Mindful staff increase learning and reduce aggression in adults with developmental disabilities

Singh, Nirbhay N.; Lancioni, Giulio E.; Winton, Alan S. W.; Curtis, W. John; Wahler, Robert G.; Sabaawi, Mohamed; Singh, Judy; McAleavey, Kristen

doi:10.1016/j.ridd.2005.07.002

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“…We have suggested before that mindfulness training goes beyond staff learning about contingency management and specific methods of dealing with the behavior of individuals in their care; it produces a transformational change in the staff that is possibly a result of several processes (Singh et al 2006a). …”

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Training in Mindful Caregiving Transfers to Parent–Child Interactions

Singh¹,

Lancioni

Winton

et al. 2009

J Child Fam Stud

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In an earlier study, we provided mindfulness training to three caregivers of individuals with profound multiple disabilities. We measured levels of happiness displayed by the individuals during the 8 weeks of mindfulness training of the caregivers, as well as during the 16 weeks following the termination of training. We found that happiness increased markedly when an individual interacted with a caregiver who had received training in mindfulness as opposed to a control caregiver who did not receive such training. In this study, we investigated whether the increased mindfulness of the three caregivers would transfer to interactions with their own children. The children's non-compliance with their mother's requests was used as an indirect index of the effects of training their mothers received in mindfulness. Although the ages of the children and their baseline levels of non-compliance were variable, the data showed a decrease in non-compliance during mindfulness training of the caregivers and further decreases following the completion of training. Our data provide preliminary evidence of transfer of mindfulness training from caregiving to parent-child interactions. We speculate as to why this may occur in mindfulness training.

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Training in Mindful Caregiving Transfers to Parent–Child Interactions

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Winton

et al. 2009

J Child Fam Stud

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“…Various types of psychological and social interventions have been developed to reduce the depressive symptoms of caregivers and improve their general well-being, with an overall small-to-moderate effect size [5,6,7]. Among the psychosocial interventions to improve psychological health among caregivers with chronic stress, the 8-week mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program [8] has shown its positive effects on decreasing stress, anxiety and burnout of nurses and medical students [8,9], as well as enhancing their self-efficacy [8,10,11]. …”

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The Effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program on the Mental Health of Family Caregivers: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Hou

Wong

Yip

et al. 2013

Psychother Psychosom

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Background: Caregivers of people with chronic conditions are more likely than non-caregivers to have depression and emotional problems. Few studies have examined the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) in improving their mental well-being. Methods: Caregivers of persons with chronic conditions who scored 7 or above in the Caregiver Strain Index were randomly assigned to the 8-week MBSR group (n = 70) or the self-help control group (n = 71). Validated instruments were used to assess the changes in depressive and anxiety symptoms, quality of life, self-efficacy, self-compassion and mindfulness. Assessments were conducted at baseline, post-intervention and at the 3-month follow-up. Results: Compared to the participants in the control group, participants in the MBSR group had a significantly greater decrease in depressive symptoms at post-intervention and at 3 months post-intervention (p < 0.01). The improvement in state anxiety symptoms was significantly greater among participants in the MBSR group than those of the control group at post-intervention (p = 0.007), although this difference was not statistically significant at 3 months post-intervention (p = 0.084). There was also a statistically significant larger increase in self-efficacy (controlling negative thoughts; p = 0.041) and mindfulness (p = 0.001) among participants in the MBSR group at the 3-month follow-up compared to the participants in the control group. No statistically significant group effects (MBSR vs. control) were found in perceived stress, quality of life or self-compassion. Conclusions: MBSR appears to be a feasible and acceptable intervention to improve mental health among family caregivers with significant care burden, although further studies that include an active control group are needed to make the findings more conclusive.

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“…Når miljøterapeuten tar ansvar for å «sette stemning», og ikke lar seg rive med av konflikter blant ungdommen, bidrar dette til å forebygge eller hindre eskalering. En effektstudie gjennomført blant voksne utviklingshemmete, viser at når personalet er trent på konsentrert oppmerksomhet og tilstedevaerelse, reduseres aggresjon blant brukerne (8). Uten at vår studie kan bekrefte akkurat dette, er det et interessant poeng at ansatte som vi har snakket med, som oppleves av kolleger som gode til å forebygge vold, er opptatt av nettopp å vaere oppmerksomt til stedet.…”

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Mindful staff increase learning and reduce aggression in adults with developmental disabilities

Cited by 105 publications

References 17 publications

Training in Mindful Caregiving Transfers to Parent–Child Interactions

Training in Mindful Caregiving Transfers to Parent–Child Interactions

The Effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program on the Mental Health of Family Caregivers: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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