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The perceived stress and turnover intention of direct-care staff of community residential facilities
This study examines turnover among direct-care staff of community residential facilities. Turnover is of concern as the projected rate indicated by direct-care staff is 34%. A review of personnel records project an annual turnover rate of 40%. Stress is examined for its relationship to turnover. …
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THE PERCEPTION OF MUSIC THERAPY BY DIRECT CARE STAFF OF OLDER ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL APPROACH
… to explore the experiences and perceptions of direct care staff of older adults with intellectual disabilities who participate in music therapy services. Participants (N=5) were direct care staff (DCS) over age 18, either currently working or formerly worked as DCS at Cottonwood Retirement, and …
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Psychological correlates of well-being in direct care staff in services for children with intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviour
… with learning disabilities can be stressful for direct care staff; as many as one-third of staff members in adult services experience stress levels indicative of a mental health problem. In addition to adverse effects on staff mental and physical health, staff<br/>stress can impact on the …
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Dispositional Mediators Of Burnout Syndrome In A Sample Of Direct Care Staff Employed At Group Homes In A Midwestern State
… that mediated burnout syndrome in a sample of direct care workers who were employed in group homes for the mentally ill in a Midwestern state. Specifically, the indirect effects that the direct care staff's attachment systems and problem solving ability were examined as they applied to their …
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EVALUATING A PERFORMANCE-BASED LOTTERY CONTINGENCY IN A RESIDENTIAL EDUCATIONAL SETTING TO INCREASE STAFF/RESIDENT INTERACTION
Direct care staff are the largest working population in Residential Treatment Centers (RTCs) and spend the greatest amount of time working with residents. Unfortunately, direct care staff performance is often underwhelming, particularly as it pertains to engaging in pleasant interactions with …
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Province-Wide Survey of the Effects of Quality Assurance Measures on Services for Adults with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities and Challenging Behaviours
… Interventions (Part III) and the QAM Policy Directives for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and challenging behaviour. No research has examined the impact of QAM on IDD services. Methods: Online surveys addressing knowledge, practices and opinions related to QAM …
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Improving Staff Performance by Enhancing Staff Training Procedures and Organizational Behavior Management Procedures
The ability of direct care staff members to carry out behavior programs, specific protocols written by a behavior analyst, or recommendations made after completion of a functional behavioral assessment is an essential tool needed for such documents to actually be meaningful to patients. Since …
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Staff Education: Nutrition Education in the Intellectually /Developmentally Disabled Community
<p>The objective of my project is to develop staff education regarding a nutrition initiative developed to address the 44% obesity rate among clients in our care. My target population is direct care staff working in the Intellectually/Developmentally Disabled (IDD) community, and high functioning …
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Social subtypes in autism: an examination of their validity and relations to measures of social cognition
… of intellectual ~unctioning (IQ). Teachers or direct care staff completed specific measures of social behavioral characteristics, adaptive functioning, and level of autism with regard to each subject.
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Multiple-Respondent Anecdotal Assessments for Behavior Disorders: An Analysis of Interrater Agreement and Correspondence With Functional Analysis Outcomes
… overall agreement among multiple respondents (direct-care staff) on the hypothesized function of each residents (28 adults with mental retardation) problematic behavior using the Motivational Assessment Scale (MAS) and the Functional Analysis Screening Tool (FAST). Results of the questionnaires …
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Symbolic Convergence of Family, Organizational, and Health Communication : Family-Staff Interaction and Quality of Care in Group Homes
<p>This study examined group home staff’s communication with families as well as staff’s attitudes towards family interaction. Four focus groups were conducted with a total of 19 participants (n=19). Two group home agencies participated with two focus groups each, one management group and one …
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The Effects of Pyramidal Training on Staff Acquisition of Five Behavior Analytic Procedures
<p>Direct care staff members serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are often required to implement several behavior analytic procedures with only limited training soon after being hired. Pyramidal training is an effective model for disseminating applied behavior analytic …
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Combating employee burnout in long-term care
Employee burnout in long-term care is a growing concern due to the changing demographics of individuals admitted to nursing homes in the United States. There is an increase in the number of admissions to nursing homes that include residents with dementia or some form of major mental illness. In …
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Evaluation of supportive services for homeless women
… at the shelter. I used interviews to examine the staff at Father Bill's Place. The clients at Father Bill's Place are seriously affected by the quality of services that are being offered.. Each day that the women feel confused about case management, disrespected by a direct care staff worker, …
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Implementation and Evaluation of an Oral Hygiene Program in Long-Term Care
<p>A review of the literature focusing on oral care within long-term care (LTC) suggests positive resident care outcomes occur when standardized practices are employed. Studies of staff education programs, trained oral hygiene aides, and dental hygienists working within LTC, have linked regular …
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The Respiratory Distress Observation Scale (RDOS), Pain, and Agitation
… place in a large metropolitan medical intensive care unit. Our subjects consisted of 148 cognitively impaired adults on mechanical ventilation. Our team found that 26% of our subjects experienced respiratory distress for over 5 hours aggregate per day. Patients on mechanical ventilation …
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Challenging behaviours : caregiver attributions and emotional experiences
… and learning disabilities. The ways in which caregivers, who may be family members or staff, make sense of the causes of these behaviours can affect how they respond to the person. Additionally, challenging behaviours can have an emotional impact on caregivers, which may affect the …
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Quantitative investigations of compassion satisfaction and challenges to compassion in mental health professionals
… satisfaction’ (CS): a positive effect of caregiving where gratification is derived from caring for patients. Stamm’s model of professional quality of life was employed to analyse 16 quantitative studies for evidence of predictors and correlates of CS in mental health professionals (MHPs). …
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Characteristics That Discriminate Between Successful and Unsuccessful Drug Withdrawal Candidates Among Mentally Retarded Persons (Neuroleptic, Psychotropic, Major Tranquilizers)
… a high drug dose and were perceived by direct-care staff as causing disturbances, displaying self-stimulation, and/or exhibiting physical aggression. None of the demographic variables, number of months on drug, presence of tardive dyskinesia, or more importantly, the behavioral reasons …
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Assessing Burnout in Mental Health Providers of Chronic Clients: An Exploration of Predictors
Working in health care professions involves many emotional and interpersonal job stressors. Difficulties in handing such stressors commonly lead to a distinctive combination of emotional exhaustion (EE), depersonalization (DP), and reduced personal accomplishment (RPA), a syndrome known as burnout. …
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