Engagement and avoidance in support staff working with people with intellectual disability and challenging behaviour : a multiple-case study
Zijlmans, Linda
Engagement and avoidance in support staff working with people with intellectual disability and challenging behaviour : a multiple-case study - Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability 39 (3) 2014: 233-242 .
Notes that challenging behaviour of clients influences emotional wellbeing of staff, this in turn affects levels of staff engagement and avoidance within interactions with clients. Investigates, in this study, to what extent levels of staff engagement and staff avoidance are related to challenging and desirable client behaviours and clients' initiatives for contact.
INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY
STAFF CLIENT RELATIONSHIPS
SUPPORT STAFF
CHALLENGING BEHAVIOUR
ENGAGEMENT
Engagement and avoidance in support staff working with people with intellectual disability and challenging behaviour : a multiple-case study - Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability 39 (3) 2014: 233-242 .
Notes that challenging behaviour of clients influences emotional wellbeing of staff, this in turn affects levels of staff engagement and avoidance within interactions with clients. Investigates, in this study, to what extent levels of staff engagement and staff avoidance are related to challenging and desirable client behaviours and clients' initiatives for contact.
INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY
STAFF CLIENT RELATIONSHIPS
SUPPORT STAFF
CHALLENGING BEHAVIOUR
ENGAGEMENT
