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Physician Perspectives on Severe Behavior and Restraint Use in a Hospital Setting for Patients with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Salvatore, Giovanna L.; Simmons, Christina A.; Tremoulet, Patrice D. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
Hospitals, with many features that can evoke severe behavior in patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), often use restraint as a behavior management strategy. Prior research on restraint in patients with ASD has primarily focused on children or specific departments. Twenty-five physicians and medical trainees from an urban teaching hospital…
Descriptors: Physicians, Medical Students, Health Personnel, Patients
Results of Practice-Based Professional Development for Supporting Special Educators in Learning How to Design Functional Assessment-Based Interventions
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Hirsch, Shanna E.; Randall, Kristina N.; Common, Eric Alan; Lane, Kathleen Lynne – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2020
Content-focused practice-based professional development (PBPD) with active learning is one avenue to support teachers in learning new strategies, practices, and programs. This type of professional development moves away from traditional lectures. In this descriptive study, the authors used a pre-post group design to examine the extent to which a…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Program Effectiveness, Intervention, Functional Behavioral Assessment
A Comparison of the Effectiveness of a Game Informed Online Learning Activity and Face to Face Teaching in Increasing Knowledge about Managing Aggression in Health Settings
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McKenzie, Karen – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2013
The present study compared the impact of face to face teaching with a short online game informed learning activity on health participants' knowledge about, and confidence in, managing aggressive situations. Both forms of teaching resulted in a significant increase in participants' knowledge and confidence. Face to face training led to…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Conventional Instruction, Computer Games, Learning Activities
Disability Support Workers' Knowledge and Education Needs about Psychotropic Medication
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Donley, Mandy; Chan, Jeffrey; Webber, Lynne – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2012
Disability support workers are the predominant workforce employed to support people with an intellectual disability in Australia. Many support workers are required to assist people they support to take psychotropic medications in the form of chemical restraint. Support workers in Australia receive limited education and training in this area and as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation, Drug Therapy, Educational Needs
Internet Training to Respond to Aggressive Resident Behaviors
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Irvine, A. Blair; Billow, Molly B.; Gates, Donna M.; Fitzwater, Evelyn L.; Seeley, John R.; Bourgeois, Michelle – Gerontologist, 2012
Purpose: This research evaluated an individualized Internet training designed to teach nurse aides (NAs) strategies to prevent or, if necessary, react to resident aggression in ways that are safe for the resident as well as the caregiver. Design and Methods: A randomized treatment and control design was implemented, with baseline, 1-, and 2-month…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Aggression, Self Efficacy, Behavior Modification