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Attitudes to clients with mental handicap.
Nursing Standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987)
|February 6, 1991
Summary
Staff in community residential care settings for individuals with mental handicaps show positive attitudes. This suggests local authorities can recruit motivated workers from health, voluntary, and private sectors.
Area of Science:
- Social Sciences
- Healthcare Management
- Disability Studies
Background:
- Community care for individuals with mental handicaps is expanding.
- Understanding staff attitudes and motivations is crucial for quality care.
- Previous research has not fully explored staff perspectives across diverse care sectors.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the quality of care in community residential settings.
- To understand the attitudes and motivations of care staff.
- To identify potential recruitment pools for local authorities.
Main Methods:
- A Department of Health-sponsored study was conducted.
- The study focused on four key sectors of community residential care.
- Data was collected on staff attitudes and motivations within these settings.
Main Results:
- Staff demonstrated positive attitudes across all four investigated sectors.
- A high level of motivation was observed among care staff.
- The findings indicate a strong potential workforce in existing sectors.
Conclusions:
- The study highlights the positive attributes of staff in community care.
- Local authorities can leverage motivated individuals from health, voluntary, and private sectors.
- This research supports strategic recruitment for enhanced mental handicap care services.