Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) of Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Pilot Survey of Board Certified Behavior Analysts at a Human Services Organization DOI
James K. Luiselli,

Frank L. Bird,

Jill M. Harper

et al.

Behavior Analysis in Practice, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 18(1), P. 234 - 243

Published: Aug. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

Experiences of Empathy‐Based Stress Among Care Staff Supporting Children and Adolescents With Intellectual Disabilities and/or Autism in Residential and Respite Services: A Qualitative Exploration DOI Creative Commons

R Madden,

Laura Coffey

Health & Social Care in the Community, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 2025(1)

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Background: Care staff in the disability sector experience high levels of work‐related stress and burnout, which contribute to turnover limited residential service capacity affect both well‐being quality care provided. Little is currently known about impact that exposure secondary trauma has on staff, could put them at risk experiencing empathy‐based stress. This qualitative study aimed explore how experienced by supporting children adolescents with intellectual disabilities and/or autism respite services, factors they perceive as contributing towards or protecting from Methods: Twelve four different community‐based organisations Ireland (two two overnight respite) took part online semistructured interviews, were recorded transcribed verbatim. Reflexive thematic analysis was used analyse data. Results: Four themes identified, had three subthemes each: (i) Challenging Periods (exposure distress trauma, empathy feeling powerless), (ii) Organisational Factors (lack support management, training cohesion), (iii) Personal Resilience (awareness, focussing positives) (iv) Impact Empathy‐Based Stress (negative work affect, adverse health well‐being). Conclusion: Staff exposed user times initiated an process. A build‐up factors, individual contextual, led physical psychological outcomes negative affect. These findings have implications for policy practice within settings suggest interventions a personal organisational level adoption trauma‐informed approach may help reduce improve users.

Language: Английский

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Advancing Trauma‐Informed Care System‐Change in Disability Organizations: A National Learning Collaborative DOI Creative Commons
John M. Keesler,

Jade Presnell,

Steven M. Brown

et al.

Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 22(1)

Published: March 1, 2025

ABSTRACT Organizations supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are increasingly becoming aware of the impact trauma, yet have often fallen short in their efforts to respond through trauma‐informed care (TIC). This study describes evaluates first‐of‐its‐kind learning collaborative (LC) advance system‐wide TIC among four IDD organizations, occurring during COVID‐19 pandemic. A multi‐method approach, including a pre‐ post‐survey for staff, process notes, liaison survey, was used monitor assess organizational change experience LC. Quantitative analyses demonstrated mixed results associated staff‐level change. The notes revealed complexity positive that further supported by survey. Limitations, implications, future directions discussed.

Language: Английский

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Theory of Change Logic Modeling to Support Trauma-Informed Program Design and Implementation DOI Creative Commons

Amanda J Rich,

Nikki DiGregorio

Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 22, 2025

Language: Английский

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Advancing trauma‐informed care in intellectual and developmental disability services: A pilot study of a digital training with direct service providers DOI Creative Commons
John M. Keesler,

Alex Purcell,

Jen Thomas‐Giyer

et al.

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 36(3), P. 615 - 628

Published: Feb. 21, 2023

As trauma-informed care advances in the service delivery system for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, additional resources are needed to foster staff development. This article describes development pilot evaluation of a digital training on among direct providers (DSPs) disability industry.Following an AB design, mixed methods approach was used analyse responses 24 DSPs online survey at baseline follow-up.The associated increased knowledge some domains greater alignment care. Staff expressed strong likelihood using practice identified organisational assets barriers implementation.Digital trainings can facilitate advancement Although efforts warranted, this study fills gap literature regarding

Language: Английский

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4

Trauma-informed climate scale-10 and attitudes related to trauma-informed care-10: An examination of scale psychometrics using data from disability service providers DOI
John M. Keesler, Wei Wu,

Jade Presnell

et al.

Disability and health journal, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 17(3), P. 101583 - 101583

Published: Jan. 21, 2024

Language: Английский

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Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) of Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Pilot Survey of Board Certified Behavior Analysts at a Human Services Organization DOI
James K. Luiselli,

Frank L. Bird,

Jill M. Harper

et al.

Behavior Analysis in Practice, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 18(1), P. 234 - 243

Published: Aug. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

Citations

1