Can staff training reduce behavioural problems in residential care for the elderly mentally ill?
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.
Moniz-Cook
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Hull & Holderness Community Health NHS Trust, Coltman Street Day Hospital, UK.
Agar
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Silver
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Woods
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Wang
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Elston
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Win
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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