The cultural competency of staff supporting adults with learning disabilities Other
Conditions
Interventions
Quality of life reviews with 40 adults with learning disabilities, workshops with adults with learning disabilities, local authority commissioners and support provider staff, interviews with Equality,
Sponsors
Manchester Metropolitan University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Please note that, as the focus is on services for adults with learning disabilities, all participants will be aged 18 and over. Quality Checks: 1. People with learning disabilities who are aged 18 and are from South Asian, Black African and African Caribbean communities, including people with dual heritage. And 2. Living in a supported living or residential care home or regularly using residential respite care with support provided by one of the organisations supporting the project with recruitment (See recruitment section). 3. Workshops: People who have a learning disability who are aged 18+, living in England, and from an ethnic minority community. Or, 4. People who are employed as support staff at one of the provider organsiations supporting the study with recruitment. Or, 5. People who are local authority commissioners working in roles relevant to learning disability services and employed by one of the local authorities supporting the study with recruitment. Interviews: People who are employed by one of the provider organisations supporting the study with recruitment and are considered the organisation’s EDI lead, or are in a functionally equivalent role.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Quality Checks: 1. People who are under the age of 18 2. People who do not consent to take part or, if they lack the capacity to consent, a nominated or personal consultee do not agree to their participation. 3. People involved in ongoing legal proceedings involving health and social care services. Workshops: 1. People who are under the age of 18 2. People who do not consent to take part or do not have the capacity to consent to take part. 3. For the workshops with commissioners, people who do not have a relevant role 4. People involved in ongoing legal proceedings involving health and social care services. Interviews: 1. People who do not consent to take part 2. People who do not have a relevant job (EDI Lead or functionally similar role)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of life is measured by Quality of Lives Reviews one year pre-training intervention, and 2 months post-training intervention for a subsample | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Social care support staff knowledge and confidence concerning cultural competence is measure using Likert scales pre-training and 2 months post-training | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactChris Hatton
Outcome results
None listed