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Background People with intellectual disabilities are less physically active and suffer from ill-health more than the general population. Support staff play an important role in the person's life. This study aimed to explore the support staff's experiences regarding the feasibility of adapted web-based exercise for people with intellectual disabilities. Method Participants with intellectual disabilities living in community-based settings were recruited for a web-based exercise study. Eight semi-structured interviews were carried out with their support staff before and after the intervention period. Results The main theme, ‘Support staff are crucial for feasibility’ encompasses the importance of communication, structure, and motivation in improving physical activity for people with intellectual disabilities. Conclusion The experiences of support staff, indicate that a web-based exercise program is feasible for the target group, and one way to overcome challenges for PA, where the role of the staff is crucial.

Background People with intellectual disabilities are less physically active and suffer from ill-health more than the general population. Support staff play an important role in the person's life. This study aimed to explore the support staff's experiences regarding the feasibility of adapted web-based exercise for people with intellectual disabilities. Method Participants with intellectual disabilities living in community-based settings were recruited for a web-based exercise study. Eight semi-structured interviews were carried out with their support staff before and after the intervention period. Results The main theme, ‘Support staff are crucial for feasibility’ encompasses the importance of communication, structure, and motivation in improving physical activity for people with intellectual disabilities. Conclusion The experiences of support staff, indicate that a web-based exercise program is feasible for the target group, and one way to overcome challenges for PA, where the role of the staff is crucial.

Background People with intellectual disabilities are less physically active and suffer from ill-health more than the general population. Support staff play an important role in the person's life. This study aimed to explore the support staff's experiences regarding the feasibility of adapted web-based exercise for people with intellectual disabilities. Method Participants with intellectual disabilities living in community-based settings were recruited for a web-based exercise study. Eight semi-structured interviews were carried out with their support staff before and after the intervention period. Results The main theme, ‘Support staff are crucial for feasibility’ encompasses the importance of communication, structure, and motivation in improving physical activity for people with intellectual disabilities. Conclusion The experiences of support staff, indicate that a web-based exercise program is feasible for the target group, and one way to overcome challenges for PA, where the role of the staff is crucial.

Background People with intellectual disabilities are less physically active and suffer from ill-health more than the general population. Support staff play an important role in the person's life. This study aimed to explore the support staff's experiences regarding the feasibility of adapted web-based exercise for people with intellectual disabilities. Method Participants with intellectual disabilities living in community-based settings were recruited for a web-based exercise study. Eight semi-structured interviews were carried out with their support staff before and after the intervention period. Results The main theme, ‘Support staff are crucial for feasibility’ encompasses the importance of communication, structure, and motivation in improving physical activity for people with intellectual disabilities. Conclusion The experiences of support staff, indicate that a web-based exercise program is feasible for the target group, and one way to overcome challenges for PA, where the role of the staff is crucial.

Background People with intellectual disabilities are less physically active and suffer from ill-health more than the general population. Support staff play an important role in the person's life. This study aimed to explore the support staff's experiences regarding the feasibility of adapted web-based exercise for people with intellectual disabilities. Method Participants with intellectual disabilities living in community-based settings were recruited for a web-based exercise study. Eight semi-structured interviews were carried out with their support staff before and after the intervention period. Results The main theme, ‘Support staff are crucial for feasibility’ encompasses the importance of communication, structure, and motivation in improving physical activity for people with intellectual disabilities. Conclusion The experiences of support staff, indicate that a web-based exercise program is feasible for the target group, and one way to overcome challenges for PA, where the role of the staff is crucial.

Public universities are institutions of higher learning that are funded and operated by the government. These universities are usually established to provide affordable and accessible education to the public. The operations of these institutions involve an intricate interconnection of diverse factors, and each component plays a crucial role in determining its overall success and efficiency. The paper examines “the challenge(s) of support staff” whose operational dynamics involves a strong support system, the custodian of university records, safeguarding and maintaining the fundamental elements of the public university system, faced myriads of challenges, which includes heavy workloads, limitations in resources, technological hurdles, and administrative obstacles which hinders their performances and subsequently, the overall effectiveness of academic institutions. Using content analysis, the paper relies on secondary materials to present this data. It is discovered that, despite their critical role in safeguarding the sanctity of records, and providing support services, these categories of staff were most often relegated and seen as second rate instead as complementary. To enhance the performances and remedy the challenge being faced by support staff in public universities in Nigeria, it is recommended that there should be continuous training and retraining, eliminates the feud being experienced against the support staff to encourage mutual working relationship in streamlining administrative processes for efficiency and effectiveness.

