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Supporting People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities to Participate in Their Communities through Support Staff Pilot Intervention
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Zakrajsek, Andrea Gossett; Hammel, Joy; Scazzero, Joseph A. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2014
Background: Increasingly, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) are supported to participate in least-restricted settings in the community. However, little is known about desired community participation choice and control of people with I/DD, nor effective strategies to support full participation. Furthermore, service…
Descriptors: Intervention, Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities, Community Involvement
Implementation Evaluation in a Private Nonprofit Setting: A Mixed-Methods Approach
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Walker, Jacquelyn Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Demand for quality service provision in the human services industry requires that private nonprofit organizations have the administrative and management capacities to ensure successful implementation and sustain staff development programs. Unfamiliarity with implementation challenges, and limited awareness of implementation strategies, can trigger…
Descriptors: Human Services, Nonprofit Organizations, Private Agencies, Program Implementation
Interactive Training for Active Support: Perspectives from Staff
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Totsika, Vasiliki; Toogood, Sandy; Hastings, Richard P.; Nash, Susie – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2008
Background: In this study, we describe the experience of participating in interactive training (IT) for active support (AS). Staff (N = 58) working with adults with an intellectual disability (ID) received IT on providing effective assistance for participation in daily activities. Method: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with staff (N =…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Caseworkers, Interviews, Participant Satisfaction
Final Report of the Bawnmore Personal Development Programme: Staff Attitudes and Sexuality Programme Development in an Irish Service Organisation for People with Mental Handicap.
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Toomey, John F. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1993
This paper reports on evaluation of a sex education program (the Bawnmore Personal Development Programme) and staff training for Irish individuals with mental handicap. Results indicate the need for attitude change among staff and administration toward sex education and a need for structural change in staffing arrangements to facilitate such…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation, Program Development
Development and Implementation of a Program for Offenders with Developmental Disabilities.
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Linhorst, Donald M.; Bennett, Leslie; McCutchen, Tami – Mental Retardation, 2002
This article describes Options for Justice, an agency that provides education and training to professionals and direct services to offenders with developmental disabilities. Recommendations for developing and implementing similar programs are offered. Areas addressed include assessing need, funding, selection of program services, staffing, the…
Descriptors: Adults, Correctional Institutions, Correctional Rehabilitation, Criminals
Establishing Individual Transition Planning for Students with Disabilities within the NSW Department of School Education.
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Parmenter, Trevor R.; Riches, Vivienne C. – 1990
This examination of individual transition plans (ITPs) for students with disabilities in New South Wales, Australia, looked at effectiveness of the system and procedures, and involvement of teachers in the development of the ITPs. It found that the numbers of written ITPs grew from 156 (56 percent of potential) in 1989 to 340 (74 percent) by June…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Faculty Workload, Foreign Countries, Individualized Education Programs