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Doody, Catriona M.; Markey, Kathleen; Doody, Owen – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2013
People with an intellectual disability are living longer, and the numbers continue to rise. Ireland has and is seeing a dramatic change in the age pro?le of clients and the support services they require. While Ireland had speci?cally trained nurses in intellectual disability, they predominately work in residential settings. This can be seen as…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Foreign Countries, Delivery Systems, Social Services
Duppong Hurley, Kristin; Trout, Alexandra; Wheaton, Nikki; Buddenberg, Laura; Howard, Brigid; Weigel, Megan – Child & Youth Services, 2013
Minimal attention has been focused on difficulties for youth in residential care regarding building healthy dating relationships, despite the significant risks to this group of adolescents. This study provided a unique opportunity to conduct focus groups with youth in residential care on issues surrounding dating relationships. The majority of…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Residential Care, Dating (Social), Focus Groups
Jones, Cindy; Moyle, Wendy – Educational Gerontology, 2016
Expression of sexuality by older people, particularly those with dementia, can be challenging and confronting for aged-care staff. Education on this topic is often a low priority area for aged-care organizations, and there appears to be limited training programs available. Results from our study highlighted the value of an eLearning education…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Older Adults, Aging (Individuals), Dementia
Durka, Katie; Hacker, Thomas – Child Care in Practice, 2015
Looked-after and accommodated children are at higher risk of poor mental health and behavioural difficulties and experience high levels of emotional and psychological distress. Consultation plays a pivotal role in providing indirect support to vulnerable children and young people. The aim of this study was to explore the experience of consultation…
Descriptors: Residential Care, Child Care, Consultation Programs, Mixed Methods Research
Sinkkonen, Hanna-Maija; Kyttälä, Minna – Child Care in Practice, 2015
This study investigated Finnish young people's experiences of supportive housing. Supportive housing is an after-care programme that should support the transition from foster care to independent adulthood. It is directed mainly at young people who have been taken into foster care by social workers. The sample consisted of 39 young people (23…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foster Care, Housing, Young Adults
Brett, Zoe H.; Sheridan, Margaret; Humphreys, Kate; Smyke, Anna; Gleason, Mary Margaret; Fox, Nathan; Zeanah, Charles; Nelson, Charles; Drury, Stacy – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2015
An individual's neurodevelopmental and cognitive sequelae to negative early experiences may, in part, be explained by genetic susceptibility. We examined whether extreme differences in the early caregiving environment, defined as exposure to severe psychosocial deprivation associated with institutional care compared to normative rearing,…
Descriptors: Genetics, Institutionalized Persons, Residential Care, Cognitive Processes
Guthrie, Susan; Lecko, Caroline; Roddam, Hazel – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2015
Background: Following a series of fatal choking incidents in one UK specialist service, this study evaluated the detail included in incident reporting. This study compared the enhanced reporting system in the specialist service with the national reporting and learning system. Methods: Eligible reports were selected from a national organization and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Death, Reports, Disclosure
Penner, Melanie; Rayar, Meera; Bashir, Naazish; Roberts, S. Wendy; Hancock-Howard, Rebecca L.; Coyte, Peter C. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
Novel management strategies for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) propose providing interventions before diagnosis. We performed a cost-effectiveness analysis comparing the costs and dependency-free life years (DFLYs) generated by pre-diagnosis intensive Early Start Denver Model (ESDM-I); pre-diagnosis parent-delivered ESDM (ESDM-PD); and the Ontario…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis
Day, Angelique Gabrielle; Baroni, Beverly; Somers, Cheryl; Shier, Jenna; Zammit, Meredith; Crosby, Shantel; Yoon, Jina; Pennefather, Megan; Hong, Jun Sung – Children & Schools, 2017
Youths in residential treatment (RT) are often burdened with histories of trauma exposure and experience a multitude of unique challenges for both daily functioning and developmental trajectories. Youths spend a large portion of their day in school; these educational experiences affect long-term well-being. This study uses qualitative focus group…
Descriptors: Youth, Residential Care, Residential Institutions, Student Placement
Prescott, David S. – International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 2013
Professionals working with adolescents who have been sexually abused are under ever increasing pressure to engage in evidence-based practice (EBP), or treatments that have demonstrated proof of their efficacy. While the quest for EBP is certainly praiseworthy, it has been an elusive concept for many professionals. Further, development of…
Descriptors: Evidence, Best Practices, Outcomes of Treatment, Sexual Abuse
Handley, Emily; Hutchinson, Nick – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2013
Background: This study explored the personal experiences of family carers and residential care staff in supporting adults with intellectual disabilities through the process of bereavement. Method: A semi-structured interview was used to interview 11 carers on their experience of supporting adults with intellectual disabilities through the process…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation, Caregivers, Grief
Simmons, Sandra F.; Durkin, Daniel W.; Rahman, Anna N.; Choi, Leena; Beuscher, Linda; Schnelle, John F. – Gerontologist, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine usual long-term care (LTC) practices related to 3 aspects of morning care and determine if there were resident characteristics related to the lack of care. Design and Methods: Participants were 169 long-stay residents in 4 community LTC facilities who required staff assistance with either transfer…
Descriptors: Interviews, Residential Care, Health Services, Physical Mobility
Ahonen, Lia; Degner, Jurgen – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2013
One prerequisite for effective institutional care is that staff agree on how to deliver treatment and have a unified view of how to achieve change--in other words, to have staff group unanimity (SGU). This study used the Correctional Program Assessment Inventory (CPAI) 2000, interviews with key staff, and observations of daily activities to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Staff Development, Correctional Rehabilitation, Juvenile Justice
Pagano, Maria E.; Maietti, Candice M.; Levine, Alan D. – Grantee Submission, 2015
A small portion of Americans account for a disproportionate amount of the incidences of sexually transmitted infection observed over a short period of time. Studies with adults have begun to characterize this population, yet there is very little data on adolescent sexually transmitted infection repeaters (STIR). This study explores characteristics…
Descriptors: Risk, Disease Incidence, Substance Abuse, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Wilkinson, Joanne; Lauer, Emily; Greenwood, Nechama W.; Freund, Karen M.; Rosen, Amy K. – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2014
Though it is widely recognized that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) face significant health disparities, the comprehensive data sets needed for population-level health surveillance of people with IDD are lacking. This paucity of data makes it difficult to track and accurately describe health differences, improvements,…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities, Access to Health Care, Databases