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Direct linkBigby, Christine; Bould, Emma; Iacono, Teresa; Kavanagh, Shane; Beadle-Brown, Julie – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Background: Active Support, now widely adopted by disability support organizations, is difficult to implement. The study aim was to identify the factors associated with good Active Support. Methods: Data on service user and staff characteristics, quality of Active Support and practice leadership were collected from a sample of services from 14…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Social Support Groups, Training, Leadership
Humphreys, Lincoln; Bigby, Christine; Iacono, Teresa; Bould, Emma – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Background: Organizational culture in group homes for people with intellectual disabilities has been identified as influencing staff behaviour and residents' quality of life (QOL). Despite this influence, culture has been under-researched, with no published and validated instrument to measure its dimensions in group homes. The aim was to develop…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Organizational Culture, Group Homes, Intellectual Disability
Bigby, Christine; Bould, Emma; Iacono, Teresa; Beadle-Brown, Julie – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2020
Background: Organisational and service level factors are identified as influencing the implementation of Active Support. The aim was to explore differences in organisational leadership and structures to identify potential relationships between these factors and the quality of Active Support in supported accommodation services. Method: Fourteen…
Descriptors: Leadership Responsibility, Intellectual Disability, Leadership Styles, Quality of Life
Bigby, Christine; Bould, Emma; Beadle-Brown, Julie – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2019
Background: Research indicates the value of active support in achieving good outcomes across a number of quality of life domains for people with intellectual disabilities. However, implementation is not easy, and little research has explored why. We aimed to identify some of the factors that impact on implementation of active support in supported…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Quality of Life, Intellectual Disability, Staff Development
Bigby, Christine; Bould, Emma; Beadle-Brown, Julie – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2018
Background: Supported living is perceived as more flexible than group homes for people with intellectual disability. This study identified costs and factors associated with quality of life (QOL) in supported living and compared this with group homes. Method: Thirty-one residents in supported living participated in a survey incorporating measures…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Quality of Life, Group Homes, Intellectual Disability
Bigby, Christine; Bould, Emma; Beadle-Brown, Julie – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2017
Background: Dissatisfaction with the inflexibility of the group home model has led to the growth of supported living that separates housing from support and is thought to have greater potential for better quality of life outcomes. Comparative studies have had mixed findings with some showing few differences, other than greater choice in supported…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Self Determination, Low Income Groups, Social Life
