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Community staff causal attributions about challenging behaviours in people with intellectual disabilities
- Authors:
- HASTINGS Richard P., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 10(3), 1997, pp.238-249.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This article focuses on a study of community staff attributions as compared with those of inexperienced healthcare workers such as students nurses. Outlines the implications of research in this area for staff training and behavioural intervention and discusses suggestions for future research.
Understanding factors that influence staff responses to challenging behaviours: an exploratory interview study
- Author:
- HASTINGS Richard P.
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap Research, 8(4), 1995, pp.296-320.
- Publisher:
- BIMH Publications
Staff beliefs about challenging behaviours, and their perception of their working environment, are important for two main reasons. Firstly, the manner in which staff define challenging behaviour affects who is labelled as a challenge, and who is referred to specialist services. Secondly, staff views of their working environment may help us to understand why staff interact with people with learning disabilities in apparently counter-habilitative ways outlined in previous research. These issues were investigated in a systematic semi-structured interview of care staff. These findings, and their implications for research and practice, are discussed.