title: Can staff training reduce behavioural problems in residential care for the elderly mentally ill?
abstract: The effect of a brief in-service training programme on the psychosocial management of behavioural disturbance in residential care is described. Although the incidence of problematic behaviour did not change 3 months after training, staff in the experimental homes reported a significant improvement in their management of problematic behaviour, as compared to the control home. However, these effects were not maintained a year later. The importance of post-training supervision and the sociocultural context of the home in the maintenance of psychosocial intervention in residential settings is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Hull & Holderness Community Health NHS Trust, Coltman Street Day Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Moniz-Cook
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Agar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Silver
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Woods
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Elston
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Win
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D012112:Residential Facilities / Q000592:standards*; D012920:Social Behavior Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012931:Social Environment; D013192:Staff Development; D000078329:Workforce