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Students’ attitudes towards individuals with an intellectual disability
- Authors:
- PATEL Meera, ROSE John
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 18(1), 2014, pp.90-103.
- Publisher:
- Sage
- Place of publication:
- London
The aim of the study was to investigate attitudes held by a British student population towards individuals with an intellectual disability. Students participated in focus groups addressing their attitudes, behaviours and perceptions of individuals with an intellectual disability. Thematic analysis was the method used to identify emergent themes. Results identified five main themes in relation to intellectual disabilities. The themes suggest that attitude scales fail to effectively measure the multidimensional nature of British student’s attitudes towards intellectual disabilities. One out of the five emergent attitude themes from the current study is sufficiently represented in measures of attitudes towards intellectual disability. These results suggest a need to modify current attitude scales or develop new ones to measure the British population’s attitudes towards intellectual disabilities. A lack of knowledge about intellectual disabilities was also identified. Participants recognized exposure through the media as a tool to increase knowledge. (Publisher abstract)
The offence process of sex offenders with intellectual disabilities: a qualitative study
- Authors:
- COUTNEY Jude, ROSE John, MASON Oliver
- Journal article citation:
- Sexual Abuse a Journal of Research and Treatment, 18(2), April 2006, pp.169-191.
- Publisher:
- Sage
There have been few attempts to build a model of sexual offending for men with intellectual disabilities and hence clarify appropriate intervention. This American study examines any commonalities that characterize the offence process of such men. Using a grounded theory approach, qualitative interviews with nine sex offenders with intellectual disabilities are analyzed to generate a model of the offence process. Data from qualitative interviews with clinicians is used to triangulate offender participants’ data. The subsequent model highlights the importance of individual’s attitudes and beliefs and the impact that they have at all stages of the offence process. It raises issues concerning the variation in the process that is seen within and between offences. Additionally, it identifies a marked lack of awareness of any “decency insult” in these offenders, an inability to empathize with society’s view of sex offending. A clear implication is that thorough assessment and formulation are likely to be the key to successful and appropriate intervention.
Changing staff attitudes to the sexuality of people with mental handicaps: an evaluative comparison of one and three day workshops
- Authors:
- ROSE John, HOLMES Sophie
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap Research, 4(1), 1991, pp.67-79.
- Publisher:
- BIMH Publications
A systematic review of the knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of health and social care professionals towards people with learning disabilities and mental health problems
- Authors:
- EE Jonathan, KROESE Biza Stenfert, ROSE John
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, early cite 25 June 2021,
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Background: People with learning disabilities have poorer access to mental health services. It is important for health and social care professionals to have adequate knowledge and skills combined with positive attitudes to work with this population. This review focuses on the knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of health and social care professionals who provide mental health services to people with learning disabilities. Method: A systematic literature search was carried out to identify quantitative studies published in the English language between 2006 and 2020. Results: Thirteen studies were identified that met the inclusion criteria. The studies identified a lack of knowledge and competency among health and social care professionals to address the mental health needs of people with learning disabilities. Health and social care professionals in these studies viewed people with learning disabilities are more vulnerable and suggested specialist mental health services to cater to their specific mental health needs. Conclusions: Health and social care professionals appear to hold negative views of people with learning disabilities, which adversely influences their willingness to work with them. It is recommended that health and social care professionals receive more training opportunities to increase their skills and develop confidence in providing services to this population. (Edited publisher abstract)
A preliminary exploration of the Challenging Behaviour Perception Questionnaire: a measure of parental cognitions about challenging behaviour
- Authors:
- ROSE John, NELSON Lisa
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 43(2), 2018, pp.223-231.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Background: Although there has been interest in the influence of cognitions on the relationship between challenging behaviour and maternal wellbeing, there is an absence of measures to specifically examine parents’ perceptions of challenging behaviour. The psychometric properties of the Challenging Behaviour Perception Questionnaire (CBPQ; Williams, R. J., & Rose, J. L. [2007]. The development of a questionnaire to assess the perceptions of care staff towards people with intellectual disabilities who display challenging behaviour. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 11, 197–211) were investigated to assess its applicability to mothers. Method: Forty-six mothers of children and young adults with intellectual disability completed questionnaires regarding their child’s challenging behaviour, maternal cognitions, and stress. A subsample of participants completed the CBPQ 2 weeks later. Results: Examination of the psychometric properties of the CBPQ resulted in a 24-item measure with 6 subscales. Coefficients at subscale level ranged from .70 to .85 for internal reliability and .39 to .93 for test–retest reliability. Evidence of concurrent validity was also found. Conclusions: The CBPQ is a promising measure of perceptions of challenging behaviour and could be usefully employed in subsequent studies. (Publisher abstract)
Investigating staff knowledge and attitudes towards working with adults with learning disabilities and mental health problems
- Authors:
- ROSE Nikki, O'BRIEN Alex, ROSE John
- Journal article citation:
- Advances in Mental Health and Learning Disabilities, 1(3), September 2007, pp.52-59.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Government policy in the UK suggests a shift in service provision so that the treatment of people with a learning disability who have mental health problems should be undertaken by mainstream mental health services rather than specialist learning disability services. Staff members from both specialist and mainstream services took part in a series of focus groups to discuss their experiences and attitudes about working with this group of people. Findings form the study suggest that staff with mainstream services currently feel that they are inadequately trained to deal with the often complex mental health needs of this group. Conversely, staff in learning disability services expressed concern about loosing their specialist skills in generic services. The implications of the themes are raised are discussed, particularly in relation to future service provision.
Attitudes of direct care staff towards external professionals, team climate and psychological wellbeing: a pilot study
- Authors:
- ROSE John, AHUJA Apinder Kaur, JONES Christopher
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 10(2), June 2006, pp.105-120.
- Publisher:
- Sage
- Place of publication:
- London
Relationships with external professionals may be an important factor in the psychological wellbeing of care staff. A questionnaire to measure team climate and staff wellbeing was developed, tested and revised. Seventy-two direct care staff completed the revised questionnaire, which had acceptable levels of internal consistency. Significant correlations were found between care staff attitudes towards professionals and levels of team climate and psychological wellbeing. The pattern of relationships was explored by path analysis. Further work is needed on the reliability and validity of the questionnaire. There is a clear association between attitudes to professionals and team climate and between some aspects of climate and psychological wellbeing. Professionals should adopt collaborative ways of working based on problem-solving approaches with staff teams, with the aim of delivering improved quality of care to residents.