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Communication Supports in Congregate Residential Care Settings in Ohio
Author(s) -
Mitchell Pamela R.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1468-3148
pISSN - 1360-2322
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2008.00474.x
Subject(s) - psychology , perception , quality (philosophy) , applied psychology , medical education , medicine , philosophy , epistemology , neuroscience
Background Communication skills are important to the pursuit of increased self‐determination in individuals with disabilities. The aim of this investigation was to gather information about communication supports in state‐run residential care facilities in Ohio, and to compare findings with a previous investigation on this topic examining such perceptions in group home environments. Methods An online survey was adapted from DeSimone & Cascella [ Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities , 17 , 2005, 1] to examine perceptions of habilitation managers regarding the quality of communication supports in their settings. Perceptions of communication supports by program manager‐level staff in larger group residential facilities had not been previously investigated. Results Respondents reported a generally high quality of communication supports provided in their settings. Despite this general level of perceived quality, certain quality indicators related to supports for communication were relatively lower across respondents and were consistent with DeSimone & Cascella.