Staff Members' Understandings about Communication with Individuals Who Have Multiple Learning Disabilities: A Case of Finnish OIVA Communication Training

Autor/inn/en	Koski, Katja; Martikainen, Kaisa; Burakoff, Katja; Launonen, Kaisa
Titel	Staff Members' Understandings about Communication with Individuals Who Have Multiple Learning Disabilities: A Case of Finnish OIVA Communication Training
Quelle	In: Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 35 (2010) 4, S.279-289 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1366-8250
DOI	10.3109/13668250.2010.517189
Schlagwörter	Learning Disabilities; Severe Disabilities; Semi Structured Interviews; Participant Satisfaction; Performance Factors; Foreign Countries; Habit Formation; Thinking Skills; Staff Development; Communication Research; Communication Skills; Communication Strategies; Multiple Disabilities; Caregiver Attitudes; Interpersonal Communication; Finland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Learning handicap; Lernbehinderung; Severe disability; Schwerbehinderung; Leistungsindikator; Ausland; Denkfähigkeit; Personnel development; Personalentwicklung; Kommunikationsforschung; Kommunikationsstil; Kommunikationsstrategie; Multiple disability; Mehrfachbehinderung; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Finnland
Abstract	Background: Often communication training has been directed at the communication practices of staff members working with people with multiple learning disabilities. To date, the thinking habits of staff members, which also influence interactions, have not been addressed. We identified the issues staff members perceived as important for their development as communication partners after participating in a communication training program. Method: Six key staff members participated in semistructured interviews that explored the insights they had gained during participation in the Finnish communication training program OIVA. Results: Participating staff members identified issues relating to the communication practices and thinking habits they had acquired during the training. Both communication practices and thinking habits were important for the staff members' development as communication partners. Conclusions: The findings of this study suggest that it is important to give staff members the opportunity to learn new practices and to explore the thinking that underpins the actions they perform during communication training. (Contains 1 figure and 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10