Public universities are institutions of higher learning that are funded and operated by the government. These universities are usually established to provide affordable and accessible education to the public. The operations of these institutions involve an intricate interconnection of diverse factors, and each component plays a crucial role in determining its overall success and efficiency. The paper examines “the challenge(s) of support staff” whose operational dynamics involves a strong support system, the custodian of university records, safeguarding and maintaining the fundamental elements of the public university system, faced myriads of challenges, which includes heavy workloads, limitations in resources, technological hurdles, and administrative obstacles which hinders their performances and subsequently, the overall effectiveness of academic institutions. Using content analysis, the paper relies on secondary materials to present this data. It is discovered that, despite their critical role in safeguarding the sanctity of records, and providing support services, these categories of staff were most often relegated and seen as second rate instead as complementary. To enhance the performances and remedy the challenge being faced by support staff in public universities in Nigeria, it is recommended that there should be continuous training and retraining, eliminates the feud being experienced against the support staff to encourage mutual working relationship in streamlining administrative processes for efficiency and effectiveness.

Aim: To evaluate for mixed anxiety-depressive disorder in health care workers in the Pharmacy, Nursing and Support Staff during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Methods: A cross-sectional-analytical study was carried out from March to September 2020 in health care workers who were directly exposed to SARS-CoV-2 because of their work. A survey was conducted previous informed consent, with variables including age, sex, marital status, economic dependence, service in which they work, profession, working day, among others; with the participation of 200 volunteers, through a virtual link. Results: A total of 127 health workers, that is, 63.5% of the sample, presented more than four symptoms suggestive mixed anxious-depressive disorder. The most predominant symptoms were worry (88.2%), fatigue (88.2%), lack of energy (78.0%) and sleep disorders (74.8%). Conclusion: mixed anxiety-depressive disorder was prevalent during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Factors such as prolonged exposure to stressful scenarios, as well as female sex, not having a partner or belonging to an age group younger than 45 years old, can lead to the development of a mental disorder. It is therefore important to be able to identify the population at risk, provide the necessary support and follow-up, as well as the creation of protocols that provide guidance on how to act to ensure the integrity of health personnel., Objetivo: Evaluar la existencia del trastorno mixto ansioso-depresivo en funcionarios de la salud de los servicios de Farmacia, Enfermería y personal de apoyo, durante la pandemia del SARS-CoV-2.Métodos: Se llevó a cabo un estudio transversal -analítico, en el periodo de marzo a septiembre 2020, en funcionarios de la salud, quienes estaban expuestos directamente con el SARS-CoV-2, consecuencia de su trabajo. Se realizó una encuesta bajo consentimiento informado, con parámetros como edad, sexo, estado civil, dependencia económica, servicio en que laboran, profesión ejercida, jornada laboral, entre otros; con una participación de 200 voluntarios, mediante un enlace virtual.Resultados: Un total de 127 trabajadores de la salud, es decir un 63.5% de la muestra, presentaron más de cuatro síntomas sugestivos de trastorno mixto ansioso-depresivo. Los síntomas más predominantes fueron preocupación (88,2%), fatiga (88,2%), falta de energía (78,0%) y trastornos del sueño (74,8%).Conclusión: El trastorno mixto ansioso depresivo cobró auge durante la pandemia del SARS-CoV-2, factores como la exposición prolongada a escenarios estresores, así como el sexo femenino, no contar con pareja o pertenecer a un grupo etario menor a los 45 años, pueden propiciar el desarrollo de un trastorno mental. Por lo cual es importante poder identificar a la población de riesgo, brindarle el apoyo y seguimiento necesario, así como la creación de protocolos que brinden una guía sobre como actuar para procurar la integridad del personal de salud.

People with mild to borderline intellectual disabilities face many barriers toward their sexual health. To promote sexual health and overcome these barriers, they need individualized forms of sexuality support and education. To align sexuality support and education insight is needed on their understanding of sexual health. The current paper aims to provide greater insight in what sexual health consists of according to people with mild to borderline intellectual disabilities. Nine people with a mild to borderline intellectual disability participated in a concept mapping procedure, consisting of brainstorming, sorting, and ranking the statements. The resulting clusters and concept map were interpreted by an expert group. Analysis resulted in five clusters which participants considered important for their sexual health. According to people with mild to borderline intellectual disability cluster pertaining to romantic relationships and sexual socialization were the most important. These were followed by clusters on sexual health and lastly sexual selfhood. These results have implications for the development of sexuality support and education, as well as further research.

