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Final Report of the Bawnmore Personal Development Programme: Staff Attitudes and Sexuality Programme Development in an Irish Service Organisation for People with Mental Handicap.
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Toomey, John F. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1993
This paper reports on evaluation of a sex education program (the Bawnmore Personal Development Programme) and staff training for Irish individuals with mental handicap. Results indicate the need for attitude change among staff and administration toward sex education and a need for structural change in staffing arrangements to facilitate such…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation, Program Development
The Effectiveness of Staff Support: Evaluating Active Support Training Using a Conditional Probability Approach.
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Felce, David; Bowley, Clare; Baxter, Helen; Jones, Edwin; Lowe, Kathy; Emerson, Eric – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2000
Active Support, a package of procedures which includes activity planning, support planning, and training on providing effective assistance, was evaluated in five community residences serving 19 adults with severe mental retardation. Findings indicated that the likelihood of a resident engaging in activity significantly increased following staff…
Descriptors: Activities, Adults, Group Homes, Maintenance
Focus on Communication: Improving Interaction between Staff and Residents Who Have Severe or Profound Mental Retardation.
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Golden, Jeannie; Reese, Matthew – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1996
A study of 16 individuals with severe and profound mental retardation and 16 direct-care staff from a residential facility investigated changes in interactive behaviors between clients and staff. Results found that, after staff training, there were slight positive increases in staff interactions with the residents. No consistent change was found…
Descriptors: Adults, Attendants, Behavior Change, Helping Relationship
Effect of Resident and Direct-Care Staff Training on Responding during Social Interactions.
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Embregts, Petri J. C. M. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2002
A multi-faceted training package for inappropriate social behavior was evaluated with five children with mild mental retardation and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in a residential program. Residents were individually trained in self-management skills with video feedback. Direct-care staff also received training. Although staff increased…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Children