Staff Training and Supervision

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Staff training is considered vital in ensuring high-quality services for people with intellectual disabilities. Staff supervision and management are also important for maintaining effective high-quality care for people with intellectual disabilities. This chapter will focus on brief staff training programs particularly in relation to care staff who work directly with people who have intellectual disability, challenging behavior, and or mental health issues. Training of this type typically focuses on changes in behavior, knowledge, attributions, and confidence of care staff with a view to improving the quality of care provided by staff. The efficacy of these approaches will be considered. Recent developments in the management and supervision for this group will also be discussed as important methods for enhancing and maintaining the impact of training.