Aggressive behaviour is often displayed by people with intellectual disabilities (ID) in forensic healthcare settings. Research on the causal beliefs (i.e. attributions) of aggressive behaviour are commonly studied from the perspective of support staff. As aggressive behaviour is mostly a product of interaction between the person showing it and their environment, it is valuable to include the perspective of people with ID as well. Four group interviews, consisting of a total of 20 people with mild ID or borderline intellectual functioning and forensic and/or psychiatric problems, were held to explore incidents of aggressive behaviour. The attributions were analysed using the Leeds Attributional Coding System. Clients almost equally distributed the causes of aggressive behaviour to themselves (intrapersonal domain; 48.0%) and to other persons (interpersonal domain; 45.7%). There is a distinction related to the attributions given between the client as agent (intrapersonal domain), being uncontrollable (72.1%) and global (68.9%), versus other persons as agent (interpersonal domain), being controllable (86.2%) and specific (56.9%). This analysis of attributions regarding aggressive behaviour given by clients resulted in information on causal beliefs of aggressive behaviour from the perspective of clients. Incorporating their views will possibly increase involvement and commitment in support and treatment.

Developing digital dashboards (DD) that support staff in monitoring, identifying anomalies, and facilitating corrective actions are decisive for achieving the benefits of Smart Production Logistics (SPL). However, existing literature about SPL has not sufficiently investigated the characteristics of DD allowing staff to enhance operational performance. This conceptual study identifies the characteristics of DD in SPL for enhancing operational performance of material handling. The study presents preliminary findings from an ongoing laboratory development, and identifies six characteristics of DD. These include monitoring, analysis, prediction, identification, recommendation, and control. The study discusses the implications of these characteristics when applied to energy consumption, makespan, on-time delivery, and status for material handling. The study proposes the prototype of a DD in a laboratory environment involving Autonomous Mobile Robots., © 2022, IFIP International Federation for Information Processing.© 2022 Springer Nature Switzerland AG. Part of Springer Nature.The authors would like to acknowledge the support of Swedish Innovation Agency (VINNOVA), and its funding program Produktion2030. This study is part of the Explainable and Learning Production & Logistics by Artificial Intelligence (EXPLAIN) project.

Background Studies about teams of staff supporting people with intellectual disability have focused on team performance of existing teams. This study aimed to examine important factors in the process of setting up a new team of support staff. Specifically, we considered the process for a team that supports service users with mild intellectual disability or borderline intellectual functioning who display severe challenging behaviour from the orthopedagogical perspective (i.e., with a focus on contextual factors). Method Three participant groups (service users, support staff, and professionals supporting a team) participated in a concept mapping procedure, including generating statements in interviews and focus groups, sorting, and rating. An expert group interpreted the results. Results Important factors to one or more groups were: service users and support staff getting acquainted early, team safety, social support, a shared vision, and a positive reputation of the new home. Conclusions Four core outcomes were addressed that may help service organisations to provide an environment matching the needs of service users who show severe challenging behaviour from the start.

Support staff and relatives are uncertain about multiple aspects of the sexuality of people with intellectual disabilities. Given that their attitudes embody positive and negative views, they can respectively support and restrict free sexual expression among people with intellectual disabilities and their potential for (intimate) relationships. A qualitative systematic literature review was conducted on the attitudes of support staff and relatives toward the sexuality of people with intellectual disabilities. A systematic search strategy was deployed across seven databases. The identified articles were screened on predetermined inclusion and exclusion criteria, and assessed on quality, which resulted in 31 included studies. A metasynthesis of these studies resulted in two major themes emerging, namely (a) attitudes toward the sexuality of people with intellectual disabilities, and (b) attitudes toward the sex education and support. Themes represented both positive and restrictive attitudes among support staff and relatives. The findings suggest that despite a general acceptance of the sexual rights of people with intellectual disabilities, certain forms of sexuality were approached more cautiously. Moreover, the sexual needs of some subgroups of people with intellectual disabilities received scarce attention. Those support staff and relatives holding rather restrictive attitudes appear to emphasize sexual risks. Finally, support staff and relatives stressed the importance of providing sex education and support for people with intellectual disabilities, while, simultaneously, expressing insecurity over the subject. The findings can help to improve the support provided to support staff and relatives to promote sexual health among people with intellectual disabilities.

The purpose of this applied study was to solve the problem of adequately providing guidance to support staff in the recognition of threatening or aberrant behavior that may represent a threat to the community, self, or others at John Doe High School located in southeast Virginia and to design practices to train all students, faculty, and staff to address the problem. A multimethod design was used consisting of both qualitative and quantitative approaches. The first approach was semi-structured interviews with members of the school-based threat assessment team. The second approach was conducting a focus group with support staff. The third approach led to the development of a brief online training module followed by a post-training survey to measure perceptions of effectiveness. Based on findings identified during interviews, the focus group, and quantitative survey data several recommendations for implementing an initiative to improve recognizing threatening or aberrant behavior were developed that is consistent with the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services’ Threat Assessment Model Policies. This initiative included developing a hybrid training approach that includes virtual micro lessons and in-person training for support staff and increasing the communication of threat assessment awareness to the entire school community to increase the capacity to recognize and report threatening or aberrant behavior.

