ERIC Number: EJ1430669
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Oct
Pages: 10
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1056-263X
EISSN: EISSN-1573-3580
Behavioral Safety Assessment and Intervention among Residential Care Providers of Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Julian Gianotti; Tyler Kahl; Jill M. Harper; James K. Luiselli
Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, v33 n5 p789-798 2021
Many persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities are at risk for injury and physical harm due to unsafe environmental conditions. The present study addressed safety practices among care providers responsible for preventing access to hazardous materials among residential students living in two group homes. In a multiple baseline across settings design, the care providers were first exposed to visual cues intended to prompt access-prevention followed by visual cuing combined with graphic feedback. Care providers in one of the group homes demonstrated a high level of safety practices during baseline which continued throughout both intervention phases. In the second group home, a lower level of safety practices in baseline increased during the visual cuing intervention and remained stable with the addition of graphic feedback. The study demonstrates the contribution of behavioral assessment and intervention toward training and performance management of safety practices by residential care providers.
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Safety, Accident Prevention, Injuries, Group Homes, Caregiver Role, Caregivers, Intervention, Visual Aids, Cues, Feedback (Response)
Springer. Available from: Springer Nature. One New York Plaza, Suite 4600, New York, NY 10004. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-460-1700; e-mail: customerservice@springernature.com; Web site: https://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2123/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A