Oral life history narratives are a promising method to promote person-centered values of personhood and belonging. This project used resident oral history interviews to educate staff members in an assisted-living setting about personhood. A single group pre-post test design evaluated impacts on 37 staff members to assess their use of resident videotaped oral history interviews and impacts on their perceived knowledge of residents. Perceived knowledge of residents declined (p = .003) between pretest and posttest. Older staff members were less likely to view a video. Staff members are interested in resident oral history biographies and identify them as helpful for delivering care. Oral history methods might provide an opportunity for staff members to promote personhood by allowing them to expand their understanding of resident preferences, values, and experiences.
The purpose of this study was to identify correlates of privatization policy support in the human services arena. To this end, a survey was administered to graduate students enrolled in human serviceoriented courses. While efficiency and effectiveness are frequent justifications for privatization policy, attitudes regarding these standards were not related to privatization support. Privatization support was significantly more likely to be found among respondents with private nonprofit work/internship experience and those who believed private nonprofit agencies were more compliant with the law than public agencies. These findings point to the unique nature of privatization support in a human service-oriented sample.
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