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Direct linkDalton, Caroline; Sweeney, John – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2013
This study explores front-line staff knowledge and perceptions of how people with intellectual disability residing in residential services are supported to communicate effectively. Participants ("n" = 138) completed a self-report questionnaire adapted from an instrument developed by DeSimone & Cascella (2005) "Journal of…
Descriptors: Residential Programs, Caregivers, Knowledge Level, Attitude Measures
Kearney, Christopher A. – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 1994
In this study, interrater reliability of the Motivation Assessment Scale (MAS) was investigated utilizing 84 direct-care staff members familiar with 42 adults with moderate to profound mental retardation. Problematic overt behaviors were evaluated using the MAS. MAS items were found to be moderately but significantly reliable across raters.…
Descriptors: Adults, Attendants, Behavior Problems, Evaluation Methods
Tidwell, W. Guy – Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, 2006
This paper covers the application of functional behavioral assessment (FBA) to treatment of problem behavior in residential facilities. Basic behavioral concepts are covered with emphasis on antecedent events and their importance in assessment and treatment. The paper focuses on two types of assessment, the behavioral interview and A-B-C narrative…
Descriptors: Functional Behavioral Assessment, Residential Programs, Behavior Problems, Behavior Modification
Peer reviewedKahng, SungWoo; Iwata, Brian A.; Fischer, Sonya M.; Page, Terry J.; Treadwell, Kimberli R. H.; Williams, Don E.; Smith, Richard G. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1998
A large-scale analysis was conducted of problem behavior by observing 20 individuals living in residential facilities. Data were converted into scatter plot formats. When the data were transformed into aggregate "control charts," 12 of 15 sets of data revealed 30-minute intervals during which problem behavior was more likely to occur.…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Data Analysis
Download full textHaugen, Julie D. Bass – 1990
Making decisions about residential or day program placement for adults with developmental disabilities requires examination of multidimensional measures of behavior and thus the use of multivariate statistical techniques along with expert opinion. This study used adaptive and maladaptive cluster scores on the Inventory for Client and Agency…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adults, Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales
Syracuse Univ., NY. Center on Human Policy. – 1997
This guide evaluates more than 130 training curricula that were published or completed in or after 1987 and are targeted to training direct service staff or trainers of direct service staff working with people with developmental disabilities. The reviews are organized alphabetically by publisher. Topics and issues that were used to categorize the…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Agencies, Agency Cooperation, Behavior Problems
