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Support, respect and value: the keys to high staff morale
- Author:
- HARRIS Philip
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, October 1992, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
Reports on the establishment of a staff support group in a community-based service for people with challenging behaviour.
Shifting the focus
- Authors:
- KNOWLES Joyce, HARRIS Philip
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 4.4.91, 1991, pp.20-22.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Reports on a training course in Bristol which aims to confront workers' attitudes to mentally handicapped people with challenging behaviour, encouraging a holistic view and the development of skills necessary to motivate them towards interdependence and interactive relationships.
Challenging behaviour - what are the training needs?
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 6(4), April 1993, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
Brief notes summarising the findings of an English Nursing Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting study into the education and training opportunities for staff working with people with learning difficulties who exhibit challenging behaviour and/or have an associated mental illness.
The role of nurses/social workers in using a multidimensional guideline for diagnosis of anxiety and challenging behaviour in people with intellectual disabilities
- Authors:
- PRUIJSSERS Addy, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Clinical Nursing, 24(13-14), 2015, pp.1955-1965.
- Publisher:
- John Wiley and Sons
Aims and objectives: This study seeks (1) to investigate the impact of the implementation of the ‘Diagnostic Guideline for Anxiety and challenging behaviours in clients with intellectual disability’ on nurses/social workers' knowledge and self-efficacy; and (2) to evaluate the role of nurses/social workers in the diagnostic process when applying the guideline. Background: Nurses/social workers have extensive contact with clients with intellectual disabilities. Despite this key position, the contribution of nurses/social workers to the diagnosis of mental health problems and challenging behaviours is rather limited. The authors developed the multidimensional ‘Diagnostic Guideline for Anxiety and challenging behaviours’. In this article, the implementation of this guideline is evaluated concerning knowledge and self-efficacy of nurses/social workers, as well the role of nurses/social workers in the diagnostic process. Design: This study employed a comparative multiple case study design. Methods: Qualitative and quantitative research methods. Results: Working with the ‘Diagnostic Guideline for Anxiety and challenging behaviours’ led to a statistically significant increase in knowledge and self-efficacy among the nurses/social workers in the experimental condition, compared with nurses/social workers in the control condition. Nurses/social workers and psychologists appreciated the more active contribution of the nurses/social workers in the diagnostic process. Conclusions: Working with the guideline increased the knowledge and self-efficacy of nurses/social workers, and led to more active participation of nurses/social workers in the diagnostic process. Relevance to clinical practice: After following a training programme, nurses/social workers can effectively contribute to the diagnostic process in clients with anxiety and related challenging behaviours. (Publisher abstract)
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.
Fearful of help
- Author:
- GEORGE Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 20.4.00, 2000, pp.30-31.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
An elderly woman and her family were living in squalor and social isolation and repeatedly rejected the offers of help. The author talks to a social worker about the uphill struggle she faced when she tried to improve their lives.
Managing challenging behaviour literature pack: children with emotional behavioural difficulties
- Author:
- STUDIO III TRAINING SYSTEMS
- Publisher:
- Studio III Training Systems
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 20p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Plymouth
Pack containing an outline training course developed specifically to aid staff in managing challenging behaviour among children with emotional and behavioural difficulties in an effective and acceptable manner. The 3 day course is based on a non-confrontational, non-violent approach.
Health and social care workers' understanding of the meaning and management of challenging behaviour in learning disability services
- Authors:
- McKENZIE K., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Learning Disabilities for Nursing Health and Social Care, 3(2), June 1999, pp.98-105.
Investigates the relationship between professional background, length of experience, understanding of the term 'challenging behaviour' and opinions of factors important in managing challenging behaviour in people with learning disabilities. Health workers identified significantly more definition criteria than social care workers, yet no significant difference was found between their overall scores for management criteria. Implications of the findings are discussed.
Managing challenging behaviour literature pack
- Author:
- STUDIO III TRAINING SYSTEMS
- Publisher:
- Studio III Training Systems
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- n.p.
- Place of publication:
- Plymouth
Literature pack designed to accompany a 3 day course on managing challenging behaviour in children with learning difficulties. The course is based on applied research carried out in residential homes, day care services and institutional settings. The aim of the course is to give carers the skills they need to manage challenging behaviour so that the environment for the users improves and the carers begin to develop more positive relationships with them. A non-confrontational, non-aggressive approach is advocated throughout.