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| Implementation of systematic instruction to increase client engagement in a day habilitation program.
| Crites, Steven A.
Howard, Barbara H. | 2011 |
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Title: Implementation of systematic instruction to increase client engagement in a day habilitation program.
Author(s): Crites, Steven A. | Howard, Barbara H. |
Journal Details: Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability v.36 n.1 p.2-20
Published: March 2011
ISSN: 1366-8250
Abstract: Individuals with severe disability exiting school are likely to be enrolled in day activity and sheltered workshops at least as often as in supported employment. Such facilities are often staffed by paraprofessionals who may not have the skills to engage clients in meaningful activities. This article describes a 3-phase staff training project designed to increase client engagement in an adult habilitation centre. The first phase of the project was to develop curriculum guidelines. The second phase was conducting a series of training for paraprofessional staff. And the third was the implementation of the clinical experience. The first author conducted a graduate level methods class on site at the adult habilitation centre. Staff participants (paraprofessional staff, supervisors, and graduate students) learned the components of systematic instruction and developed and implemented activities for clients. Engagement was measured before and after the 5-week clinical experience. The engagement of clients increased with the implementation of systematic instruction following staff training. The implications are discussed. [Author abstract]
URL (conditional access) : http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/13668250.2010.541428
Record No: 193786 From EdResearch online
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| The validity of goal achievement as an outcome measure in physical rehabilitation day hospitals for older people.
| Kneebone, Ian I.
Hurn, Jane S.
Raisbeck, Elizabeth
Cropley, Mark
Khoshnaw, Hiro
Milton, Jane E. | 2010 |
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Title: The validity of goal achievement as an outcome measure in physical rehabilitation day hospitals for older people.
Author(s): Kneebone, Ian I. | Hurn, Jane S. | Raisbeck, Elizabeth | Cropley, Mark | Khoshnaw, Hiro | Milton, Jane E. |
Journal Details: International Journal of Disability, Development and Education v.57 n.2 p.145-153
Published: June 2010
ISSN: 1034-912X
Abstract: Physical rehabilitation day hospitals are widely used community-based services designed to meet the medical and rehabilitation needs of older people. While there is evidence for the effectiveness of these services, concerns about the shortcomings of how this is measured have led to the recommendation that the achievement of individually tailored goals be used to assess outcomes. This study considered whether such goal achievement demonstrated validity with respect to a standardised measure. The association between goal achievement and change in Nottingham Health Profile-Part 1 (NHP-1) scores was considered for 102 people attending four physical rehabilitation day hospitals. The predicted significant positive relationship between the percentage of goals achieved by participants and NHP-1 scores was not found. This remained evident when functional goals were considered separately to medical goals. Further subsidiary analyses identified a complex relationship between goal achievement and NHP-1 change scores. For those with higher change scores, there was a significant negative association between NHP-1 change and goal achievement; while for those with lower (or negative) change scores, there was a significant positive association. A curve estimate regression confirmed a highly significant quadratic (curvilinear) relationship. Possible reasons for this finding might include the timing and nature of the goals set, the potential complication of some participants having cognitive impairment, as well as the use of the NHP-1 as a comparison measure. At this time it is recommended that goal achievement only be used alongside other measures of day hospital outcome. [Author abstract]
URL (conditional access) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10349121003750703
Record No: 183460 From EdResearch online
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| Literacy skills of adults with intellectual disabilities in two community-based day programs.
| Young, L.
Moni, K. B.
Jobling, A.
van Kraayenoord, C. E. | 2004 |
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Title: Literacy skills of adults with intellectual disabilities in two community-based day programs.
Author(s): Young, L. | Moni, K. B. | Jobling, A. | van Kraayenoord, C. E. |
Journal Details: International Journal of Disability, Development and Education v.51 n.1 p.83-97
Published: March 2004
ISSN: 1034-912X
Abstract: There is limited information available related to the literacy skills of adults with intellectual disabilities. In this project, information was collected about the contexts, current practices, and clients' abilities in literacy in two community-based disability service programs. Individual assessments were undertaken to collect details of the current literacy levels of adults with intellectual disabilities in day program settings. These assessments focused on receptive language, reading at the letter, word and sentence level, writing vocabulary and connected text, and literacy preferences. Audits were also conducted related to the provision of opportunities for clients accessing these services to engage with literacy including environmental print. Structured day program activities were observed to gather information about current literacy teaching and learning. Implications of the research findings and suggestions for provision of literacy education in these settings are discussed. [Author abstract]
URL (conditional access) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1034912042000182210
Record No: 134750 From EdResearch online
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