Full Text, Thesis (Masters), Master of Medical Research (MMedRes), School of Pharmacy & Med Sci, Griffith Health, Introduction: Research on the menstrual cycle and its influence on an athlete’s health, wellbeing and performance is limited and inconclusive. However, there remains a general consensus that the menstrual cycle, menstrual dysfunction and hormonal contraceptive use has some influence on the physical, physiological and psychological health of an athlete and consequently will affect an athlete’s health, wellbeing and athletic performance. It would be assumed, then that monitoring the effect of the menstrual cycle would be a priority amongst Support Staff working in female sport and that conversations surrounding athletes’ menstrual health would be commonplace. However, it is currently unknown whether conversations surrounding these topics are taking place between Support Staff and athletes. The low level of knowledge that elite athletes and Sport Coaches possess on the menstrual cycle and hormonal contraceptives (as studied previously) suggests that either these conversations are not happening, or that they’re ineffective in transferring useful information. The primary objective of this study was to determine whether these conversations are taking place and to investigate the barriers to effective conversation about the menstrual cycle between Support Staff and female athletes. Methods: The study was a cross-sectional survey with 26 participants who serve as Support Staff for a range of professional female sports including the Women’s Big Bash League (Cricket), the Suncorp Super Netball, Women’s Australian Football League and the Women’s National Rugby League. A 36-item questionnaire was developed to determine the quantity and quality of conversations that take place between Support Staff and female athletes within the female professional sporting environment. The questionnaire investigated the role of three contextual factors (opportunity, environment and responsibility) and how these factors influence conversation between Support Staff and female athletes surrounding

I have been working as a professional support for people labelled with intellectual disabilities for many years. While there has been research done about support work from multiple perspectives, it is my impression that the lived experience of being a support worker for adults labelled with an intellectual disability is largely missing from the literature. Utilizing an autoethnographic methodology, I provide the perspective of a direct support professional through a disability studies lens. In this writing, I will contextualize the role of the support worker within contemporary society. This includes historical framing, policy and theory influencing the field, as well as the dilemmas inherent in supporting a marginalized population. Through engaging in a reflexive examination of my professional experience, I will provide a picture for the reader of the complexities involved in trying to enact meaningful supports for people labelled with intellectual disabilities. I identify the priorities support workers should focus on to generate best practices and examine the aspects of the work that are under their direct control. All this is done in the hope that we can create a more inclusive society for all people.

I have been working as a professional support for people labelled with intellectual disabilities for many years. While there has been research done about support work from multiple perspectives, it is my impression that the lived experience of being a support worker for adults labelled with an intellectual disability is largely missing from the literature. Utilizing an autoethnographic methodology, I provide the perspective of a direct support professional through a disability studies lens. In this writing, I will contextualize the role of the support worker within contemporary society. This includes historical framing, policy and theory influencing the field, as well as the dilemmas inherent in supporting a marginalized population. Through engaging in a reflexive examination of my professional experience, I will provide a picture for the reader of the complexities involved in trying to enact meaningful supports for people labelled with intellectual disabilities. I identify the priorities support workers should focus on to generate best practices and examine the aspects of the work that are under their direct control. All this is done in the hope that we can create a more inclusive society for all people.

Introduction: Research on the menstrual cycle and its influence on an athlete’s health, wellbeing and performance is limited and inconclusive. However, there remains a general consensus that the menstrual cycle, menstrual dysfunction and hormonal contraceptive use has some influence on the physical, physiological and psychological health of an athlete and consequently will affect an athlete’s health, wellbeing and athletic performance. It would be assumed, then that monitoring the effect of the menstrual cycle would be a priority amongst Support Staff working in female sport and that conversations surrounding athletes’ menstrual health would be commonplace. However, it is currently unknown whether conversations surrounding these topics are taking place between Support Staff and athletes. The low level of knowledge that elite athletes and Sport Coaches possess on the menstrual cycle and hormonal contraceptives (as studied previously) suggests that either these conversations are not happening, or that they’re ineffective in transferring useful information. The primary objective of this study was to determine whether these conversations are taking place and to investigate the barriers to effective conversation about the menstrual cycle between Support Staff and female athletes. Methods: The study was a cross-sectional survey with 26 participants who serve as Support Staff for a range of professional female sports including the Women’s Big Bash League (Cricket), the Suncorp Super Netball, Women’s Australian Football League and the Women’s National Rugby League. A 36-item questionnaire was developed to determine the quantity and quality of conversations that take place between Support Staff and female athletes within the female professional sporting environment. The questionnaire investigated the role of three contextual factors (opportunity, environment and responsibility) and how these factors influence conversation between Support Staff and female athletes surrounding, Thesis (Masters), Master of Medical Research (MMedRes), School of Pharmacy & Med Sci, Griffith Health, Full Text

