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Direct linkMcEwen, Jade; Bigby, Christine; Douglas, Jacinta – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: Australian disability services must comply with quality standards defined by federal government. Standards are abstract, focus on paperwork and rarely describe what good service quality looks like in practice. This research explored frontline day service staff's perceptions of good service quality to identify ways that it may be better…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Effectiveness, Quality Control, Standards
Scheithauer, Mindy; Muething, Colin S.; Silva, Meghan R.; Gerencser, Kristina R.; Krantz, Joelle; Call, Nathan A. – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2019
Objectives: Evaluations of treatments using applied behavior analysis (ABA) for challenging behavior have relied mostly on direct behavioral observation. While observation is crucial, qualitative information can also be beneficial. In this study, we describe methods for using qualitative information in ABA treatments for challenging behavior.…
Descriptors: Caregiver Attitudes, Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Vassos, Maria; Nankervis, Karen; Skerry, Trevor; Lante, Kerrie – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2019
Background: Research shows that up to 43% of disability support workers (DSWs) report poor psychosocial work outcomes (e.g., stress, job burnout, low job satisfaction). This study examined whether the job demand-control-(support) model offers a valid explanation of DSW burnout and work engagement. Method: 325 DSWs completed online measures of…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Stress Variables, Burnout, Job Satisfaction
Keesler, John M. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2016
Background: Trauma-informed care (TIC) is a systems-level philosophy of service delivery which integrates choice, collaboration, empowerment, safety and trust to create an organizational culture sensitive to trauma. This study explores staff understandings and perceptions within an innovative trauma-informed day program for individuals with…
Descriptors: Trauma, Day Programs, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities
Sussman, Tamara; Regehr, Cheryl – Health & Social Work, 2009
Despite the vast literature on caregiver stress, few studies have explored how community services affect the stress process for spousal caregivers. The current study explores the differential effects of emotional and tangible support provided by family and friends and by formal services, and caregivers' perceptions of community services on spousal…
Descriptors: Community Services, Spouses, Dementia, Day Programs
Burton-Smith, Rosanne; McVilly, Keith R.; Yazbeck, Marie; Parmenter, Trevor R.; Tsutsui, Takako – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2009
Background: As part of an international, multicentre project, the service and support needs of Australian family carers were investigated. Method: A sample of 1,390, 448 family carers completed a self-report survey, including an adaptation of the Family Needs Survey (FNS) and several open-ended questions. A mixed method design was used, employing…
Descriptors: Family Needs, Access to Information, Respite Care, Foreign Countries
Bigby, Christine; Balandin, Susan; Fyffe, Chris; McCubbery, Jeffrey; Gordon, Meg – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 2004
The increasing number of people with disabilities surviving to old age raises questions regarding the type of day support programs necessary to meet their needs. In this paper the results of a national survey of specialist disability day programs used by older 2 Definitions of old age selected by researchers should reflect differences in culture…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Disabilities, Older Adults, Day Programs
