Effects of staff management on the quality of residential care for mentally retarded individuals

Effects of two interventions on the quality of residential care for severely and profoundly mentally retarded individuals were assessed. Four living groups (N = 39 residents) were involved. Effects of assigning one extra staff member on staff's distribution of activities were evaluated as were...

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Published inAmerican journal of mental retardation Vol. 93; no. 3; p. 290
Main Authors Seys, D, Duker, P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.11.1988
Subjects
Education of Intellectually Disabled - manpower
Halfway Houses - manpower
Institutionalization
Intellectual Disability - psychology
Intellectual Disability - therapy
Netherlands
Personnel Management
Personnel Staffing and Scheduling
Professional-Patient Relations
Psychological Tests
Quality Assurance, Health Care
Netherlands
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Summary:Effects of two interventions on the quality of residential care for severely and profoundly mentally retarded individuals were assessed. Four living groups (N = 39 residents) were involved. Effects of assigning one extra staff member on staff's distribution of activities were evaluated as were effects of assigning extra tasks (including organizing daily staff meetings, providing feedback, and prompting self-recording) to the extra staff member on staff's distribution of activities, on staff's initiatives towards residents, and on residents' behavior. Results showed that assigning one extra staff member to living groups did not produce any change in staff's distribution of activities. Assigning extra tasks to the extra staff member, however, produced significant changes in the direction of more time spent on training residents. Also, several changes in staff's initiatives towards residents were recorded, whereas few changes in resident behavior were found.
ISSN:0895-8017