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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
Effects of Positive Behaviour Support Delivered by Direct Staff on Challenging Behaviours and Quality of Life of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: A Multicentre Cluster-Controlled Trial
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Bruinsma, Eke; van den Hoofdakker, Barbara J.; Hoekstra, Pieter J.; de Kuijper, Gerda M.; de Bildt, Annelies A. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Effects of staff provided positive behaviour support (PBS) for individuals with intellectual disabilities are unclear. Method: Using a multicentre non-randomised cluster controlled design, 26 teams of residential group homes, including 245 staff members of 167 individuals with intellectual disabilities, were allocated to a PBS or…
Descriptors: Adults, Intellectual Disability, Positive Behavior Supports, Allied Health Personnel
Outcomes from a Community-Based Positive Behavioural Support Team for Children and Adults with Developmental Disabilities
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Bowring, Darren L.; Totsika, Vasiliki; Hastings, Richard P.; Toogood, Sandy – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Background: Previous evaluations of community PBS teams have not investigated whether behaviour change is both statistically reliable and clinically significant. Few previous studies have reported quality of life (QoL) and social validity outcomes. Method: The present authors collected data on 85 people referred to a specialist PBS team. The…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Positive Behavior Supports
An Evaluation of Staff Training in Positive Behavioural Support
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MacDonald, Anne; McGill, Peter; Murphy, Glynis – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: Positive Behavioural Support (PBS) has been shown to be effective in minimizing challenging behaviour and improving the lives of people with intellectual disabilities. Training in PBS is an important factor in achieving good coverage in the use of PBS. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of training managers of social care…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Intellectual Disability