An increase in descriptive evidence regarding person‐centered approaches for older people with intellectual disability (ID) is important, due to increased life expectancy and the present lack of sufficiently underpinned interventions. This is especially true of interventions designed to increase well‐being and quality of life. A specific Dutch example is the Integrated Emotion‐Oriented Care approach. Despite its status as a good practice, its effectiveness has not yet been proved, nor has descriptive evidence been made available. The primary aims of this qualitative study are to identify the intervention components, to provide demonstrative illustrations and to gain an in‐depth understanding of the use of these components in the day‐to‐day support of older people with ID. A content analysis of five key documents was carried out. Five semi‐structured interviews were then conducted with early adopters, followed by a concept mapping study with daily users. The final stage in the data collection process was a series of five focus‐group interviews with experts and experienced support staff. The five intervention components of Integrated Emotion‐Oriented Care for older people with ID have been systematically identified and described in detail in five narrative summaries drawn up in collaboration with early adopters, experts and experienced support staff. This study provides valuable insights that offer descriptive evidence for Integrated Emotion‐Oriented Care in the care for older people with ID. Both implications and possible opportunities for future research are discussed.

Objectives: Care providers are key agents in the lives of individuals with an intellectual disability (ID). The quality of their support can be affected by manifestations of stigma. This scoping review was conducted to explore studies that provide indications of care providers’ stigmatization of people with ID. Methods: A structured search was made in four databases to identify relevant studies in English-language peer-reviewed journals. Records were systematically and independently screened by the researchers. Results: The 40 articles included in this review were mainly conducted in Western countries and used Likert-type self-report measures of explicit attitudes. Stigmatization seemed more distinct concerning people with high support needs. The few studies on public stigma preliminary suggest that staff may also stigmatize people with ID based on other social identities. Regarding the support of structural stigma, staff reported skepticism regarding community inclusion for people with high support needs, and tended to be ambivalent about the protection-or-empowerment balance in the support of people with ID. Possible indications of stigmatization regarding sexuality were found on specific issues, such as self-determination and privacy. Agreement of staff with certain rights did not necessarily lead to staff acting in accordance with such rights. Conclusion: Indications of stigmatization of people with ID by care providers were found. Stigmatizing attitudes might affect the quality of care providers’ support. Potential leads for future interventions concern creating awareness, sharing power, addressing diagnostic overshadowing, and providing explicit policy translations. Directions for future research concern strengthening the methodology of studies and enriching the studied topics.

I have been working as a professional support for people labelled with intellectual disabilities for many years. While there has been research done about support work from multiple perspectives, it is my impression that the lived experience of being a support worker for adults labelled with an intellectual disability is largely missing from the literature. Utilizing an autoethnographic methodology, I provide the perspective of a direct support professional through a disability studies lens. In this writing, I will contextualize the role of the support worker within contemporary society. This includes historical framing, policy and theory influencing the field, as well as the dilemmas inherent in supporting a marginalized population. Through engaging in a reflexive examination of my professional experience, I will provide a picture for the reader of the complexities involved in trying to enact meaningful supports for people labelled with intellectual disabilities. I identify the priorities support workers should focus on to generate best practices and examine the aspects of the work that are under their direct control. All this is done in the hope that we can create a more inclusive society for all people.

I have been working as a professional support for people labelled with intellectual disabilities for many years. While there has been research done about support work from multiple perspectives, it is my impression that the lived experience of being a support worker for adults labelled with an intellectual disability is largely missing from the literature. Utilizing an autoethnographic methodology, I provide the perspective of a direct support professional through a disability studies lens. In this writing, I will contextualize the role of the support worker within contemporary society. This includes historical framing, policy and theory influencing the field, as well as the dilemmas inherent in supporting a marginalized population. Through engaging in a reflexive examination of my professional experience, I will provide a picture for the reader of the complexities involved in trying to enact meaningful supports for people labelled with intellectual disabilities. I identify the priorities support workers should focus on to generate best practices and examine the aspects of the work that are under their direct control. All this is done in the hope that we can create a more inclusive society for all people.

Previous research shows that people with severe disabilities often are neglected in the work of enhancing user participation. It is shown that even though professionals increase the possibility for user participation in their work, it is not necessary that the users receive it. This study aims to show how professionals working for people with disabilities applies user participation in their everyday work. We used a qualitative exploratory method and interviewed ten social workers within service administration and supportive housing, located at three different municipalities in the region of Stockholm. Using Shier’s participation model in combination with theory of recognition we got similar results as previous research. The social workers have a great intention in enhancing user’s participation in their work, though organizational structures stand in their way. That drives them to use what is known as “silent knowledge”, a combination of their personality, previous experience and their ingenuity.

