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Ee, Jonathan; Lim, Jan Mei; Stenfert Kroese, Biza; Rose, John – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2021
Background: Generic mental health staff often have contact with people with intellectual disabilities when they access mainstream mental health services. To date, there has not been any research conducted in nonwestern countries to explore their views. This paper investigates the views and experiences of mainstream mental health professionals…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mental Disorders, Intellectual Disability, Comorbidity
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Ahonen, Lia; Degner, Jurgen – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2013
One prerequisite for effective institutional care is that staff agree on how to deliver treatment and have a unified view of how to achieve change--in other words, to have staff group unanimity (SGU). This study used the Correctional Program Assessment Inventory (CPAI) 2000, interviews with key staff, and observations of daily activities to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Staff Development, Correctional Rehabilitation, Juvenile Justice
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Hackett, Simon; Carpenter, John; Patsios, Demi; Szilassy, Eszter – Journal of Sexual Aggression, 2013
This study evaluates the outcomes of short interagency training courses provided by six Local Safeguarding Children Boards in England. The aim was to develop practical skills in recognising and responding to the needs of children with harmful sexual behaviour in an interagency context. The courses all employed interactive learning and teaching…
Descriptors: Aggression, Sexual Abuse, Agency Cooperation, Training
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Wang, Sheng; Noe, Raymond A.; Wang, Zhong-Ming; Greenberger, David B. – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2009
This study examined the influence of attachment styles and mentoring experiences on willingness to mentor in the future in a formal mentoring program in China. For both mentors and proteges, avoidance and anxiety dimensions of attachment styles and their interaction had a significant influence on willingness to mentor in the future. Mentoring…
Descriptors: Mentors, Interaction, Foreign Countries, Anxiety
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Hayes, Adrian J.; Shaw, Jenny J.; Lever-Green, Gillian; Parker, Dianne; Gask, Linda – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2008
Suicide prevention training for the prison service in England and Wales has been criticized. STORM is a package emphasizing the practice and review of interactions with suicidal persons and was evaluated in a pilot study for use in prisons. Trainees completed questionnaires immediately before and after training and at 6 to 8 months follow-up.…
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Prevention, Suicide, Questionnaires
Butt, Richard L.; And Others – 1990
This paper reports on some speculations arising from a long-term research project which utilizes data from teachers' autobiographies in understanding the nature of teachers' knowledge and development. The work is part of an increasing body of research which uses biographical methods to aid in understanding teachers' lives, careers, cultures, and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Context Effect, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Mason, Robin – 1997
This paper discusses the concept of diversity of course components in the context of an online staff development course at the United Kingdom Open University. In addition to FirstClass computer conferencing and Web content, RealAudio was used in both synchronous and asynchronous modes. The purpose of its use was to add diversity and focus, which…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Communications, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Cooperative Learning