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Working Memory Training for Older Participants: A Control Group Training Regimen and Initial Intellectual Functioning Assessment
Published on: September 20, 2020
Active Support Training, Staff Assistance, and Engagement of Individuals With Intellectual and Developmental
Xueqin Qian1, Sheryl A Larson1, Renáta Tichá1
1Xueqin Qian, Sheryl A. Larson, and Renáta Tichá, Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis; Roger Stancliffe, University of Sydney, Lidcombe, NSW, 1825, Australia; and Sandra L Pettingell, Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
Abstract:
Two non-U.S. quasi-experimental studies reported Active Support training was associated with increased engagement in individuals with IDD, but no randomized controlled trials (RCTs) exist. We evaluated effects of Active Support training on staff assistance, and social and nonsocial engagement in 75 individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in U.S. group homes. We detected no significant effects of active support training. Individuals with more skills and less challenging behavior engaged more in nonsocial activities. Younger individuals with more skills living in homes with fewer staff changes were more socially engaged. Factors associated with nonsocial engagement mirrored those reported in Qian, Tichá, Larson, Stancliffe, & Wuorio, (2015) . Staffing-related implementation challenges and statistical power limited our ability to detect differences.
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