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Direct linkHeather H. Kelley; Ty B. Aller; Matthew Wappett – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Direct Support Professionals (DSP) work closely with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and can play an important role in helping these individuals get treatment when they are also experiencing mental health concerns (MHC). Methods: We employed a systematic review search techniques to identify 15…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Mental Health, Staff Development
Girtler, Shawn Nicole – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The presence of independent and functional living skills increases autonomy and predicts better outcomes for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Teaching caregivers to successfully teach functional living skills is an indirect way to positively impact the lives of adults with IDD. Behavior skills training (BST) is an…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Adults, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities
Wilson, Nathan J.; Lin, Zhen; Pithouse, Margery; Morrison, Bonnie; Sumar, Bashir; George, Ajesh – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
The oral health of people with intellectual and developmental disability is poorer than that of the general community. Any solution for people with intellectual and developmental disability living in residential services needs to include disability support workers (DSWs). Previous studies have used either didactic or train-the-trainer approaches…
Descriptors: Dental Health, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Health Promotion
Sun, Xiaohui – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2022
People with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDDs) face lifelong challenges in areas such as self-care, learning and socializing abilities. Having such individuals at home brings family caregivers extra stress, especially when support is insufficient. Because of the inadequacy of professional support available globally, the need to…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Caregivers, Family Role
Liezl Schlebusch; Nola Chambers; David Rosenstein; Petro Erasmus; Petrus J. de Vries – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
Caring for children with developmental delays or disabilities places significant stress on caregivers, which is often exacerbated in low-resource settings. The World Health Organization developed a caregiver skills training for families of children with developmental delays or disabilities, which includes a three-session caregiver well-being…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Caregivers, Well Being, Children
Yona Lunsky; Tiziana Volpe; Laura St. John; Anupam Thakur; Johanna Lake; The H-CARDD COVID Program Team – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2024
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about disruptions in healthcare for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. There is a need to explore ways to promote proactive healthcare and better prepare individuals for healthcare encounters. Methods: A co-designed tool, the COVID Check-in Tool, was introduced as part of a…
Descriptors: Adults, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Health Promotion
Tekola, Bethlehem; Girma, Fikirte; Kinfe, Mersha; Abdurahman, Rehana; Tesfaye, Markos; Yenus, Zemi; Salomone, Erica; Pacione, Laura; Fekadu, Abebaw; Servili, Chiara; Hanlon, Charlotte; Hoekstra, Rosa A. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
The World Health Organization's Caregiver Skills Training programme for children with developmental disorders or delays teaches caregivers strategies to help them support their child's development. Ethiopia has a severe lack of services for children with developmental disorders or delays. This study explored the perspectives of Ethiopian…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Developmental Disabilities
Shirai, Yumi; Bishop, Kathleen; Kushner, Melissa – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2021
With a growing need for specialized training for direct caregivers and support staff of persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) affected by dementia, the National Task Group on Developmental Disabilities and Dementia Practices (NTG) developed a comprehensive evidence-informed Dementia Capable Care Training (DCCT). To…
Descriptors: Dementia, Caregiver Training, Program Implementation, Program Evaluation
Genik, Lara M.; Aerts, Elisabeth L.; Barata, Paula C.; Barney, Chantel C.; Lewis, Stephen P.; Newby-Clark, Ian; McMurtry, C. Meghan – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2021
This parallel group randomized controlled trial tested effectiveness of the Let's Talk About Pain training on respite workers' (RW) pain-related knowledge and feasibility-confidence-skill ratings using between-group and within-group analyses. Fourteen children's respite organizations were randomized to pain or control training. Participants…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Program Effectiveness, Pain, Training
van der Meer, Larah; Waddington, Hannah; Sigafoos, Jeff; Balandin, Susan; Bravo, Alicia; Ogilvie, Emily; Matthews, Tamyra; Sawchak, Anastasia – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2017
Objectives: To evaluate the effects of a program for training direct-care staff to implement an iPad®-based communication intervention with adults with developmental disability and severe communication impairment. Methods: Participants were 11 adults with developmental disability and 19 direct-care staff drawn from two day program settings.…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Caregiver Training, Caregivers, Job Skills
Lai, Jonathan; Luo, Owen Dan; Klag, Malvina; Shikako-Thomas, Keiko – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2021
Background: Providing medical and dental care for adults with developmental disabilities requires specialised care that includes caregiver's perceptions of processes of care as integral to informing care delivery. Method: We examined the reach and efficacy of a medical-dental clinic serving adults with developmental disabilities as part of a…
Descriptors: Adults, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intellectual Disability
Chester, Verity; Geach, Nicole; Morrissey, Catrin – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2019
Introduction: Research investigating the treatment outcomes of forensic intellectual and developmental disability (FIDD) services has largely focused on the perspectives of clinicians and researchers. This study sought the perspectives of patients and family/carers on the outcomes important to them. Methods: Semi-structured consultation groups…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Parent Attitudes, Family Attitudes
Meadan, Hedda; Douglas, Sarah N.; Kammes, Rebecca; Schraml-Block, Kristen – Infants and Young Children, 2018
Early intervention (EI) service providers working with young children with developmental disabilities and delays and their families often utilize coaching practices to engage caregivers in the EI process. Within the literature, the usefulness of coaching has been identified. However, little is known about how coaching practices look in…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Young Children, Developmental Disabilities, Developmental Delays
Call, Nathan A.; Alvarez, Jessica P.; Simmons, Christina A.; Lomas Mevers, Joanna E.; Scheithauer, Mindy C. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2017
The external validity of behavioral treatments for elopement (i.e. leaving supervision without permission) remains unclear because studies to date include only small samples (n = 1-3). This study quantified the overall effectiveness of behavioral treatments for elopement by retrospectively examining treatment data from all patients seen for the…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Developmental Disabilities, Behavior Problems
Magaña, S.; Li, H.; Miranda, E.; Paradiso de Sayu, R. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2015
Background: Latina mothers who care for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) over the lifespan struggle to take care of their own health needs in the context of their caregiving experience. Services are typically aimed at the persons with IDD and not their family caregivers. Yet, attending to family caregiver needs may…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Mothers, Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities
