RACHEL FYSON rachel.fyson@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Social Work
Staff understandings of abuse and poor practice in residential settings for adults with intellectual disabilities
Fyson, Rachel; Patterson, Anne
Authors
Anne Patterson
Abstract
Background
A common factor in the abuse of people with intellectual disabilities in residential settings has been the failure of care staff and frontline managers to recognise poor practice at an early stage and prevent its development into a culture of abuse. In this context, staff understandings of abuse and poor practice in residential services for people with intellectual disabilities were explored.
Method
Semi‐structured interviews (n = 56) were undertaken with care staff and frontline managers working across England. Interviews included the use of vignettes, based on real‐life experiences of people with intellectual disabilities, to prompt discussion.
Results
Staff struggled to define either “abuse” or “poor practice”, focussing more on individual acts or omissions than on institutional practices. When faced with vignettes, staff demonstrated a lack of agreement regarding what constitutes either abuse or poor practice.
Conclusions
The implications for practice in residential care settings and for safeguarding training are discussed.
Citation
Fyson, R., & Patterson, A. (2020). Staff understandings of abuse and poor practice in residential settings for adults with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 33(3), 354-363. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12677
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Sep 24, 2019 |
Online Publication Date | Oct 17, 2019 |
Publication Date | 2020-05 |
Deposit Date | Oct 21, 2019 |
Publicly Available Date | Oct 18, 2020 |
Journal | Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities |
Print ISSN | 1360-2322 |
Electronic ISSN | 1468-3148 |
Publisher | Wiley |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 33 |
Issue | 3 |
Pages | 354-363 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12677 |
Keywords | Education; Developmental and Educational Psychology |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2889446 |
Publisher URL | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jar.12677 |
Additional Information | This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Fyson, R, Patterson, A. Staff understandings of abuse and poor practice in residential settings for adults with intellectual disabilities. J Appl Res Intellect Disabil. 2019; 00: 1– 10, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12677. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. |
Contract Date | Oct 21, 2019 |
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