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Direct linkWerner, Shirli; Hochman, Yael – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2019
Background: Research on supported employment for individuals with intellectual disabilities has focused mainly on its effect on employees. Scant research has assessed the influence on employers and on the work setting. This study focused on a unique program to foster the employment of individuals with intellectual disabilities in the Israeli…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Employer Attitudes, Military Personnel, Foreign Countries
Werner, Shirli; Araten-Bergman, Tal – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Introduction: People with disabilities often identify professionals' stigmatic views as significant barriers to accessing mainstream services. This study aimed to examine differences in stigmatic attitudes held by social workers toward individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID), mental illness (MI), or dual diagnosis (DD) of ID and MI.…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Social Bias, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Social Work
Werner, Shirli; Corrigan, Patrick; Ditchman, Nicole; Sokol, Kristin – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
The theoretical construct of stigma has received much attention in psychiatric disability research, leading to the development of widely used measures. Such measures have had real world impact in that they allow for the assessment of stigma change efforts. The study of stigma has not received the same level of attention for persons with…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Social Bias, Negative Attitudes, Attitudes toward Disabilities
Werner, Shirli – Health & Social Work, 2012
Providing holistic care to individuals with the dual diagnosis (DD) of intellectual disability and mental illness is a challenging task that requires the work of various health care specialists. The aim of the current study was to examine the intentions of students from various fields to work with individuals with DD. A questionnaire was completed…
Descriptors: Identification, Self Efficacy, Student Attitudes, Nursing Students
Vilchinsky, Noa; Werner, Shirli; Findler, Liora – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 2010
This study aims to investigate the effect of observer's gender and target's gender on attitudes toward people who use wheelchairs due to a physical disability. Four hundred four Jewish Israeli students without disabilities completed the "Multidimensional Attitudes Scale Toward Persons With Disabilities" (MAS). Initially, confirmatory…
Descriptors: Jews, Females, Physical Disabilities, Factor Analysis
Werner, Shirli; Grayzman, Alina – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Providing adequate care to individuals with intellectual disability (ID) requires the willingness of students in various health and social professions to care for this population upon completion of their studies. The aim of the current study was to examine the factors associated with the intentions of students from various fields to work with…
Descriptors: Nursing Students, Student Attitudes, Structural Equation Models, Self Efficacy
Findler, Liora; Vilchinsky, Noa; Werner, Shirli – Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 2007
This study presents the development of a new instrument, the "Multidimensional Attitudes Scale Toward Persons With Disabilities" (MAS). Based on the multidimensional approach, it posits that attitudes are composed of three dimensions: affect, cognition, and behavior. The scale was distributed to a sample of 132 people along with a…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Attitudes toward Disabilities, Test Validity, Males
