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Pressures can be good for you
- Author:
- HOLMAN Andrew
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 9(2), October 1995, p.20.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
When working with people with learning difficulties argues that stress can be good for you.
Stress and residential staff: towards an integration of existing research
- Author:
- ROSE John
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap Research, 8(4), 1995, pp.220-236.
- Publisher:
- BIMH Publications
Examines the literature relating to stress in staff who care for people with learning disabilities. The majority of published studies have considered stress in residential staff. When assessing the studies, it soon becomes apparent that there is considerable variability between them in terms of methodology and results. However, the main reason for the range of results probably represent differences in organisational structure of the services surveyed. Despite this variability some simple general trends emerge which suggest that potential stressors and supports vary depending upon their proximity within the organisational structure. Models are presented on how these inter-relationships might be considered.
An examination of the relationship between staff behaviour and stress levels in residential care
- Authors:
- ROSE John, MULLAN Ellen, FLETCHER Ben
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap Research, 7(4), 1995, pp.312-327.
- Publisher:
- BIMH Publications
Examines the relationship between levels of stress and the observed performance at work of direct care staff in one community unit and two group homes for people with learning disabilities. Staff were given a questionnaire which measured their levels of stress and factors which they perceived could have influenced them. Staff were also observed in detail at work and asked to report on levels of stress during these observation periods. No significant differences in levels of stress were found between the staff in group homes and community units. There was greater staff/resident interaction in the group homes, suggesting that quality improvements in residential environments can be achieved without affecting staff stress. A number of factors, particularly relationships with other staff and management, are discussed as of vital importance in influencing stress levels.
Staff stress in services for people with learning disabilities and sensory impairments
- Author:
- HATTON Chris
- Journal article citation:
- Focus, June 1995, pp.2-7.
- Publisher:
- RNIB
Looks at what constitutes stress and ways in which it can be reduced in services for people with learning difficulties and sensory impairments.
Future directions for research on staff performance in services for people with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- HASTINGS R.P., REMINGTON B., HATTON C.
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap Research, 8(4), 1995, pp.333-339.
- Publisher:
- BIMH Publications
Provides a conclusion to this special issue on staff in services for people with learning disabilities by looking at future directions for research.
Menstruation and aggression in a population of women with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- O'DWYER J.M., HOLMES J., FRIEDMAN T.
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 23(2), 1995, pp.51-55.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Reports research which investigated the effects of menstruation on aggressive incidents in women, in a large hospital for people with learning disability. Also considered the effects of medication, epilepsy, and the degree of learning disability. The results suggest that there was not significant increase in aggressive incidents pre- or peri-menstrually, but that those with primary amenorrhoea have significantly higher rates of aggressive incidents. Discusses the possible reasons and implications of these findings.
Individual needs swamped by tide of demand
- Author:
- SMITH Keith
- Journal article citation:
- Care Plan, 2(1), September 1995, pp.7-9.
- Publisher:
- Positive Publications/ Anglia Polytechnic University, Faculty of Health and Social Work
Argues that standardised procedures introduced to implement care management plus the increased pressure on staff have had an adverse effect on services to people with learning disabilities.
Stressors, coping strategies and stress-related outcomes among direct care staff in staffed houses for people with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- HATTON Chris, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap Research, 8(4), 1995, pp.252-271.
- Publisher:
- BIMH Publications
Self-reported stressors, coping strategies and stress-related out-comes were explored among direct-care staff working in two networks of small staffed houses for people with learning disabilities. Reports on the research methods used and the conclusions drawn from the investigation.
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.
The development of a shortened 'ways of coping' questionnaire for use with direct care staff in learning disability services
- Authors:
- HATTON Chris, EMERSON Eric
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap Research, 8(4), 1995, pp.237-251.
- Publisher:
- BIMH Publications
Reports on the development of the Shortened Ways of Coping (Revised) Questionnaire (SWC-R), a measure of staff coping strategies designed to be easily administered and scored in work settings. The reliability of the SWC-R was evaluated by administering questionnaires containing SWC-R to direct care staff in four learning disability services and, in attempt to explore issues of validity, measures of social desirability, distress, overall job satisfaction, overall life satisfaction, and propensity to leave the organisation. Discusses the results and recommends further use of the SWC-R in research concerning direct care staff in human services.