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Interacting with Adults with Congenital Deafblindness: The Experiences of Disability Support Workers
Direct linkPrain, Meredith; McVilly, Keith R.; Ramcharan, Paul – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2012
Background: This study aimed to gain greater insight into the perspectives of staff on their interactions with adults with congenital deafblindness in light of the research literature reporting these interactions to be lacking in quality and quantity. Method: Data from interviews with 8 disability support workers were analysed using the approach…
Descriptors: Adults, Congenital Impairments, Deaf Blind, Interaction
Webber, Lynne S.; McVilly, Keith R.; Fester, Tarryn; Zazelis, Telly – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2011
Background: The quality of behaviour support plans (BSPs) can be an important influence on the quality of the support provided to people with disability who show challenging behaviours. The Behavior Support Plan Quality Evaluation Guide II (BSP-QE II) is one tool that may be useful in assessing the quality of behaviour support plans. It has…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Mental Retardation, Construct Validity, Validity
Webber, Lynne S.; McVilly, Keith R.; Stevenson, Elaine; Chan, Jeffrey – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2010
The once common use of restrictive interventions (the use of restraint and seclusion) for controlling the behaviour of people with an intellectual disability is now coming under greater scrutiny by government and community sector services. Questions are being raised with respect to the clinical efficacy and ethical appropriateness of such…
Descriptors: Evidence, Human Services, Intervention, Mental Retardation
Burton-Smith, Rosanne; McVilly, Keith R.; Yazbeck, Marie; Parmenter, Trevor R.; Tsutsui, Takako – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2009
Background: As part of an international, multicentre project, the service and support needs of Australian family carers were investigated. Method: A sample of 1,390, 448 family carers completed a self-report survey, including an adaptation of the Family Needs Survey (FNS) and several open-ended questions. A mixed method design was used, employing…
Descriptors: Family Needs, Access to Information, Respite Care, Foreign Countries
Stancliffe, Roger J.; Harman, Anthony D.; Toogood, Sandy; McVilly, Keith R. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2008
Background: Identifying the factors associated with greater increases in resident engagement has the potential to enhance the effectiveness of active support (AS). Method: Observational data from Stancliffe, Harman, Toogood, and McVilly's (2007) study of AS were analysed to evaluate amount of staff help, effectiveness of staff help, and staff use…
Descriptors: Positive Reinforcement, Residential Programs, Staff Development, Participation
Peer reviewedMcVilly, Keith R.; Rawlinson, Rosanne B. – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 1998
Addresses issues and methodologies for the assessment and promotion of quality of life (QOL) of people with intellectual disabilities. Considers objective and subjective components of QOL, both process-centered and outcome-centered approaches to the assessment of QOL, the difficulties of eliciting subjective QOL information from this population,…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Life Satisfaction, Mental Retardation, Quality of Life
