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Implementation Of A Staff Management System To Increase Consumer Engagement In Group Homes, Jeana L. Koerber
Implementation Of A Staff Management System To Increase Consumer Engagement In Group Homes, Jeana L. Koerber
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A multi-component staff management system was implemented in three residential group homes for adults with disabilities to examine if it would increase consumer (resident) engagement in leisure activities. The design was a non-concurrent and concurrent multiple baseline design across homes. Participants included consumers who lived in the homes and the direct care staff (DCS) who worked with them: a total of 35 participants. Sessions were an hour in length and occurred twice a day, Monday through Friday. The study lasted approximately 17 weeks in each group home.
There were four phases: (phase A) baseline assessment of consumer engagement and affect, …