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Gonzales-Harsha, Alex. Assessment and feedback of the social climate in a group home for the intellectually disabled. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3639S1C

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TitleAssessment and feedback of the social climate in a group home for the intellectually disabled
NameGonzales-Harsha, Alex (author); Elias, Maurice J (chair); DiDomenico, Doreen (internal member); Rutgers University; Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology
Date Created2016
Other Date2016-10 (degree)
SubjectClinical Psychology, People with mental disabilities, Group homes
Extent1 online resource (viii, 86 p. : ill.)
DescriptionWhile the number of group home for persons with intellectual disabilities has rapidly increased in recent decades, this has not been matched by adequate attempts to understand what makes them function best. One way of conceptualizing and evaluating residential settings is through assessment of the “social climate.” Social climate is a construct built on the perceptions that group home members have of their environment, and is theorized to mediate the outcomes that objective group home qualities and inputs are intended to have upon participants. Because social climate is guided by the perspective of group home members, it can also serve an empowering role for staff members and residents whose voices often go unheard. However, despite its merits, such an assessment has not been done with this population and setting. The purpose of this research was to examine the social climate of adult group homes for individuals with intellectual disabilities. To accomplish this, a measure of the social climate was adapted for use with this population, the relationship between satisfaction and a participant’s fit with their social environment was assessed, and both staff members and disabled residents were empowered with feedback from the researcher regarding the social environment. Thirteen staff members and five disabled residents residing in a single group home in the community were interviewed and given feedback based on structured interview questions, a satisfaction questionnaire, and Rudolph Moos’ Community Oriented Programs Environment Scale. Results indicated that residents’ satisfaction could be related to their fit with their social environment, and that this type of assessment was both feasible and useful for staff and residents in this context.
NotePsy.D.
NoteIncludes bibliographical references
Noteby Alex Gonzales-Harsha
Genretheses, ETD doctoral
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3639S1C
Languageeng
CollectionGraduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Organization NameRutgers, The State University of New Jersey
RightsThe author owns the copyright to this work.
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