Knowledge and understanding of choice diversity of residential care staff working with individuals with intellectual disabilities

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Carroll, A
Keen, D
Davies, C
Skehan, T
Fritz, E
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2005
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The present study aimed to trial the effectiveness of / 0 newly developed brief vignettes portraying typical interactions between staff and people with intellectual disabilities in residential care settings to assess the knowledge and understanding of staff about choice diversity, pre- and post-attendance at a staff taining workshop. A total of 29 residential staff completed the Vignette Rating Scale and a knowledge questionnaire pre- and post-training. A t- test conducted on the vignettes revealed that respondents identified fewer choices in the post-test vignettes compared to the pre-test vignettes. Results showed no significant difference between the pre- and post-test data on the knowledge questionnaire. The questionnaire revealed a high level of knowledge about choice prior to and following training. The vignettes, however, proved effective in measuring changes in awareness of choice diversity among residential staff following participation in a staff training workshop.

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The Australian Educational and Developmental Psychologists

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22

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2

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Specialist studies in education

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