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Direct linkJenny Aspling; Veronica Svärd; Magnus Tideman – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2025
Background: Support from staff plays an important role in quality of life for people with intellectual disability. This study focuses on service users' views of Active Support as good support and whether Active Support increases the quality of everyday support in group homes. Method: Nine service users were interviewed at baseline and at follow-up…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Group Homes, Intellectual Disability
Sango, Precious N.; Forrester-Jones, Rachel – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2019
Background: A faith-based (pseudonym, Adam's House -- AH) and a non-faith-based care service (pseudonym, Greenleaves -- GL) were explored to find out if and how spiritual support was provided for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs). Method: Six months were spent volunteering within each service and a mixed-methods…
Descriptors: Spiritual Development, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Volunteers
Hussain, Rafat; Janicki, Matthew P.; Knox, Marie; Wark, Stuart; Parmenter, Trevor – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2019
Aims: Life expectancy for both sexes in Australia exceeds 80 years, with individuals with intellectual disability also increasingly living into older age. This research aimed to comparatively examine perceptions of staff supporting either older adults or age peers with lifelong intellectual disability. Methods: This project asked 420 medical,…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Intellectual Disability, Health Personnel, Health Services
Smidt, Andy; Balandin, Susan; Sigafoos, Jeff; Reed, Vicki A. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2009
Background: Services employing staff to support people with disability usually provide training in a range of areas including communication and managing challenging behaviour. Given that such training can be costly and time-consuming, it is important to evaluate the evidence presented in support of such programs. Efficacy in clinical practice is…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Instructional Effectiveness, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
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
Koritsas, Stella; Iacono, Teresa; Hamilton, David; Leighton, Daniel – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2008
Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate active support (AS) training and to investigate changes to perceived engagement in domestic tasks, opportunities for choice, frequency of challenging behaviour, and level of support needs. Method: Participants were 12 adults with ID aged 27-57 years (M = 37 years) residing in three group homes, and…
Descriptors: Group Homes, Mental Retardation, Caseworker Approach, Caseworkers