Previous research shows that people with severe disabilities often are neglected in the work of enhancing user participation. It is shown that even though professionals increase the possibility for user participation in their work, it is not necessary that the users receive it. This study aims to show how professionals working for people with disabilities applies user participation in their everyday work. We used a qualitative exploratory method and interviewed ten social workers within service administration and supportive housing, located at three different municipalities in the region of Stockholm. Using Shier’s participation model in combination with theory of recognition we got similar results as previous research. The social workers have a great intention in enhancing user’s participation in their work, though organizational structures stand in their way. That drives them to use what is known as “silent knowledge”, a combination of their personality, previous experience and their ingenuity.

Background: Attributions are cognitive variables that influence a person's behaviour. Although a large volume of research has been conducted on the attributions of support staff with regard to challenging behaviour (CB) exhibited by people with intellectual disabilities (ID), studies on patterns of attributional dimensions (i.e. attributional styles) are scarce. Method: Using semi‐structured interviews, 19 support staff members were asked to describe incidents of aggressive, self‐injurious and sexualized challenging behaviour. Data on attributions were analysed using the Leeds Attributional Coding System. Results: Four attributional styles differed significantly for aggressive, self‐injurious and sexualized challenging behaviour. In addition, support staff members largely attributed these three types of CB to characteristics and behaviour of clients with ID. Conclusions: The results indicate that it is important to train support staff to recognize and understand the ways in which their attributions and behaviour influence the existence and maintenance of CB.

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a training program focusing on improvement of emotional intelligence (EI) and support staffs’ awareness of their behaviour towards people with an intellectual disability based on interactional patterns. The support provided regarding the needs for autonomy, relatedness, and competence was observed in line with self-determination theory (SDT). Method: A pre-test–post-test control group design (N = 29) was used, with 17 support staff participating in the experimental group. For both groups, video recordings of interactions between staff and clients were analysed with an SDT-observation system. Results: The results showed that a training program focusing on EI and interactional patterns positively affected the support provided by staff with regard to clients’ needs for autonomy, relatedness, and competence. Conclusions: As most EI studies focus on insights and understanding of oneself, this study is an important first step in focusing on staff behaviour during daily interactions.

The aim of this study was to explore how disability support organisations and people who work in these organisations understand electronic records within the context of their daily work. Interviews were carried out with 16 front-line support management staff from a consortium of organisations that were introducing a shared electronic record; a software firm representative; and a project manager. Interviews were analysed thematically. Participants lacked consistency in how they described and anticipated the electronic record. They were unclear about who would use and benefit from the record. The role of third parties in the use of the record, such as medical professionals, was also unclear. Clarity about the way in which electronic records might change the work of support organisations could address larger challenges related to the concepts of “choice and control” and “person-centred” support. Without a consistent understanding of electronic records in disability support, there is a risk that future implementations of such records will fail.

An interactive talking book designed to assist health workers to use a well-being approach to provide meaningful care for younger people living with dementia. Challenges for people living with younger onset dementia (YOD) may be different than those for people who develop dementia at a later age. These challenges often include the loss of full-time employment, changing from being the caregiver to the one in need of care, managing the care of young and dependent family members, and managing cognitive decline whilst still having a strong, healthy body (Alzheimer’ s Australia 2015). Needs as specific as these are often not considered by care providers who are used to caring for older people with dementia. This may result in limited understanding of ways in which care can be personally tailored to meet the needs of people living with YOD to improve the quality of life for them and their families. After it was identified that few resources were available to assist employed carers with caring specifically for people with YOD, The Lovell Foundation teamed up with Edith Cowan University (ECU) and not-for-profit aged care and retirement living providers Bethanie and Mercy Health to develop this educational resource. Prescription For Life focuses on a well-being approach, with links to videos, audio and practical tips to help carers develop strategies to provide meaningful care. The book caters for different learning styles, with audio links so the text can be listened to or read. It seeks to give readers a basic understanding of the types of dementia, an understanding of the wellness approach when caring for someone with YOD, and how to identify person-centred strategies to improve care. It also incorporates pre- and post-knowledge tests, which will allow anyone who completes the book to be credited with 2.5 hours of professional development.

