Descriptive Analysis of a Staff Injury-Reduction Intervention in a Human Services Setting for Children and Youth With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. (September 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Luiselli, James K.
• Is Part Of: Behavior modification. Volume 37:Number 5(2013)
• Page Start: 665
• Page End: 679
• Publication Date: 2013-09
• Subjects: injury reduction -- behavioral safety -- human services organizations; Behavior modification -- Periodicals; Behavior therapy -- Periodicals; 153.85
• DOI: 10.1177/0145445513489131
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0145-4455

Abstract

Clinical safety is a dominant concern for human services organizations serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and high-risk challenging behaviors. This article is a descriptive analysis of components that comprised an injury-reduction intervention among direct-care staff at a specialized school. Using a behavior-based safety approach, intervention was associated with fewer staff injuries and more weeks without injury reports. The article focuses on systems-level strategies and recommendations for future research and practice.