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Qualms About QAM: An Exploratory StudyBY: EVGUENIA IGNATOVA
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR/SUPERVISOR: DR. MAURICE FELDMANCO-INVESTIGATOR: DR. ROSEMARY CONDILLAC
Consider…
Pre-QAM Findings
u Feldman, Atkinson, Foti-Gervais, and Condillac (2004)
Challenging Behaviour
66%
No Challenging Behaviour
34%
Staff/Parent Interview
96 Ontario Agencies
Pre-QAM Findings
u Feldman, Atkinson, Foti-Gervais, and Condillac (2004) Cont’d
Formal45%Informal
55%
Overall Interventions
Formal57%
Informal43%
Interventions for Dangerous Behaviours
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Post-QAM Findings
§ Chartier, Makela, McGowan, Legree, Ng and Feldman (in preparation)
§ Physical restraint use ⬇§ PRN medication use ⬇§ Challenging behaviour ⬇§ Staff satisfied with QAM-based BSPs
But…
§ Ontario Select Committee on Developmental Services report (2014)
§ QAM requirements hard to meet?§ QAM not universally applicable§ QAM may be creating new problems
Why QAM for Behaviour Interventions?
uMultiple concernsuBSP reviewer/author qualificationsuBSP user-friendliness?uBSP follow-up?
Why survey?
uExploratory tooluOnline
uCan participate anytimeuEasy distribution (accessibility)
uPaper option available
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Target Groups
§ Behaviour support services:§ Managers/supervisors§ Behaviour consultants
§ Behaviour consultants in private practice§ Residential/day/supported independent living/respite
service:§ Managers/supervisors§ Direct-care staff
Topics
Relevant Knowledge
Opinions
Fulfillment of
Legislation
& more…
Logistics Proposed Analysis
uDescriptive statisticsuDifferences between self-report and report on
behalf of othersuComparing obstacles/experiences across groupsu Thematic analysis
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Preliminary Results
(Omitted to avoid influencing responses)
Next Steps…
u Casting a broader netu Reaching out to DSOsu Reaching more direct-care staff and behaviour consultants in private
practice!u Please consider participating and/or distributing the letter of invitation!
My Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.ontarioqamstudy.com
(survey links are on the website)Thank you!