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10/2/17 Consider Qualms About QAM: An Exploratory Study BY: EVGUENIA IGNATOVA PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR/SUPERVISOR: DR. MAURICE FELDMAN CO-INVESTIGATOR: DR. ROSEMARY CONDILLAC Pre-QAM Findings Pre-QAM Findings u Feldman, Atkinson,

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10/2/17 1 Qualms About QAM: An Exploratory Study

BY: EVGUENIA IGNATOVA PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR/SUPERVISOR: DR. MAURICE FELDMAN CO-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 Formal 45% Informal 55% Overall Interventions Formal 57% Informal 43% 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?

u Multiple concerns uBSP reviewer/author qualifications uBSP user-friendliness? uBSP follow-up?

Why survey?

u Exploratory tool u Online

uCan participate anytime uEasy distribution (accessibility)

u Paper 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

Legislation & more…

Logistics Proposed Analysis

u Descriptive statistics u Differences between self-report and report on

behalf of others

u Comparing obstacles/experiences across groups u Thematic analysis

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Preliminary Results

(Omitted to avoid influencing responses)

Next Steps…

u Casting a broader net u Reaching out to DSOs u Reaching more direct-care staff and behaviour consultants in private

practice!

u Please consider participating and/or distributing the letter of invitation!

My Email: ei09zl@brocku.ca Study Website: http://www.ontarioqamstudy.com (survey links are on the website) Thank you!