Behavioral knowledge among direct care staff in an inpatient psychiatric setting

Donat, Dennis C.; McKeegan, Gerald F.

doi:10.1002/bin.2360050204

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“…The results obtained in the present study broadly confirm the findings of previous research (Donat & McKeegan, 1990;McKeegan & Donat, 1988). Managerial and therapist staff surveyed tended to perform better on the modified inventory than direct-care staff.…”

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“…Academic level was also significantly correlated with total score on the modified inventory. Both these results are similar to those obtained by Donat and McKeegan (1990) and McKeegan and Donat (1988).…”

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“…In conclusion, the present study highlights, that as in the psychiatric in-patient setting surveyed by Donat and McKeegan (1990) and McKeegan and Donat (1988), direct-care staff should be targeted for training in behavioural management principles. Also highlighted in the present study is the need for further research into the effects of attitudinal variables on performance on the inventory.…”

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“…Clearly, the relationship between these attitudinal variables and staff application of behavioural techniques also warrants further research. Finally, as noted by McKeegan and Donat (1990), further research using direct behavioural observation is required to investigate the strength of relationship between level of behavioural knowledge as assessed by the inventory and staff implementation of behavioural techniques in the workplace.…”

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“…They concluded that it provided a convenient method to assess behavioural knowledge and effectiveness of training programs. Donat and McKeegan (1990) used this inventory to assess the behavioural knowledge among the various disciplines providing services in a psychiatric hospital. They found a strong relationship between the level of education and behavioural knowledge, with lowest scores being obtained by staff providing direct-care coverage.…”

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A multiple choice inventory was used to assess the behavioural knowledge of staff providing services to people with an intellectual disability. The relationships between performance on the inventory and other staff related variables were investigated. Results support previous research and indicate a low level of behavioural knowledge amongst direct care staff. The implications of these results are discussed in relation to staff training and selection.

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Preparing direct service staff to teach people with severe disabilities: A comprehensive evalution of an effective and acceptable training program

Parsons

Reid

Green

1993

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In light of the continuing need for residential, direct service staff to be able to teach people with severe disabilities, we comprehensively evaluated a program to train staff in behavioral teaching strategies. The program was developed and evaluated with attention given to recent concerns in the staff management literature regarding shortcomings with staff training research. The training program, involving a maximum of four, 2-hr classroom instruction sessions and three in vivo observation and feedback sessions, was evaluated in four studies. In Study 1, the program was shown to improve verbal skills of 13 direct service staff regarding behavioral teaching principles and terminology. In Study 2, the program was demonstrated to improve performancebased teaching skills of nine staff and four staff supervisors. In Study 3, the program was shown to result in improvements in adaptive skills of three clients with severe disabilities when direct care staff used their newly acquired teaching skills with the clients. In Study 4, the training program was shown to be well received among 17 staff trainees, although the trainees were more accepting of some program components than others. Results of the studies are discussed in regard to the importance of agencies providing effective and acceptable staff training programs. Future research areas also are noted, focusing on the need to determine, and minimize where possible, the amount of time required to conduct successful staff training.An area of concern historically in residential settings for people with severe disabilities is training direct service personnel in behavioral methods of teaching clients. Following early demonstrations of the effectiveness of behavioral teaching strategies with people who have severe disabilities in the 1960s and '70s (see Whitman, Scibak, & Reid, 1983, chap. 1, for an overview), it became apparent the developing technology of teaching would benefit few people living in congregate care facilities unless their direct service providers could apply the technology (Frazier, 1972;Quilitch, Miller, McConnell, & Bryant, 1975). Consequently, a number of programs for training paraprofessional, direct service personnel in the use of behavioral teaching strategies were developed and disseminated (see Gardner, 1973, for a descriptive summary).Although the experimental methodology of the early staff training research

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A Discussion of Positive Behavior Support and Applied Behavior Analysis in the Context of Autism Spectrum Disorder in the UK and Ireland

Stalford,

Graham,

Keenan

2024

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This article addresses the relationship between applied behavior analysis (ABA) and the emergence of positive behavior support (PBS) in context of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the UK and Ireland. Two overarching issues that are salient in this discussion are professional training and certification. To date, there has been a lack of standardized training or statutory requirements to practice PBS despite proponents insisting that its practice should be grounded in behavior analytic principles. Furthermore, there is an undercurrent of anti-ABA bias fueled by misinterpretation and unsubstantiated anecdotal claims used to promote an alternative “value based” approach to managing behavior.

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Behavioral knowledge among direct care staff in an inpatient psychiatric setting

Cited by 23 publications

References 11 publications

Behavioural knowledge amongst staffing groups for the care of the intellectually disabled

Behavioural knowledge amongst staffing groups for the care of the intellectually disabled

Preparing direct service staff to teach people with severe disabilities: A comprehensive evalution of an effective and acceptable training program

A Discussion of Positive Behavior Support and Applied Behavior Analysis in the Context of Autism Spectrum Disorder in the UK and Ireland

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