Building psychological resilience in support staff caring for people with intellectual disabilities: Pilot evaluation of an acceptance-based intervention

Journal of Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 43-53

  Noone, Stephen J ^a   Hastings, Richard P ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

PACT; Psychological resilience; Stress; Wellbeing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTERVENTION STUDY; JOB STRESS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; WORKSHOP; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; BURNOUT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EDUCATION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOME CARE; JOB SATISFACTION; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIAL VALUES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649700868     PISSN: 17446295     EISSN: 17446309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1744629509103519     Document Type: Article

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