Evaluation of alternative residential facilities for the severely mentally handicapped in Wessex: Client engagement

Felce, David John; Kushlick, Albert; Mansell, Jim

doi:10.1016/0146-6402(80)90006-5

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“…Therefore, these data are closely comparable with other studies of residential environments (e.g. Felce et al 1980;Mansell et al 1984;Porterfield et al 1980;Rawlings 1985a).…”

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Staffing and staff performance in services for people with severe or profound learning disability and serious challenging behaviour

Mansell

1995

J intellect Disabil Res

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Eighteen people with severe or profound learning disability and very serious challenging behaviour were tracked for four and a half years. Thirteen subjects moved to staffed houses in the community. A multiple time-series design and direct observation were used to evaluate whether there was any change in staffing and staff contact. The houses had higher staff ratios and proportionately even higher levels of assistance and other contact with clients, who showed significant improvement in engagement in meaningful activity without overall increase in major problem behaviour.

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“…Therefore, these data are closely comparable with other studies of residential environments (e.g. Felce et al 1980;Mansell et al 1984;Porterfield et al 1980;Rawlings 1985a).…”

Section: Resultssupporting

confidence: 91%

Staffing and staff performance in services for people with severe or profound learning disability and serious challenging behaviour

Mansell

1995

J intellect Disabil Res

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“…Active support (AS) is an intervention that teaches staff to enhance the engagement of individuals with intellectual disability (ID) (Felce et al . ; Mansell et al . ; Mansell & Beadle‐Brown ).…”

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The impact of individual and organisational factors on engagement of individuals with intellectual disability living in community group homes: a multilevel model

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Tichá

Larson

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J intellect Disabil Res

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“…Over the last several decades, there have been continuous efforts in developing interventions and training modules to enhance outcomes for individuals with intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) who live in small community group homes (Abdullah et al, ; Amado & McBride, ; Felce, Kushlick, & Mansell, ; Stancliffe & Abery, ; Freeman et al, ). Although these interventions may hold promise for improving the quality of life of residents, their impact largely depends on the implementation by various stakeholders, such as direct support professionals (DSPs), their supervisors, and the organization for which they work (Fixsen, Naoom, Blase, Friedman, & Wallace, ).…”

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“…One intervention that has been widely implemented in community group homes in Australia and the UK is Active Support (AS) (Mansell & Beadle‐Brown, ). It was developed with a goal of increasing engagement of individuals with IDD (Felce et al, ; Mansell, Felce, deKock, & Jenkins, ). Numerous studies have evaluated the effectiveness of AS for residential outcomes of persons with IDD (Chou, Lin, Pu, Lee, & Chang, ; Jones et al, ; Qian, Ticha, Larson, Stancliffe, & Pettingell, ; Stancliffe, Harman, Toogood, & McVilly, ; Stancliffe, McVilly, Radler, Mountford, & Tomaszewski, ).…”

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Contextual Factors Associated with Implementing Active Support in Community Group Homes in the United States: A Qualitative Investigation

Qian

Tichá

Stancliffe

2017

Policy Practice Intel Disabi

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Although numerous studies in the U.K. and Australia have shown that Active Support (AS) is an effective intervention in increasing staff assistance and engagement for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) who live in small community residential settings, studies in Taiwan and the U.S. did not replicate these results. The mixed findings may be due to the unique challenges faced by small community group homes serving people with disabilities from different countries. The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe the views of participants in a AS implementation study about contextual factors that affected their efforts at implementing AS in a U.S. context. Interviews were conducted with Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) and AS trainers. A focus group was conducted with directors from organizations that implemented AS in the U.S. This study revealed several reported challenges to AS implementation, including the lack of leadership support, lack of buy‐in, and high staff turnover rate. Despite these difficulties, study participants identified positive impacts of AS on both DSPs and people with disabilities. Implications of these findings are discussed.

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Evaluation of alternative residential facilities for the severely mentally handicapped in Wessex: Client engagement

Cited by 41 publications

References 11 publications

Staffing and staff performance in services for people with severe or profound learning disability and serious challenging behaviour

Staffing and staff performance in services for people with severe or profound learning disability and serious challenging behaviour

The impact of individual and organisational factors on engagement of individuals with intellectual disability living in community group homes: a multilevel model

Contextual Factors Associated with Implementing Active Support in Community Group Homes in the United States: A Qualitative Investigation

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