Building high-quality interpersonal staff-client relationships with people with severe to profound intellectual disabilities and challenging behavior: Insights of professionals and relatives

Staff-client relationships impact the quality of support and life of people with severe to profound intellectual disabilities and challenging behavior, but are challenging to build due to clients' intense, complex and varying support needs. The present study explores the perspectives of profess...

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Vydáno v:Journal of intellectual disabilities Ročník 28; číslo 1; s. 17446295221131443
Hlavní autoři: Hermsen, Maaike, Simons, Rianne, van Veen, Hennie, Prudon, Angela, Rooijackers, Lina, Otten, Roy, Koordeman, Renske
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: England 01.03.2024
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staff
relationship
challenging behavior
staff-client interaction
severe to profound intellectual disabilities
ISSN:1744-6309, 1744-6309
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Shrnutí:Staff-client relationships impact the quality of support and life of people with severe to profound intellectual disabilities and challenging behavior, but are challenging to build due to clients' intense, complex and varying support needs. The present study explores the perspectives of professionals and relatives on what affects these interpersonal relationships. 17 professionals and 11 relatives participated in focus groups and interviews. Data collection and analysis was performed in collaboration with a co-researcher. Data were synthesized thematically. Interpersonal relationships constituted equivalence, striving for mutual understanding, trust and exploring clients' potential. The combination of staff characteristics (enthusiasm/passion, patience, resilience, creativity/humor, flexibility) and expertise (knowledge, vulnerability/sincerity, self-reflection) enabled staff to build these relationships. The importance of involving relatives was addressed. Contextual influences included the team (cooperation, flexibility, culture), organization (cooperation, boundary conditions) and setting (predictability, interior/atmosphere). The findings make practical knowledge explicit and scientifically underpinned for this specific population.
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ISSN:1744-6309
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DOI:10.1177/17446295221131443