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Direct linkHensel, Jennifer M.; Hensel, Rikki A.; Dewa, Carolyn S. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2015
Background: Direct support providers (DSPs) in community residential services are often central figures in the lives of service recipients. There is little research to date focusing on what motivates these employees to remain in the field despite stressful work conditions. Methods: An exploratory descriptive analysis of qualitative data obtained…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Motivation, Residential Programs
Brackenreed, Darlene G. – Exceptionality Education International, 2019
This phenomenological research study examined the perspectives of parents and caregivers of persons with low-incidence exceptionalities through the use of semi-structured interviews. The purpose of the study was to determine what, if any, barriers they face in providing the best life possible for their children. All of the adult children in…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Caregiver Attitudes, Barriers, Child Rearing
Bowd, Alan D.; Loos, Cynthia H. – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1993
An Ontario study of 68 caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's disease revealed that those respondents living in more remote areas of northwestern Ontario expressed greater needs for information, education, and social support; experienced significantly more difficulties with morale; and employed coping strategies that reflected an inadequate social…
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Caregiver Attitudes, Caregiver Role, Caregivers
