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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
Complex Support Needs Profile of an Adult Cohort with Intellectual Disability Transitioning from State-Based Service Provision to NDIS-Funded Residential Support
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Wilson, Nathan J.; Riches, Vivienne C.; Riches, Tanya; Durvasula, Seeta; Rodrigues, Renell; Pinto, Sonali – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2020
Background: People with intellectual disability and chronic and complex support needs often require unique models of care that are intensive and expensive. How these supports can be continued within a rapidly changing policy and funding context in Australia, has not been fully determined. Method: This descriptive study utilised a retrospective…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Models, Chronic Illness, Drug Therapy
Leadership at the Front Line: Impact of Practice Leadership Management Style on Staff Experience in Services for People with Intellectual Disability and Challenging Behaviour
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Deveau, Roy; McGill, Peter – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2014
Background: The aim of this research was to explore the impact of a particular management style called practice leadership upon the experience of staff working in services for people with intellectual disability and challenging behaviour. Such staff have been shown to experience high stress and lack of job satisfaction. Support by the immediate…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Foreign Countries, Behavior Problems, Leadership Styles
Client Factors as Predictors of Restraint and Seclusion in People with Intellectual Disability
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Scheirs, Jan G. M.; Blok, Jan B.; Tolhoek, Myrte A.; El Aouat, Fadoua; Glimmerveen, Johanna C. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2012
Background: To gain more insight into the antecedent factors of restraint in institutionalised people with intellectual disability (ID), the role played by several demographic and psychological client variables was investigated. Methods: The data of 475 people (age range 12-95 years) who were residents in a Dutch institution for people with ID…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Institutionalized Persons, Residential Care, Adolescents
Observing the Behaviour and Interactions of Adults with Congenital Deafblindness Living in Community Residences
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Prain, Meredith; McVilly, Keith; Ramcharan, Paul; Currie, Sally; Reece, John – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2010
Background: Adults with congenital deafblindness (CDB) have received little attention from researchers. In this study we examined the nature of interactions between adults with CDB and the staff who mediate their support, and investigated the reliability of an observation coding system, originally designed for observing adults with severe…
Descriptors: Observation, Interrater Reliability, Interpersonal Relationship, Group Homes
Characteristics, Supports, and Quality of Life of Irish Adults with Intellectual Disability in Life-Sharing Residential Communities
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Fahey, Aine; Walsh, Patricia Noonan; Emerson, Eric; Guerin, Suzanne – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2010
Background: Few empirical studies have compared quality and outcomes for residents with intellectual disability across intentional communities such as those organised by the Camphill communities in Ireland. Method: Using a multi-element research protocol developed for an earlier large study, data were gathered about the characteristics of N = 29…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Quality of Life, Group Homes, Foreign Countries
Staff Behaviour and Resident Engagement before and after Active Support Training
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Stancliffe, Roger J.; Harman, Anthony D.; Toogood, Sandy; McVilly, Keith R. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2008
Background: Identifying the factors associated with greater increases in resident engagement has the potential to enhance the effectiveness of active support (AS). Method: Observational data from Stancliffe, Harman, Toogood, and McVilly's (2007) study of AS were analysed to evaluate amount of staff help, effectiveness of staff help, and staff use…
Descriptors: Positive Reinforcement, Residential Programs, Staff Development, Participation
Care Staff Perceptions of Challenging Behaviour and Fear of Assault
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Rose, John L.; Cleary, Adam – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2007
Background: Past research has determined that fear of violence is often "irrational" in relation to the actual level of risk presented. This has been found to exacerbate the negative effects of exposure to work-related violence. Aims: This study investigates fear of assault in relation to exposure to challenging behaviour. The extent to which a…
Descriptors: Fear, Violence, Risk, Aggression