Department of Psychology, Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.
NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, UK.
J Appl Res Intellect Disabil. 2021 Jul;34(4):1089-1097. doi: 10.1111/jar.12859. Epub 2021 Jan 22.
We used a qualitative approach to explore the experiences of social care staff regarding the provision of positive behavioural support (PBS) to people with an intellectual disability at the height of the Covid-19 restrictions.
We conducted semi-structured interviews with 19 staff who had recently completed a PBS workforce development programme. Data were analysed using thematic analysis.
Three themes were identified in the context of the restrictions: The challenges to maintaining quality of life and PBS of the people being supported and staff attempts to overcome these; the ways in which PBS and behaviour support plans were implemented and the impact on behaviours that challenge; the ways in which PBS principles were applied at organisational levels to help to understand and address staff stress and distress.
Overall, the staff identified many unexpected benefits of the restrictions. The results are discussed in the context of the study limitations.
我们采用定性方法，探讨了在新冠疫情限制期间，社会护理人员在为智力残疾人士提供积极行为支持（PBS）方面的经验。
我们对 19 名最近完成 PBS 劳动力发展计划的工作人员进行了半结构化访谈。使用主题分析方法对数据进行分析。
在限制的背景下确定了三个主题：支持的人生活质量和 PBS 的挑战以及工作人员试图克服这些挑战的方式；实施 PBS 和行为支持计划的方式以及对挑战行为的影响；在组织层面应用 PBS 原则以帮助理解和解决员工压力和困扰的方式。
总体而言，工作人员确定了限制的许多意外好处。结果在研究限制的背景下进行了讨论。
