The scale has shown substantial reliability tested by internal consistency as well as good test-retest reliability. The inventory contains 15 item at 4-point rating scale that combine measures of feelings of fear/anxiety and feelings of depression/anger (Mitchell & Hastings, 1998). SELF -EFFICACY The scores of self efficacy related to challenging behaviour can be operationalized by Difficult Behaviour Self-Efficacy Scale (Hasting, R. P., & Brown, 2002) which include scale of five items. These five items include direct questions about feelings of confidence, personal difficulties, possible positive effect, satisfaction and control of when dealing with challenging behaviour. Furthermore, the rating scale factor structure, reliability and validity …show more content…
Five main sub-scale scores are calculated from ratings with assigned value of: (-2) very unlikely; (-1) unlikely; (o) equally likely/ unlikely; (i) likely; or (2) very likely (Hastings, 1997). No studies about psychometric properties of the CHABA scale were found. PSYCHOLOGICAL FLEXIBILITY Psychological flexibility can be operationalised by use of the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire - II (AAQ-II) has 10-items rated on a 7 point scale. The scale was designed to measure ACT’s model of mental health and behavioural effectiveness, specifically psychological flexibility. Furthermore the rating scale factor structure reliability (test- retest reliability), and appropriate discriminant validity was satisfactory (Bond et al., 2011). WORK RELATED PSYCHOLOGICAL …show more content…
Research around the topic could help to elicit novel ideas and solutions, and hopefully success in initiating a debate around the issue. The result hypothesis regarding the number of incidents of challenging behaviour may assist in plotting possible discrepancies between organization and personnel. The suspected relationship might highlight the importance of communication process between the organization and staff working with intellectual disabilities as well as the perception
The lowest limit of KMO value is .5, and values between .5 and .7 are mediocre, values between .7 and .8 are middling, values between .8 and .9 are meritorious and values above .9 are marvelous (Field, 2009). In the pretest, the value of KMO was .855 which suggested that the sample size was adequate for factor analysis. Furthermore, the value of Bartlett’s test showed that the inter-independent of the measurement of each construct was highly significant (p < .001). Therefore, the instrument of high reliability was appropriate to perform the factor analysis (Field, 2009). For the testing results of KMO and Bartlett’s measure, please refer to Table
The students were asked to answer a 5 point scale survey. The article states, “This scale consisted of 15 items measuring depression, anxiety, and psychosomatic symptoms” (Neto pg. 135 2010). 77 percent did not have psychological problems. The boys had lest physiatric problems them the girl. Although 77 percent of the children did not have a problem we have to be able to help the 23 people that did have some symptoms.
It is important not to stereotype a child with a disability, as this can lead to low self-esteem, for example a child with specific learning needs might be expected to do poorly in all subjects at school not just the ones affected by the learning need and this is not always the case. Since I have worked in our setting I have been introduced to quite a few children which have different types of disabilities. We aim to make sure that each individual is treated the same and included in all activities by adapting the activity to the child's individual
Reducing staff burnout and creating a positive workplace culture are two major steps in the right direction. Another topic is to determine what exactly makes a good direct care staff. If you ask any supervisor the quick response would be someone who shows up for their shifts, but there is so much more than that. The life experiences of people with an intellectual disability are largely shaped by their residential supports with the role of direct care workers being crucial to the success of people with disabilities achieving personally valued lifestyles (Dodevska & Vassos, 2013). It has been documented that the poor-quality of direct care staff has often lead to an increase in behaviors from the individuals being served.
Many students have learning disabilities that can affect them in many ways weather being writing focusing on a task at hand, standing up to people, talking backwards, having to make things perfect and many more. But there can be a disadvantage to all that. Having certain learning disabilities can be treated unfairly in certain schools like being separated from kids that might help them, or being treated like little children. When in reality being with “normal” kids might help them more.sometimes their needs are met and sometimes they are not. Which that is what this report is all about.
Question six indicated that the client witnessed thirteen to fifty individuals hit by incoming out outgoing rounds of ammunition, which is a four on the scale. Lastly, question seven indicates that the client was in danger of being injured of killed three to twelve times, which is a three on the scale. Specific directions are given to score each response to the seven questions. This assessment would not be a good pre-post treatment survey, as it does not measure symptomology. Instead it measures the number of times the client experienced a combat related event.
