ERIC Number: EJ1070493
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Jun
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Competency-Based Training and Worker Turnover in Community Supports for People with IDD: Results from a Group Randomized Controlled Study
Bogenschutz, Matthew; Nord, Derek; Hewitt, Amy
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, v53 n3 p182-195 Jun 2015
Turnover among direct support professionals (DSPs) in community support settings for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) has been regarded as a challenge since tracking of this workforce began in the 1980s. This study utilized a group randomized controlled design to test the effects of a competency-based training intervention for DSPs on site-level turnover rates over a one year period. Results suggested that, compared with the control group, sites receiving the training intervention experienced a significant decrease in annual turnover, when multiple factors were controlled. Implications, including the importance of considering quality training as a long term organizational investment and intervention to reduce turnover, are discussed.
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Caregivers, Caregiver Attitudes, Burnout, Labor Turnover, Community Programs, Comparative Analysis, Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Training, Intervention, Persistence, Work Environment, Program Effectiveness
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. P.O. Box 1897, Lawrence, KS 66044-1897. Tel: 785-843-1235; Fax: 785-843-1274; e-mail: AJMR@allenpress.com; Web site: http://www.aaiddjournals.org/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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