catherine; Stes, Ann; van der Vleuten, Cees; Dochy, Filip – Educational Research Review, 2013
The goal of staff development in higher education is a change in teacher practices to positively influence student learning. In other words, the goal of staff development is the transfer of learning to the workplace. Research illuminates that this transfer of learning to the workplace is a complex issue. To make an accurate assessment of staff…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Psychological Studies, Staff Development, Transfer of Training