Journal article
Staffing numbers and active support: A case study
RJ Stancliffe, AD Harman, S Toogood, KR McVilly
Tizard Learning Disability Review | EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD | Published : 2011
Abstract
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of staffing levels (one or two staff) on the amount of assistance provided to residents in one group home, and associated levels of resident engagement in activities prior to and following the implementation of active support. Design/methodology/approach - Data on staff assistance and resident engagement were gathered by direct observation across six pre-test and post-test 80-minute sessions, using palmtop computers. Percentage of all non-overlapping data, an index of effect size, was used to analyse these data. Findings - There was no clear benefit from additional staffing prior to active support training, in terms of staff as..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The authors gratefully acknowledge the participation of the staff and residents of the participating homes and thank them for their valuable contribution. The Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care (DADHC) is gratefully acknowledged for funding this project. This paper represents the views of the authors, and is not a statement of DADHC policy. No endorsement by DADHC should be assumed. Any errors, omissions or inaccuracies are the responsibility of the authors. The funding agency did not place any restrictions on the publication or dissemination of research data. Active support training was provided free of charge to the participating houses in the study. Subsequent to this research, several of the authors have provided active support training for which their employers charged other agencies a fee.