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Colleagues' perception of supported employee performance
- Authors:
- CRAMM Jane-Murray, TEBRA Nelleke, FINKENFLUGEL Harry
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 5(4), December 2008, pp.269-275.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The authors investigated whether supported employees are perceived on an equal basis within the workplace by their nondisabled worker colleagues. Three types of social relationships were considered in a workplace context ("work acquaintances","work friends", and "social friends") in order to examine whether the types of social relationships that develop between supported employees and their coworkers may reveal information regarding the level of equality between them and the level of integration enjoyed by the supported employees. Semi-structured interviews were held with coworkers of supported employees and were used to determine the extent to which supported employees become socially integrated. Specifically examined was the progression from "work acquaintances" to "work friends" and ultimately to "social friends." It was found that although all workplace colleagues without disabilities considered supported employees to be at least "work acquaintances", some of them identified supported employees as "social friends."
Perceptions and expectations of regular support meetings between staff and people with an intellectual disability
- Authors:
- REUZEL Ellen, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 42(2), 2017, pp.142-150.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Background: Client-centred models of care emphasise the importance of collaborative working between staff and clients with an intellectual disability (ID). How people with an ID perceive the nature of their engagement with staff is relatively unknown. This study investigated the perceptions of staff and people with an ID about the goals for their meetings and what aspects of the meetings they viewed as important. Method: Interviews were carried out with 9 client–staff dyads. Prior to their meeting, staff and clients were asked about their expectations. Afterwards, both parties were asked about what they believed happened during the interaction. The participants’ answers were subjected to a thematic analysis. Results: People with an ID appreciated the opportunity to tell their story and valued reliable, practical support and advice. A trusting relationship was important to both clients and staff. Only staff viewed promoting clients’ autonomy as important. Conclusion: Staff and people with an ID appear to differ in their expectations and perceptions regarding regular support meetings. (Edited publisher abstract)
Social integration of people with intellectual disability: insights from a social psychological research programme
- Authors:
- DIJKER A., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 55(9), September 2011, pp.885-894.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
People with intellectual disability (ID) are being relocated from institutional care to neighbourhood housing. The authors suggest this is being done without detailed knowledge of the social psychological aspects of everyday interaction between neighbours with and without ID. They begin by examining the different ways in which societies respond to conditions and behaviours that may be seen as deviant. They go on to use the results of their own research in the Netherlands to answer questions about what makes neighbouring with people with ID special, in terms of perceptions, emotions and interactions during a pre-contact and contact phase. The theoretical analysis suggests neighbouring in modern Western society often takes the form of benevolent tolerance, rather than stigmatisation and prejudice. However, the empirical studies reveal that in the pre-contact phase prospective neighbours without ID experience a specific pattern of emotions (e.g. with respect to information supply or a caring relationship). These anticipatory reactions were dependent on the expected size of the group and on the severity of ID. It is concluded that interpersonal relationships between neighbours with and without ID should not be polarised as prejudiced/stigmatising versus entirely accepting. The picture appears to be more complex and ambivalent and this needs to be taken into account to make social integration a success.
The significance of neighbours; views and experiences of people with intellectual disability on neighbouring
- Authors:
- van ALPHEN L.M., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 53(8), August 2009, pp.745-757.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
People with intellectual disability (ID) who live in regular neighbourhoods have experiences with their neighbours, which are important to understand when studying social integration. This study describes and analyses the opinions on, and experiences with, neighbour relationships of 39 people with ID living in neighbourhood housing facilities in the Netherlands. While the views of people with ID on 'good neighbouring' were consistent with 'neighbouring' described in sociological literature, their experiences may be influenced by an organisational context, the tendency to formalise relationships and apprehension towards meeting unfamiliar people. Understanding influential factors to neighbouring for people with ID may shed light on the processes involved in social integration of people with ID at a neighbourhood level. This paper contributes to understanding the opinions of people with ID on satisfactory neighbourhood relationships, and explores opportunities to improve them.
The relation between intrapersonal and interpersonal staff behaviour towards clients with ID and challenging behaviour: a validation study of the Staff–Client Interactive Behaviour Inventory
- Authors:
- WILLEMS A. P. A. M., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 54(1), January 2010, pp.40-51.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Interpersonal staff behaviour (such as control, submission, friendliness and hostility) is associated with challenging behaviour in clients with intellectual disabilities (ID) and studies have shown the influence of intrapersonal staff characteristics (beliefs, attributions and emotional reactions) on staff behaviour. A key aim of this study was to develop and validate an instrument to measure staff-client interactive behaviour focusing on both inter and intrapersonal aspects. A total of 292 staff members, employed in residential and community services in the Netherlands, completed the Staff–Client Interactive Behaviour Inventory (SCIBI) for 34 clients with ID and challenging behaviour. Construct validity and reliability of the SCIBI was demonstrated by confirmatory factor analysis of a seven-factor model with: assertive control, hostile, friendly and support-seeking interpersonal behaviour; proactive thinking; self-reflection; and critical expressed emotion as reliable factors. Regression analyses showed higher age of the client to be negatively associated with assertive control. Job experience, level of education, type and sex of staff predicted interpersonal behaviour. Also, intrapersonal staff behaviour, including critical expressed emotion, proactive thinking and self-reflection, predicted interpersonal behaviour. It is conclude that the SCIBI can be used to identify staff intrapersonal and interpersonal behaviour and results obtained with the SCIBI can provide new directions for individual client treatment plans and staff training programmes.
The importance of tacit knowledge in practices of care
- Author:
- REINDERS H.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 54(Supplement 1), April 2010, pp.28-37.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
In the article the author argues that high quality personal relationships between professional and client is an essential condition of professional knowledge. This epistemological claim is developed against the background of current methods of quality assessment that rely on objective indicators. The author provides a philosophical analysis regarding the nature of professional knowledge in the care sector, where the analysis continues on from the concept of tacit knowledge to account for the personal dimension of professional expertise in the care sector. The author suggests that methods of quality assessment describe ‘quality of care’ as being independent to the professional who generates it, and, consequently, quality assessment as currently practiced renders the personal dimension of professional knowledge invisible – thereby excluding it from managerial attention and support. To indicate the relevance of the concept of tacit knowledge, the article offers some observations from the practice of care in a group home for people with intellectual disabilities. The author concludes that a high quality relationship between professionals and their clients is crucial for quality of care, and that this relationship generates the positive interaction that enables professionals to gain adequate insight in the needs of their clients.