Interaction patterns between inmates and staff in a maximum security institution for delinquents

Sanson-Fisher, Bob; Jenkins, Heather J.

doi:10.1016/s0005-7894(78)80002-1

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“…In this case, this analysis should probably include a major element of self-recording, given the difficulties inherent in arranging non-participant observation and the advantages that accrue from heightened self X environment awareness. Like Sanson-Fisher and Jenkins (1978), such observations may also show how the practitioner behaviours are maintained, so indicating the necessary form of contingency management.…”

Section: Making Practice More Like the Theorymentioning

confidence: 95%

Behavioural Psychotherapists in Practice: A Survey of UK Practitioners

Milne

1994

Behav. Cogn. Psychother.

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A questionnaire survey of a random sample of the members of the BABP (N = 191) served to clarify the relationship between research and practice in behavioural psychotherapy in the UK. The predicted gap between research and practice was only obtained in one of eight targeted areas, i.e. training. Overall, this indicated that behavioural practitioners were conforming to the standards set out in behavioural research. However, as the research standards were not challenging, it is argued that theory provides a better benchmark against which to judge practice. This leads to the view that considerable progress remains to be made, particularly in terms of becoming more environmental in the formulation and treatment of problems, and in becoming more objective and systematic in measuring such problems. Developments in the analysis of practitioner behaviour should, it is suggested, form the basis of more effective training and contingency management, in relation to behavioural practice.

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Section: Making Practice More Like the Theorymentioning

confidence: 95%

Behavioural Psychotherapists in Practice: A Survey of UK Practitioners

Milne

1994

Behav. Cogn. Psychother.

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“…Studies of the nature of interactions in this setting have all found that the staff almost exclusively apply positive attention irrespective of the appropriateness of the patient's behaviour (Gelfand et al 1967, Milne 1984, Sanson-Fisher & Poole 1980. Similarly, Sanson-Fisher & Jenkins (1978) found that all categories of inmate behaviour, whether appropriate or inappropriate, in an institution for delinquents received a high rate of positive attention from the staff.…”

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The nature of interactions between nursing staff and profoundly multiply handicapped children

Beail¹

1985

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The rate and content of naturally-occurring interaction patterns between nursing staff and profoundly multiply handicapped children were observed within a long-stay ward in a large mental handicap hospital. Child behaviours were recorded as appropriate, inappropriate or neutral and responses to the target child's behaviour were coded as positive attention, negative attention and no attention. It was found that for more than half of the time (54%) that the children were observed, they were doing nothing. Staff interacted with them for 16.2% of the total observation period. Most of the attention given by staff was positive, regardless of the appropriateness of the child's behaviour. A social learning framework suggests that given the low rate of interaction, potential therapeutic opportunities are being missed and the style of those interactions which occur may be anti-therapeutic. The implications of these findings for nurse training and hospital management are discussed.

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“…The high correlation observed between these staff responses and specific judgements on attributes such as "fair", "fun", or "can get things done" suggest that the youth's rating may have been influenced by a more global, positive feeling towards specific staff members. It is interesting that the type of responses which were associated with positive ratings tended to resemble the positive, non-threatening behaviours which were reinforced by delinquent youths in the Sanson-Fisher and Jenkins (1978) study, suggesting that the youths may prefer friendly staff behaviours rather than more therapeutic staff activities, such as giving instructions or criticism.…”

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“…Alternatively, the skills may have been used initially but failed to be maintained. Indeed therapeutic interactions from staff have been found to occur at a low rate despite intensive training in behaviour modification techniques (Sanson-Fisher and Jenkins, 1978). These authors proposed the notion of a coercive process by which delinquent youths gave a high rate of positive responses to nonthreatening, neutral staff behaviours and actively punished therapeutic behaviours from staff.…”

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Observation and Social Validation of Staff Behaviours in a Residential Care Setting

Spence

Lee

1985

Behav. Psychother.

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Eleven residential care staff working in a secure unit with disruptive or delinquent youths were trained to use a variety of behavioural methods and teaching-parent interaction skills as outlined by the Achievement Place Programme. Three months following a 1-month full-time training programme, staff were observed in the work environment using a behaviour coding system. An attempt was made to identify which care staff behaviours influenced the clients' and colleagues' judgements about staff behaviour towards the youths. Staff who frequently asked for information from the youths were rated more positively by both colleagues and youths. The use of praise influenced the youths' judgements of care staff, whereas the expression of affection towards the youths influenced staff judgements of colleagues. Other aspects of conversation or teaching interaction skills did not correlate with boys' or colleagues' judgements of the care staff. Responses such as checking for understanding, requesting practice, giving prompts and feedback were rarely used by care staff. The study provides evidence of social validity for certain staff behaviours as influencing judgements made by clients and colleagues.

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Interaction patterns between inmates and staff in a maximum security institution for delinquents

Cited by 15 publications

References 9 publications

Behavioural Psychotherapists in Practice: A Survey of UK Practitioners

Behavioural Psychotherapists in Practice: A Survey of UK Practitioners

The nature of interactions between nursing staff and profoundly multiply handicapped children

Observation and Social Validation of Staff Behaviours in a Residential Care Setting

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