TY - JOUR
T1 - Competency-based training and worker turnover in community supports for people with IDD
T2 - Results from a group randomized controlled study
AU - Bogenschutz, Matthew
AU - Nord, Derek
AU - Hewitt, Amy
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© AAIDD.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Turnover among direct support professionals (DSPs) in community support settings for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) has been regarded as a challenge since tracking of this workforce began in the 1980s. This study utilized a group randomized controlled design to test the effects of a competency-based training intervention for DSPs on site-level turnover rates over a one year period. Results suggested that, compared with the control group, sites receiving the training intervention experienced a significant decrease in annual turnover, when multiple factors were controlled. Implications, including the importance of considering quality training as a long term organizational investment and intervention to reduce turnover, are discussed.
AB - Turnover among direct support professionals (DSPs) in community support settings for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) has been regarded as a challenge since tracking of this workforce began in the 1980s. This study utilized a group randomized controlled design to test the effects of a competency-based training intervention for DSPs on site-level turnover rates over a one year period. Results suggested that, compared with the control group, sites receiving the training intervention experienced a significant decrease in annual turnover, when multiple factors were controlled. Implications, including the importance of considering quality training as a long term organizational investment and intervention to reduce turnover, are discussed.
KW - Community supports
KW - Direct support workforce
KW - Employee turnover
KW - Intellectual and developmental disabilities
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U2 - 10.1352/1934-9556-53.3.182
DO - 10.1352/1934-9556-53.3.182
M3 - Article
C2 - 26107852
AN - SCOPUS:84946722128
SN - 1934-9491
VL - 53
SP - 182
EP - 195
JO - Intellectual and developmental disabilities
JF - Intellectual and developmental disabilities
IS - 3
ER -