The key points from this week’s text reading discussed issues that special educations teachers need to know relating to vocabulary, law and identification of intellectual disabilities (ID). We learned about how ID characteristics impact education, social attitudes and academic needs of students, their families and the communities they live. The reading from the assigned from our textbook and the websites gave my an excellent base understanding of intellectual disabilities. We learned from our assigned reading and research that IDEA defines Intellectual Disability (ID) as noted in the NICHY Disability Fact #8 found on the Parent Center Hub website as the following (January 2011).
Ethical Use of Assessment One assessment instrument that is likely to be used in mental health counselling is Meyers-Briggs Type Inventory (MBTI). This tool is used to help clients and patients to understand their personality. Just like any other assessment tool in counseling, MBTI requires ethical and legal guidelines in its use. Besides, the ACA’s code of conduct ought to be used while administering the tool among diverse groups of clients.
In PS 205, the class has learned the importance of conducting studies that are reliable and valid. Self-reporting scales are useful measuring psychological constructs Purpose of new scale : to generate a new scale and quantify he reliability and validity of that scale We predict that it would gae good internal reliability and high correlation with the big 5 extraversion scale and no correlation with the social desirability scale Method Participants Once the survey was generated each class member was assigned to find 3 random participants. The sample was made up of a total of 42 participants.
The evidence presented in this study also suggests that there are many reasons which prevent individuals with learning disabilities accessing effective health care. Further organisational barriers were presented which may impede effective communication between patients and staff. It may be that the need for written forms of communication or the use of poor signage caused issues for these individuals as reduced literacy skills may make it difficult to comprehend these types of communication. Rigid appointment systems may be a barrier to accessing health care if the patient is unable to tell the time or manage their time effectively. Tuffrey goes on to suggest that it is essential that staff have the appropriate attitude and knowledge to treat vulnerable patients and reasonable adjustments need to be made to address some of the barriers preventing this.
The change from an institutional setting to a more community based setting shows a change in the attitude and believe about individuals with disabilities. Since their emancipation from institutions more than 40 years ago, the rights of persons with intellectual disabilities to participate in society have been increased with opportunities for full inclusion. The concept of inclusion encompasses both acceptance and respect. Children and adults are at risk of experiencing social exclusion and discrimination associated with their disability. While physical inclusion through accessibility change occurs, there is a lack of “feeling” a part of the community, which has some individuals with disabilities calling to action the need for social emotional inclusion.
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION The purpose of this study will be to determine the effectiveness of influenza information, received from the Fresno State Student Health and Counseling Center, on influenza vaccination rates of college-aged (18 to 24 year old) students. For the purpose of this study, the researcher will examine the demographic variables of race/ethnicity, gender, health insurance coverage, and age. Seasonal influenza (“Flu”) is a viral infection that can lead to morbidity and mortality among those infected by it (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2014a). According to the World Health Organization (2014) influenza affects everyone, regardless of age.
The author analyzes cause and effect when she discusses how advances in behavioral treatments affected those with disabilities. She also employs the concept of chronological order when she breaks up the article into various time periods in order to display the development of various concepts throughout the years. These organizational methods facilitate a better understanding in the reader because it employs approaches to organizing information that our brains naturally use, therefore it becomes much easier for the ideas presented to be absorbed and
NEO Five Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI). NEO-FFI-3 is a 60-item version of the NEO-PI-3, made by McCrae & Costa (1992) will be used to measure the five personality domains i.e. Neuroticism, Extraversion, Openness, Agreeableness, and Conscientiousness (12 items per domain) while using a 5-point Likert-type scale, ranging from strongly agree to strongly disagree. b. Test Anxiety Inventory (TAl). TAI, originally developed by Sarason (1980) and modified by Sansgiry et al. (2006) will be used as a self-reported scale owing to its high reliability scores and ease of administration.
If unable to find reliability and validity for your scale, describe the demonstration that the scale is reliable and valid. Since it was conceived in 1949, numerous studies over the years have used the 16PF in the process confirming its test validity and its reliability. In their study, Cattell and Mead closely examined the reliability of the 16PF and the usage of the test-retest method in testing reliability (145-146). They went further to discuss the validity of 16PF, focusing on construct validity (146-148). Hereby, they gave a detailed discussion seeking to justify the reasons behind the reliability and validity of the 16PF.