Studies involving professional carers of people with mental health problems have investigated the relationship between burnout, job satisfaction, the coping strategies employed by carers, and expressed emotion (EE). We undertook a similar study involving carers of adults with intellectual disabilities detained within a secure hospital. Twenty-seven nursing staff completed a Five Minute Speech Sample regarding a keyworked client. EE was coded, and measures of coping strategies, burnout, attitudes to psychiatric treatment and job satisfaction were administered. Sixty-three percent of the sample were coded as having high EE. These subjects reported significantly higher levels of depersonalization and lower levels of personal accomplishment. Th...
International audienceBackground Direct support workers (DSWs) accompany adults with autism spectrum...
This study investigated the following relationships in professional caregivers working with people w...
AbstractThe purposes of this study were to investigate the potential predictors of personal burnout ...
Theories applied to work stress predict that coping will mediate and support will moderate the impac...
Background: Staff providing support to people with intellectual disabilities are exposed to stressfu...
Background: In the healthcare sector, we often come across the burnout syndrome. It is an occupation...
Working with people with learning disabilities can be stressful for direct care staff; as many as on...
Background Burnout has been highlighted as a significant problem for workers in the intellectual dis...
Staff in mental retardation services identify challenging behavior as a significant source of work-r...
Community workers supporting adults with intellectual disability get a lot of positive impact from t...
Working with clients who show challenging behavior can be emotionally demanding and stressful for su...
There is growing evidence that acceptance and mindfulness interventions for support staff in intelle...
Background There are no studies that have compared outcomes for staff in different types of support...
Coping strategies employed by unqualified direct-care staff working in both hospital and community u...
Abstract Objectives. The current study examined the relationship between psychological well-being an...
International audienceBackground Direct support workers (DSWs) accompany adults with autism spectrum...
This study investigated the following relationships in professional caregivers working with people w...
AbstractThe purposes of this study were to investigate the potential predictors of personal burnout ...
Theories applied to work stress predict that coping will mediate and support will moderate the impac...
Background: Staff providing support to people with intellectual disabilities are exposed to stressfu...
Background: In the healthcare sector, we often come across the burnout syndrome. It is an occupation...
Working with people with learning disabilities can be stressful for direct care staff; as many as on...
Background Burnout has been highlighted as a significant problem for workers in the intellectual dis...
Staff in mental retardation services identify challenging behavior as a significant source of work-r...
Community workers supporting adults with intellectual disability get a lot of positive impact from t...
Working with clients who show challenging behavior can be emotionally demanding and stressful for su...
There is growing evidence that acceptance and mindfulness interventions for support staff in intelle...
Background There are no studies that have compared outcomes for staff in different types of support...
Coping strategies employed by unqualified direct-care staff working in both hospital and community u...
Abstract Objectives. The current study examined the relationship between psychological well-being an...
International audienceBackground Direct support workers (DSWs) accompany adults with autism spectrum...
This study investigated the following relationships in professional caregivers working with people w...
AbstractThe purposes of this study were to investigate the potential predictors of personal burnout ...