Using Acceptance and Mindfulness-Based Workshops with Support Staff Caring for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities

Noone, Stephen J.; Hastings, Richard P.

doi:10.1007/s12671-010-0007-4

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“…There is some evidence suggesting that these interventions may be effective for support staff in intellectual disability services. Noone and Hastings (2010) found that support staff who had undergone a mindfulness-based intervention reported lower stress, although the perceived level of work demand remained constant between pre-and post-intervention. Mindfulness-based support for staff has also been shown to lead to positive outcomes for staff (Benn et al 2012), and also for the individuals with developmental disability with whom they work (Singh et al 2006(Singh et al , 2009.…”

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Coping as a predictor of burnout and general health in therapists working in ABA schools

Griffith

Barbakou

Hastings

2014

European Journal of Special Needs Education

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Background:Little is known about the work-related well-being of applied behaviour analysis (ABA) therapists who work in school-based contexts and deliver ABA interventions to children with autism. Methods: A questionnaire on work-related stress (burnout), general distress, perceived supervisor support and coping was completed by 45 ABA therapists across six schools in the UK. Results: Around 42% of ABA therapists reported low levels of personal accomplishment at work, 13% reported high levels of emotional exhaustion and 40% met criteria for experiencing high levels of general distress. Wishful thinking coping was predictive of higher emotional exhaustion burnout and depersonalisation, and lower personal accomplishment. Conclusions: Given that a wishful thinking approach to coping may contribute to experiencing stress at work, it is important to consider support interventions for ABA therapists that may enhance their well-being. Mindfulness and acceptance-based strategies in particular may be relevant to the support of ABA therapist well-being.

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confidence: 90%

Coping as a predictor of burnout and general health in therapists working in ABA schools

Griffith

Barbakou

Hastings

2014

European Journal of Special Needs Education

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“…Following a 1-day training and a half-day follow-up session 6 months later, 14 participating staff reported a significant decrease in psychological distress despite a slight increase in work-related stress during that period. Further support for these findings was provided when additional 20 support staff were trained on PACT and added to the participant pool of the earlier study (Noone and Hastings 2010). In addition to validating the original findings, the second study suggested psychological distress was greatest for support staff that did not have a professional qualification, as well as for those who had higher levels of self-reported distress and work-related stress prior to the training.…”

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confidence: 80%

Effects of Training Staff in MBPBS on the Use of Physical Restraints, Staff Stress and Turnover, Staff and Peer Injuries, and Cost Effectiveness in Developmental Disabilities

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Some individuals with developmental disabilities who reside in community group homes occasionally engage in low-frequency, but high-intensity, aggressive behavior. Over time, staff members assigned to manage the aggressive behaviors of these individuals are repeatedly injured, have to take time off work, become highly stressed, and eventually find alternative employment. In this study, we provided a 7-day intensive Mindfulness-Based Positive Behavior Support (MBPBS) training to staff from three group homes and measured the effects of such training on their use of verbal redirection and physical restraint, staff stress levels and turnover, staff and peer injuries, and benefit-cost analyses. When compared to baseline measures, results showed clinically and statistically significant reductions in the use of verbal redirection, complete disuse of physical restraints within a few weeks of MBPBS training, and cessation of staff and peer injuries. In addition, there was a significant reduction in staff stress and zero staff turnover. Finally, benefit-cost analysis showed substantial financial savings due to staff participation in the MBPBS program. This study adds to the extant research suggestive of mindfulness-based interventions being effective in reducing the use of restraints, decreasing staff stress, and providing financial savings to the service providers of individuals with developmental disabilities.

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“…There has been a growing body of work evaluating mindfulness‐based interventions for DSPs as a method to decrease stress (Noone & Hastings ; McConachie et al . ; Singh et al .…”

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confidence: 99%

“…). Noone and Hastings () found a medium effect of a short‐term, mindfulness‐based training for caregivers on self‐reported stress. The greatest reductions in general stress were found for caregivers who had higher reported stress and less professional training at baseline.…”

Section: Mindfulnessmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effects of mindfulness, coping styles and resilience on job retention and burnout in caregivers supporting aggressive adults with developmental disabilities

Nevill

Havercamp

2019

J intellect Disabil Res

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Background Considering the growing body of studies investigating the effects of mindfulness‐based interventions on caregivers supporting people with developmental disabilities, the current study aimed to explore the role that the cognitive processes of mindfulness, coping style and resilience played in predicting caregiver retention and burnout among a sample of direct support professionals working with aggressive adults with developmental disabilities. Methods Ninety‐seven direct support professionals were surveyed to determine level of mindfulness, coping styles, resilience and burnout and were interviewed 3 months later to determine if they were still working with the aggressive adult. Results Mindfulness skills of describing non‐judgmentally and observing one's environment, as well as problem‐focused coping, emerged as protective factors against burnout, while avoidance‐focused and maladaptive coping emerged as risk factors. Mindful openness acted as the only predictor of job retention. Conclusions These results support that paid caregivers should receive trainings in mindfulness and positive coping mechanisms as part of their job trainings, to promote positive outcomes for both themselves and the people they support.

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Using Acceptance and Mindfulness-Based Workshops with Support Staff Caring for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities

Cited by 67 publications

References 38 publications

Coping as a predictor of burnout and general health in therapists working in ABA schools

Coping as a predictor of burnout and general health in therapists working in ABA schools

Effects of Training Staff in MBPBS on the Use of Physical Restraints, Staff Stress and Turnover, Staff and Peer Injuries, and Cost Effectiveness in Developmental Disabilities

Effects of mindfulness, coping styles and resilience on job retention and burnout in caregivers supporting aggressive adults with developmental disabilities

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