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Training Direct-Care Staff to Implement an iPad®-Based Communication Intervention with Adults with Developmental Disability
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van der Meer, Larah; Waddington, Hannah; Sigafoos, Jeff; Balandin, Susan; Bravo, Alicia; Ogilvie, Emily; Matthews, Tamyra; Sawchak, Anastasia – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2017
Objectives: To evaluate the effects of a program for training direct-care staff to implement an iPad®-based communication intervention with adults with developmental disability and severe communication impairment. Methods: Participants were 11 adults with developmental disability and 19 direct-care staff drawn from two day program settings.…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Caregiver Training, Caregivers, Job Skills
Effects of Video-Feedback Interaction Training for Professional Caregivers of Children and Adults with Visual and Intellectual Disabilities
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Damen, S.; Kef, S.; Worm, M.; Janssen, M. J.; Schuengel, C. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2011
Background: Individuals in group homes may experience poor quality of social interaction with their professional caregivers, limiting their quality of life. The video-based Contact programme may help caregivers to improve their interaction with clients. Method: Seventy-two caregivers of 12 individuals with visual and intellectual disabilities…
Descriptors: Caregiver Training, Video Technology, Feedback (Response), Interpersonal Relationship
Effective Communication Training Interventions for Paid Carers Supporting Adults with Learning Disabilities
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Kyle, Seonaid; Melville, Craig A.; Jones, Andrea – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2010
Carer communication skills contribute to the well being of individuals with learning disabilities. Few studies have examined the effectiveness of communication training interventions, and there is a lack of robust measures of outcome. A communication self-efficacy measure relevant to carers supporting adults with learning disabilities was…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Caregiver Training, Communication Skills, Intervention
Supporting Aging Caregivers and Adults with Developmental Disabilities in Future Planning
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Heller, Tamar; Caldwell, Joe – Mental Retardation: A Journal of Practices, Policy and Perspectives, 2006
A peer support intervention was developed to support aging caregivers and adults with developmental disabilities in planning for the future. The intervention consisted of a legal/financial training session followed by five additional small-group workshops. Pretest and 1-year follow-up surveys were conducted with 29 families participating in the…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Caregivers, Adults, Developmental Disabilities