ERIC Number: EJ1201975
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
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Can Motivational Interviewing Follow-Up Calls Improve the Implementation and Retention of a Specific Communication Support (Key Word Sign) by Staff Supporting People with an Intellectual Disability? A Pilot Project
Le Van, Laura; Crino, Rocco; Corneille, Samantha
Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, v44 n1 p103-115 2019
Background: This study examined whether Motivational Interviewing (MI) follow-up calls improved the extent to which a specific therapeutic technique (Key Word Sign) presented in training was retained and implemented by staff supporting people with an intellectual disability.Method: Thirty-eight residential support workers who attended Key Word Sign (KWS) training were divided into three groups. One group received post training MI follow-up calls, the second received non-MI "check-in control" (CIC) follow-up calls and the third received no follow-up calls.Results: Both follow-up conditions outperformed the no follow-up condition on KWS knowledge retention and use. No significant differences were noted between the MI and CIC condition in this study.Conclusion: The results highlight the value of post-training follow-up in promoting knowledge retention and implementation of skills. Methodological challenges (including treatment fidelity issues across groups) prevented firm conclusions about the impact of MI from being drawn.
Descriptors: Interviews, Motivation, Training, Persistence, Intellectual Disability, Paraprofessional Personnel, Program Effectiveness, Knowledge Level, Skill Development, Job Skills, Fidelity, Program Implementation, Gender Differences, Educational Attainment, Employment Experience, Sign Language, Verbal Communication, Nonverbal Communication, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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