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Adult Protection of People with Intellectual Disabilities: Incidence, Nature and Responses
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Beadle-Brown, Julie; Mansell, Jim; Cambridge, Paul; Milne, Alisoun; Whelton, Beckie – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2010
Background: There has been increasing recognition of the importance and extent of abuse of vulnerable adults, including people with intellectual disabilities, leading to the development of monitoring systems. This paper reports findings from one of the largest databases in the UK collected between 1998 and 2005. Method: Analysis of the 1926…
Descriptors: Residential Care, Sexual Abuse, Mental Retardation, Incidence
Outcomes in Different Residential Settings for People with Intellectual Disability: A Systematic Review
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Kozma, Agnes; Mansell, Jim; Beadle-Brown, Julie – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2009
Large-scale reviews of research in deinstitutionalization and community living were last conducted about 10 years ago. Here we surveyed research from 1997 to 2007. Articles were included if the researchers based the study on original research, provided information on the participants and methodology, compared residential arrangements for adults…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Normalization (Disabilities), Place of Residence, Literature Reviews
Care Standards in Homes for People with Intellectual Disabilities
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Beadle-Brown, Julie; Hutchinson, Aislinn; Mansell, Jim – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2008
Background: National minimum standards for residential care homes were introduced following the Care Standards Act 2000 in response to concern about the lack of consistency and poor quality services. These standards are intended to reflect outcomes for service users and to be comprehensive in scope. Method: This study compared ratings made by care…
Descriptors: Residential Care, Mental Retardation, Inspection, Standards
Effect of Service Structure and Organization on Staff Care Practices in Small Community Homes for People with Intellectual Disabilities
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Mansell, Jim; Beadle-Brown, Julie; Whelton, Beckie; Beckett, Celia; Hutchinson, Aislinn – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2008
Background: An important question in community living is what factors influence the extent to which staff provide "active support". Methods: Engagement, care practices and a range of staff and organizational characteristics were studied in 72 residential homes serving 359 adults with intellectual disabilities. Managers in 36 settings were trained…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Qualifications, Multivariate Analysis, Delivery Systems
Staff Members' Prediction of Consequences for Their Work in Residential Settings.
Mansell, Jim; Elliott, Teresa – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2001
British residential care staff (n=143) were given scenarios describing tasks they might carry out and asked what would happen if they did or did not do them. Although a majority reported consequences from managers or coworkers, a large minority did not. The tasks for which most reported consequences were administration. (Contains references.)…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adults, Attendants, Foreign Countries
Functional Grouping in Residential Homes for People with Intellectual Disabilities.
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Mansell, Jim; Beadle-Brown, Julie; Macdonald, Susan; Ashman, Bev – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2003
The effects of functional grouping of 303 people with intellectual disabilities on care practices in English group homes were investigated. Residents who were non-ambulant were rated as receiving care with less interpersonal warmth and residents with severe challenging behavior were rated as receiving care with less interpersonal warmth and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Behavior Disorders, Caregivers