Kostnaden för hälso- och sjukvård i Sverige uppgår årligen enligt Statistiska centralbyrån till drygt 230 miljarder kronor vilket kan anses vara mycket. Den svenska hälso- och sjukvården är viktig för samhället och således blir de interna förhållandena och processerna viktiga för de som arbetar inom hälso- och sjukvården. Denna fallstudie har genom två delstudier undersökt en större hälso- och sjukvårdsorganisation som för drygt 1,5 år sedan genomförde en omorganisering. Specifikt har studien undersökt stödfunktionernas teamarbete och syftar till att öka förståelsen för hur teamens nya organisation teoretiskt kan förstås. Vidare syftar studien till att söka förståelse för hur arbetet som teamen bedriver upplevs fungera och tas emot. I delstudie ett intervjuades 12 medarbetare och chefer och i delstudie två insamlades en webbenkät ifrån 10 verksamhetschefer. Empirin har analyserats tematiskt och visade bland annat att den struktur som teamen verkar inom bättre kan förstås som en matrisorganisation med tillhörande utmaningar. Vidare är några av slutsatserna att den interna kontrollen var bristfällig och att både medarbetare och chefer gavs föga möjligheter till att i förlängningen utveckla ett ansvarsfullt arbetssätt. Diskussion om vad som kan utvecklas har redogjorts. Förslag på framtida forskning är att jämföra planerad- och upplevd styrning med faktisk produktivitet., The cost of health care in Sweden is annually, according to Statistics Sweden more than 230 billion SEK which can be considered a lot. The Swedish health care is important to the society and consequently, the internal conditions and processes are important for those working within the health care. This case study has been conducted through two sub-studies, examined a larger health care organization, which undertook a reorganization one and a half year ago. Specifically this case study has studied the support functions teamwork, and aims to increase the theoretically understanding of the team's new work organization. Consequently the purpose of this case study has been to seek understanding of the work that the teams engage in and how it is received. In sub-study number one, 12 employees and managers where interviewed and in sub-study two, a web-based questionnaire was distributed to 10 branch managers. The empirical data were analyzed thematically and shows that the team's new organization better can be understood as a matrix organization, with related challenges. Furthermore, some of the conclusions are that the internal controls were inadequate and both employees and managers were given little opportunity to take long term responsibility for their work. A discussion of what can be developed is outlined. Suggestions for future research are to compare planed- and perceived management control with actual productivity.

An interactive talking book designed to assist health workers to use a well-being approach to provide meaningful care for younger people living with dementia. Challenges for people living with younger onset dementia (YOD) may be different than those for people who develop dementia at a later age. These challenges often include the loss of full-time employment, changing from being the caregiver to the one in need of care, managing the care of young and dependent family members, and managing cognitive decline whilst still having a strong, healthy body (Alzheimer’ s Australia 2015). Needs as specific as these are often not considered by care providers who are used to caring for older people with dementia. This may result in limited understanding of ways in which care can be personally tailored to meet the needs of people living with YOD to improve the quality of life for them and their families. After it was identified that few resources were available to assist employed carers with caring specifically for people with YOD, The Lovell Foundation teamed up with Edith Cowan University (ECU) and not-for-profit aged care and retirement living providers Bethanie and Mercy Health to develop this educational resource. Prescription For Life focuses on a well-being approach, with links to videos, audio and practical tips to help carers develop strategies to provide meaningful care. The book caters for different learning styles, with audio links so the text can be listened to or read. It seeks to give readers a basic understanding of the types of dementia, an understanding of the wellness approach when caring for someone with YOD, and how to identify person-centred strategies to improve care. It also incorporates pre- and post-knowledge tests, which will allow anyone who completes the book to be credited with 2.5 hours of professional development.

Kostnaden för hälso- och sjukvård i Sverige uppgår årligen enligt Statistiska centralbyrån till drygt 230 miljarder kronor vilket kan anses vara mycket. Den svenska hälso- och sjukvården är viktig för samhället och således blir de interna förhållandena och processerna viktiga för de som arbetar inom hälso- och sjukvården. Denna fallstudie har genom två delstudier undersökt en större hälso- och sjukvårdsorganisation som för drygt 1,5 år sedan genomförde en omorganisering. Specifikt har studien undersökt stödfunktionernas teamarbete och syftar till att öka förståelsen för hur teamens nya organisation teoretiskt kan förstås. Vidare syftar studien till att söka förståelse för hur arbetet som teamen bedriver upplevs fungera och tas emot. I delstudie ett intervjuades 12 medarbetare och chefer och i delstudie två insamlades en webbenkät ifrån 10 verksamhetschefer. Empirin har analyserats tematiskt och visade bland annat att den struktur som teamen verkar inom bättre kan förstås som en matrisorganisation med tillhörande utmaningar. Vidare är några av slutsatserna att den interna kontrollen var bristfällig och att både medarbetare och chefer gavs föga möjligheter till att i förlängningen utveckla ett ansvarsfullt arbetssätt. Diskussion om vad som kan utvecklas har redogjorts. Förslag på framtida forskning är att jämföra planerad- och upplevd styrning med faktisk produktivitet., The cost of health care in Sweden is annually, according to Statistics Sweden more than 230 billion SEK which can be considered a lot. The Swedish health care is important to the society and consequently, the internal conditions and processes are important for those working within the health care. This case study has been conducted through two sub-studies, examined a larger health care organization, which undertook a reorganization one and a half year ago. Specifically this case study has studied the support functions teamwork, and aims to increase the theoretically understanding of the team's new work organization. Consequently the purpose of this case study has been to seek understanding of the work that the teams engage in and how it is received. In sub-study number one, 12 employees and managers where interviewed and in sub-study two, a web-based questionnaire was distributed to 10 branch managers. The empirical data were analyzed thematically and shows that the team's new organization better can be understood as a matrix organization, with related challenges. Furthermore, some of the conclusions are that the internal controls were inadequate and both employees and managers were given little opportunity to take long term responsibility for their work. A discussion of what can be developed is outlined. Suggestions for future research are to compare planed- and perceived management control with actual productivity.

