Advances in neurodevelopmental disorders
August 23, 2023
Nirbhay Nand Singh, Giulio E. Lancioni, Yoon-Suk Hwang et al.
5 citations
Abstract Objectives Research suggests that the quality of life of professional caregivers of individuals with intellectual disabilities and autism spectrum disorder can be enhanced through mindfulness-based training. The effects of such training have been evidenced in terms of perceived psychological stress, compassion satisfaction, compassion fatigue (i.e., burnout, secondary traumatic...
Mindfulness
August 1, 2023
Nirbhay Nand Singh, Giulio E. Lancioni, Joshua C Felver et al.
5 citations
Abstract Objectives The objective of this study was to examine the effects of Mindfulness-Based Positive Behavior Support (MBPBS) training on the nature of caregiver and client reciprocal interactions at a moment-by-moment level using behavior analytic methodology. Specifically, we compared the behavior of caregivers and clients before and after MBPBS training for the caregivers in terms of...
Mindfulness
2021
Nirbhay N. Singh, Giulio E. Lancioni, Oleg N. Medvedev et al.
Mindfulness-Based Positive Behavior Support (MBPBS) has been shown to be effective in reducing stress and burnout in parents and professional caregivers of children and adolescents with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The aim of this study was to assess the comparative effects of the mindfulness (MB) and positive behavior support (PBS)...
International journal of developmental disabilities
October 27, 2020
Nirbhay N. Singh, Giulio E. Lancioni, Oleg N. Medvedev et al.
Objectives: Caring for individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can be gratifying as well as stressful. Professional staff employed as caregivers often report compromised mental and physical wellbeing due to the stressful nature of working with clients who exhibit aggressive and destructive behaviors. Prolonged work-related stress results in diminished...
Mindfulness
2020
Nirbhay N. Singh, Giulio E. Lancioni, Oleg N. Medvedev et al.
Caregivers of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities are often stressed due to the demands of the job, including the nature and severity of challenging behaviors of the clients, work conditions, degree of management support for the staff, and the demands of implementing some interventions under adverse conditions. Mindfulness-Based Positive Behavior Support (MBPBS) and PBS...
AORN journal
March 2017
Rachel E. Myers
Nursing has long been regarded as a stress-filled profession; the perioperative environment in particular is considered especially challenging. Chronic stress and burnout may have detrimental effects not only on perioperative nurses but also on their coworkers, employers, and patients. Nurses often sacrifice their own needs to care for others. Nurses must first take care of themselves, however,...
Frontiers in Psychology
2016
Nirbhay N. Singh, Giulio E. Lancioni, Bryan T Karazsia et al.
Caregivers often manage the aggressive behavior of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities that reside in community group homes. Sometimes this results in adverse outcomes for both the caregivers and the care recipients. We provided a 7-day intensive Mindfulness-Based Positive Behavior Support (MBPBS) training to caregivers from community group homes and assessed the...