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The Staff Support Questionnaire: A Means of Measuring Support Among Staff Working with People with Challenging Behaviour
Author(s) -
Harris Philip,
Thomson Graham
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of the british institute of mental handicap (apex)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.633
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1468-3156
pISSN - 0261-9997
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3156.1993.tb00712.x
Subject(s) - psychology , resource (disambiguation) , service (business) , nursing , medical education , applied psychology , knowledge management , medicine , computer science , business , computer network , marketing
Staff are the most important resource of a service for people with learning difficulties and challenging behaviour. Good staff support helps to prevent stress, maintain high staff morale and aid staff erformance. This article describes the Staff Support Questionnaire which was developed as a means of evaluating staff support. The evidence, to date, suggests that it is a reliable and valid measure which can be used to identify the particular strengths and needs of support systems.