Supercomputing Centers (SC's) are unique resources that aim to enable scientific knowledge discovery through the use of large computational resources, the Big Iron. Design, acquisition, installation, and management of the Big Iron are activities that are carefully planned and monitored. Since these Big Iron systems produce a tsunami of data, it is natural to co-locate visualization and analysis infrastructure as part of the same facility. This infrastructure consists of hardware (Little Iron) and staff (Skinny Guys). Our collective experience suggests that design, acquisition, installation, and management of the Little Iron and Skinny Guys does not receive the same level of treatment as that of the Big Iron. The main focus of this article is to explore different aspects of planning, designing, fielding, and maintaining the visualization and analysis infrastructure at supercomputing centers. Some of the questions we explore in this article include: "How should the Little Iron be sized to adequately support visualization and analysis of data coming off the Big Iron?" What sort of capabilities does it need to have?" Related questions concern the size of visualization support staff: "How big should a visualization program be (number of persons) and what should the staff do?" and "How much of the visualization should be provided as a support service, and how much should applications scientists be expected to do on their own?"

Supercomputing Centers (SC's) are unique resources that aim to enable scientific knowledge discovery through the use of large computational resources, the Big Iron. Design, acquisition, installation, and management of the Big Iron are activities that are carefully planned and monitored. Since these Big Iron systems produce a tsunami of data, it is natural to co-locate visualization and analysis infrastructure as part of the same facility. This infrastructure consists of hardware (Little Iron) and staff (Skinny Guys). Our collective experience suggests that design, acquisition, installation, and management of the Little Iron and Skinny Guys does not receive the same level of treatment as that of the Big Iron. The main focus of this article is to explore different aspects of planning, designing, fielding, and maintaining the visualization and analysis infrastructure at supercomputing centers. Some of the questions we explore in this article include: "How should the Little Iron be sized to adequately support visualization and analysis of data coming off the Big Iron?" What sort of capabilities does it need to have?" Related questions concern the size of visualization support staff: "How big should a visualization program be (number of persons) and what should the staff do?" and "How much of the visualization should be provided as a support service, and how much should applications scientists be expected to do on their own?"

The U.S. Army has long had an institutionalized form of personnel rotation among its leaders. As such, a large amount of senior leadership time is spent learning unfamiliar organizational culture, adjusting to new roles, and developing new critical networks of relationships needed to command effectively. Presently, much of this happens in a relatively non-systematic fashion, sometimes resulting in inefficiencies and preventable mistakes. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the difficulties that accompany senior leadership transitions and propose onboarding as a solution to help military leaders and organizations deal with these challenges. Drawing from best practices developed in the civilian sector, this paper describes a hypothetical Army onboarding program in order to illustrate the concepts and principles associated with it. It includes recommendations for tailoring a senior leader onboarding program to the particular requirements of an individual command. Although a number of the issues presented in this paper likely apply to many military settings, they are discussed and illustrated here in the context of U.S. Army leaders who are responsible for overseeing support staff in an office-type (e.g., headquarters) environment., Prepared in collaboration with the U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Fort Bragg Scientific Coordination Office, NC.

The demand for soft power tools to positively influence stability and security has increased interest in Humanitarian Medical Assistance. Current medical manpower determination processes for staffing medical missions are based on the Required Operational Capabilities in the Projected Operational Environment. These platforms are designed to support combat casualty, disaster relief, and readiness training. The current manpower process fails to capture country-centric health care requirements associated with peacetime missions. To develop a country-centric approach, a demand-driven manpower model was constructed using standard health statistical indicators. The model draws from the statistical indicators to align medical manpower workload to country health objectives for delivery at the community level. The model framework guides medical planners in identifying mission essential medical programs and services. It shifts manpower planning from scenario based to country capability and needs assessment; which improves alignment to transformational doctrine. Finally, it creates clarity by using actual standard health statistics, thereby fostering prioritization of medical services and improved coordination with stakeholders, such as nongovernmental organizations. It is recommended that a country-centric planning approach be adopted to optimize manpower resources and improve overall operational effectiveness., The original document contains color images.

Vafeas, C., Jacob, E., & White, S. (2017). Prescription for life! Supporting those living with younger onset dementia. Available here