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Building psychological resilience in support staff caring for people with intellectual disabilities : pilot evaluation of an acceptance-based intervention
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Noone, S. J. and Hastings, Richard P. (2009) Building psychological resilience in support staff caring for people with intellectual disabilities : pilot evaluation of an acceptance-based intervention. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, Volume 13 (Number 1). pp. 43-53. doi:10.1177/1744629509103519 ISSN 1744-6295.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1744629509103519
Abstract
Support staff in intellectual disability services may experience significant work-related stress. The aim of the present study was to pilot an intervention called the Promotion of Acceptance in Carers and Teachers (PACT). Fourteen staff provided data on work stress and general wellbeing before and after attending PACT workshops over 1.5 days. A waiting list control subgroup of six staff also completed measures over a 6 week period. Support staff distress reduced significantly from pre-intervention to follow-up, whereas their reports of work-related stressors increased slightly. Psychological wellbeing and work stress did not change over time in the waiting list sample. Although the study is not tightly controlled, these pilot data suggest that the PACT may have a beneficial effect on staff wellbeing whilst not necessarily directly reducing experience of work stress. Thus, the PACT shows promise as a means of developing psychological resilience in support staff.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research (CEDAR) | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Intellectual Disabilities | ||||
Publisher: | Sage Publications Ltd. | ||||
ISSN: | 1744-6295 | ||||
Official Date: | March 2009 | ||||
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Volume: | Volume 13 | ||||
Number: | Number 1 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 43-53 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1177/1744629509103519 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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