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Abstract
Objectives:Individuals with acquired brain injury (ABI) may present with challenging behaviours (CB) that place themselves and others at risk of harm and impact their community integration. It is crucial for community ABI therapists to successfully train in and implement behaviour interventions. The current study aimed to investigate community ABI therapists' experiences of using, training in and implementing behaviour interventions. An additional aim was to determine these therapists' understanding of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS), one approach to addressing CB with a focus on improving quality of life.Methods:Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 24 Australian community ABI therapists about their experiences of using, training in and implementing behaviour interventions and understanding of PBS. Inductive thematic analysis and content analysis were performed on interview transcripts.Findings:The thematic analysis resulted in the generation of six themes which described the difficulties participants faced in training in and delivering behaviour interventions and identified their training and implementation needs. The content analysis resulted in 10 categories that characterised participants' understanding of PBS, which centred around the absence of consequences, a focus on antecedents, person-centred practice and encouraging prosocial alternatives to CB.Conclusions:The findings highlight a need and desire for more practical and interactive clinician training in behaviour interventions for individuals with ABI. Moreover, the findings suggest a limited understanding of PBS amongst community ABI therapists. Important considerations for the development of clinician training in ABI behaviour interventions and subsequent implementation into community practice are discussed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 34-49 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Brain Impairment |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2021 |
Keywords
- acquired brain injury
- challenging behaviours
- implementation
- Positive Behaviour Support
- training
Projects
- 1 Active
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Early vocational intervention for people who have experienced trauma
Ross, P. E., Ponsford, J., Olver, J., Fossey, E., Barclay, L., Hilton, G., Downing, M., McKenzie, D., Nunn, A. K. & Mortimer, D.
1/06/19 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
Activities
- 1 Non-HDR Supervisions
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Honours Supervision 2018 Jai Carmichael
Kate Gould (Speaker), Jennie Ponsford (Supervisor) & Amelia Hicks (Supervisor)
2018Activity: Other Teaching Engagements and non-HDR Supervisions › Non-HDR Supervisions