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An Evaluation of the EQUIP Treatment Programme with Men who have Intellectual or Other Developmental Disabilities
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Langdon, Peter E.; Murphy, Glynis H.; Clare, Isabel C.H.; Palmer, Emma J.; Rees, Joanna – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2013
Background: The Equipping Youth to Help One Another Programme (EQUIP) was designed for young offenders to address a developmental delay in moral reasoning, distorted cognitions and social skills. Methods: The present authors undertook a single case series study and piloted an adapted version of the EQUIP programme with three men with intellectual…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Males, Asperger Syndrome, Clinical Diagnosis
Reactive Attachment Disorder Symptoms in Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
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Minnis, Helen; Fleming, Gail; Cooper, Sally-Ann – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2010
Background: Studies with children suggest that reactive attachment disorder (RAD) is associated with pathogenic early care. Little is known about RAD in adults with intellectual disabilities, many of whom experience adversity and abuse in early life. We investigated whether RAD symptoms occur in this population, and explored whether hypothesized…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Hospitals, At Risk Persons, Attachment Behavior
Predictors of Job Satisfaction among Staff in Residential Settings for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities: A Comparison between Three Residential Models
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Chou, Yueh-Ching; Kroger, Teppo; Lee, Yue-Chune – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2010
Background: This cross-sectional study aims to assess whether there are differences in staff job satisfaction, including organizational and individual characteristics, between three residential models for adults with intellectual disabilities (small residential home, group home and institution) and to investigate the organizational and individual…
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Job Satisfaction, Mental Retardation, Measures (Individuals)
People with Intellectual Disabilities Living in Generic Residential Services for Older People in the UK
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Thompson, D. J.; Ryrie, I.; Wright, S. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2004
Background: As part of a UK programme of work focusing on older people with intellectual disabilities, the circumstance of those who reside in generic services for older people were investigated. Materials and methods: Questionnaires were sent to 2570 residential and nursing homes in 53 local authorities across the UK. Results: Five hundred and…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Quality of Life, Nursing Homes, Organizational Change