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Teaching Early Reading Skills to Adults with Intellectual Disabilities Using a Support Worker/Family Carer Mediated Online Reading Programme: A Feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial
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Louise D. Denne; Gwenllian Moody; Elinor Coulman; David Gillespie; Kate Ingarfield; Nicholas Manktelow; Corinna F. Grindle; J. Carl Hughes; Zac Taylor; Richard P. Hastings – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: There is a paucity of research into interventions that help people with intellectual disabilities learn to read. This feasibility study examines whether an online reading programme, Headsprout, with additional support strategies and supervision (the intervention), can be delivered by support workers/family carers and the feasibility of…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Reading Instruction, Intellectual Disability, Online Courses
Frontline Staff and Trainer Perspectives on Implementing and Adhering to Positive Behaviour Support in Intellectual Disabilities Care: A Mixed-Methods Study
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Eke Bruinsma; Annelies A. de Bildt; Pieter J. Hoekstra; Gerda M. de Kuijper; Barbara J. van den Hoofdakker – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: We aimed to identify key factors in implementing and adhering to positive behaviour support (PBS), provided by frontline staff, targeting challenging behaviours of people with intellectual disabilities living in residential group homes. Method: Using semi-structured interviews with 12 frontline staff members, we collected perspectives…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Behavior Problems, Intellectual Disability, Group Homes
A Qualitative Exploration of Participants' Experiences of Taking Part in a Walking Programme: Perceived Benefits, Barriers, Choices and Use of Intervention Resources
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Mitchell, Fiona; Stalker, Kirsten; Matthews, Lynsay; Mutrie, Nanette; Melling, Chris; McConnachie, Alex; Murray, Heather; Melville, Craig A. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: Adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) experience significant inequalities and tend to be more sedentary and less physically active than the wider population. Walking programmes are an effective way to increase physical activity (PA) but have not been used in studies involving adults with intellectual disabilities. Method: Nineteen…
Descriptors: Adults, Intellectual Disability, Physical Activities, Qualitative Research
Communicating about Death and Dying: Developing Training for Staff Working in Services for People with Intellectual Disabilities
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Tuffrey-Wijne, Irene; Rose, Tracey; Grant, Robert; Wijne, Astrid – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: Many people with intellectual disabilities are affected by death, yet conversations about death are often avoided by staff working with them. This study aimed to assess staff training needs and to develop, trial and evaluate a training course on communicating about death and dying. Method:(i) Semi-structured interviews with 20 staff in…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Death, Caregiver Role, Caregiver Training
The Effect of Active Support Interactive Training on the Daily Lives of Adults with an Intellectual Disability
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Totsika, Vasiliki; Toogood, Sandy; Hastings, Richard P.; McCarthy, Jonathan – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2010
Background: Interactive training (IT) is one of the two staff training components of the active support (AS) model. The present study explores how effective IT is when offered to staff divorced in time from the AS workshops, the other training component. We explored the effects of IT on resident activity engagement, challenging behaviours and…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Quality of Life, Training, Interaction
Impact of Training on Cognitive Representation of Challenging Behaviour in Staff Working with Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
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Campbell, Martin; Hogg, James – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2008
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…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Mental Retardation, Adults