Deija McLean, Katie Eklund, Stephen P Kilgus, Matthew K Burns
Influence of teacher burnout and self-efficacy on teacher-related variance in social-emotional and behavioral screening scores
School psychology (Washington, D.C.)
explore preparedness training needs regional public mental health workforce support people intellectual disability mental ill health staff regional public mental health service victoria australia mixedmethods design comprised survey interviews focus group collect data staff attitudes confidence education professional development regarding supporting people intellectual disability mental ill health descriptive thematic analyses used data 31 survey respondents seven interviews one focus group analysed survey descriptive analyses showed participants believed treating people intellectual disability part role reported areas low confidence along insufficient education training intellectual disability mental health thematic analyses interviews showed underpinning confidence education training themes 1 need flexibility time 2 solutions challenges limited opportunity upskill availability experts need collaborative problemsolving staff share skills information work towards personcentred solutions key theme focus group analysis professional development intellectual disability mental health required regional public mental health workforce needs account challenges experienced reflect teams function exploration described preparedness offered possible learning approach informed workforce members collaborative learning approaches supporting people intellectual disability mental ill health suggested