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Improvement of Group Climate in a Residential Setting for Juveniles with Mild Intellectual Disability through Training of Staff in Non-Violent Resistance
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Visser, Katharina M.; Popma, Arne; Jansen, Lucres M. C.; Kasius, Marianne C.; Vermeiren, Robert R. J. M. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: An open group climate is essential in successful residential care for juveniles with mild intellectual disability (MID). This study examined whether non-violent resistance, adapted for MID (NVR-MID), stimulates an open group climate in time. Method: NVR-MID was implemented in three residential settings in The Netherlands, in a…
Descriptors: Group Dynamics, Youth, Mild Intellectual Disability, Resistance (Psychology)
Development and Preliminary Evaluation of the Reaction to Unacceptable Behavior Inventory: A Questionnaire to Measure Progress in Implementation of Non-Violent Resistance
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Visser, K. M.; van Gink, K.; Thissen, F.; Visser, T. A.; Rimehaug, T.; Jansen, L. C. M.; Popma, A. – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2020
Background: Monitoring the implementation of new interventions, as in this study Non-violent Resistance (NVR) for the use in residential youth care settings, is mandatory in order to evaluate, adjust and refine the implementation process where necessary. Objective: As there is no instrument for such monitoring of NVR available, the authors…
Descriptors: Resistance (Psychology), Responses, Questionnaires, Intervention
Assessing Classroom Climate in Special Education: A Validation Study of the Special Education Classroom Climate Inventory
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Beld, M. H. M.; van der Voort, D.; van der Helm, G. H. P.; Kuiper, C. H. Z.; de Swart, J. J. W.; Stams, G. J. J. M. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2018
This study examined the internal structure, convergent validity, and reliability of the student self-report Special Education Classroom Climate Inventory (SECCI) in a sample of 325 students attending special education classes in six (semi) secure residential settings and in two youth prisons in the Netherlands. Both exploratory factor analysis…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Special Education, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries
Measuring Group Care Worker Interventions in Residential Youth Care
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Bastiaanssen, Inge L. W.; Kroes, Gert; Nijhof, Karin S.; Delsing, Marc J. M. H.; Engels, Rutger C. M. E.; Veerman, Jan Willem – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2012
Background: By interacting with children, group care workers shape daily living environments to influence treatment. Current literature provides little knowledge about the content of youth residential care. Objective: In this study, a questionnaire called the Group care worker Intervention Checklist was developed. Method: Group care workers…
Descriptors: Residential Care, Youth, Intervention, Group Counseling