Disability Support Workers' Experience of Interaction with a Person with Profound Intellectual Disability

Autor/inn/en	Forster, Sheridan; Iacono, Teresa
Titel	Disability Support Workers' Experience of Interaction with a Person with Profound Intellectual Disability
Quelle	In: Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 33 (2008) 2, S.137-147 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1366-8250
Schlagwörter	Severe Mental Retardation; Phenomenology; Allied Health Personnel; Interaction; Interpersonal Communication; Group Homes; Interviews; Foreign Countries; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie; Interaktion; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Gruppenheim; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Ausland; Australien
Abstract	Background: The primary communication partner for many people with profound intellectual disability (PID) who are living in supported accommodation is their disability support worker (DSW). The experiences of DSWs in interacting with people with PID have received limited attention in the literature. Method: The nature of interactions between people with PID and DSWs was explored from the perspective of three DSWs through an analysis of interview data using a phenomenological approach. Results: It was evident from the data that communicating in a way that was perceived to be the preferred style of the person with PID was important to the DSWs. This style, however, was often perceived to be in conflict with their employing organisation's policy and preferred practice. Conclusion: The descriptions in this study have implications for the conceptualisation of best practice in interacting with people with PID. Further research on interactions involving behaviours that may be perceived as inconsistent with concepts of age-appropriate interactions and professional boundaries is recommended. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10