Becoming aware of what you know or need to know : gathering client and context characteristics in day services for persons with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities
By: Vlaskamp, C.
Contributor(s): Hiemstra, S J | Wiersma, L A.
Series: Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities 4 (2) 2007: 97-103.Publisher: 2007Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume Subject(s): PROFOUND INTELLECTUAL AND MULTIPLE DISABILITIES (PIMD)
| ASSESSMENT | DAY SERVICES | STAFF PERFORMANCE | SKILLS | SERVICE NEEDS | THE NETHERLANDS | STAFF TRAININGSummary: Points out that persons with profound and multiple disabilities (PIMD) are dependent on staff to be sufficiently knowledgeable in order to provide them with appropriate day services. Conducts a study designed to determine what staff know about their clients' capabilities and functioning and whether they applied this knowledge to the delivery of day services. Concludes that a relatively simple questionnaire can provide a good overview of the special training that is needed by staff who are responsible for offering activities to persons with PIMD.
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Points out that persons with profound and multiple disabilities (PIMD) are dependent on staff to be sufficiently knowledgeable in order to provide them with appropriate day services. Conducts a study designed to determine what staff know about their clients' capabilities and functioning and whether they applied this knowledge to the delivery of day services. Concludes that a relatively simple questionnaire can provide a good overview of the special training that is needed by staff who are responsible for offering activities to persons with PIMD.
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