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B P Sarata

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PubMed1986

Perceptions of deviant stereotypes by alcoholism, mental health, and school personnel in New Zealand and the United States.

The present study examines the ideologies regarding deviance held by alcoholism workers (AW), mental health service providers (MH), and school personnel (SP) in the United States (U.S.) and New Zealand (N.Z.). The two countries subscribe to different sociopolitical systems. The U.S. can be viewed as an individualistic/capitalistic society; N.Z. can be characterized as a social welfare state. It was anticipated that sociopolitical differences would result in differing ideologies regarding deviant persons. It was also anticipated that each group of service providers would, because of their training histories, evidence different ideologies, for example, that the AW sample would differ significantly from the MH sample. No specific predictions concerning these differences were attempted.

Alcohol Drinking↗
PubMed1984

Changes in staff satisfactions after increases in pay, autonomy, and participation.

Changes implemented at three youth treatment facilities consisted of salary increments, salary increments plus increased staff autonomy, or salary increments plus increased participation in decisions. Measures of satisfaction were obtained before and after these changes. Salary increments were followed by increased levels of satisfaction with pay and overall satisfaction. Increasing autonomy or participation led to higher satisfaction with work. Difficulties encountered during implementation of the high-autonomy procedures led to decreased satisfaction with supervisors. Implementation of the high-participation procedures was followed by decreased satisfaction with co-workers.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1982

Group home parenting: an examination of the role.

The staff role in group homes and half-way houses is psychologically demanding. Burn out and turnover are frequent; stress reactions are possible. Mental health professionals can contribute to program effectiveness and staff well-being by helping prepare persons to cope with the role stresses. Adequate preparation requires an understanding of the role experiences and their psychological implications. An initial analysis of the role is presented. The role is viewed as ambiguous, socially complex, and engendering performance fear. It requires a redefinition of the relation between work and personal life. The coping strategies of successful staff are described.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
PubMed1977

Job characteristics, work satisfactions, and task involvement as correlates of service delivery strategies.

Three agencies which evidenced different strategies for providing services to retarded clients were examined. Employees of an agency which had implemented a community-oriented strategy demonstrated the highest levels of job satisfaction and task involvement. Significant differences were found on four of eight job-design variables; however, methodological difficulties made interpretation of these differences difficult. The results were viewed as consistent with the hypothesis that different service delivery strategies are associated with differences in jobs, satisfactions, and task involvement.

Age Factors↗
PubMed1977

Job design and staff satisfaction in human service settings.

It was hypothesized that job design is systematically related to employee satisfaction. The job design variables included were: variety, task-identity, feedback, autonomy participation, learning, and information. Subjects were 137 professional and nonprofessional employees of 22 agencies providing services to children. Agencies included mental health facilities, visiting nurse associations, residential care settings, and foster placement and adoption agencies. The hypothesis was supported. The correlations between specific jog design variables and work satisfaction were examined.

Adoption↗
PubMed1975

The problem is outside: staff and client behavior as a function of external events.

Data collected in the process of studying the development and functioning of a prerelease program for adjudicated adult offenders provided the opportunity to test the hypothesis that the actions of a parent organization influence the "within' program behaviors of clients and rehabilitation staff. It is demonstrated that changes in the parent organization's behavior toward the program were accompanied by changes in (a) the staff's perceptions of clients, (b) the staff's actions towards clients, (c) client attitudes, and (d) client behaviors. Discussion focuses on the need to view rehabilitative programs as continually influenced by external and extrinisic factors.

Adult↗
PubMed1975

Employee satisfactions in agencies serving retarded persons.

The work satisfactions of individuals employed by three agencies serving retarded persons were examined. The results contradicted the view held by most administrators that the individual's level of overall satisfaction is determined principally by his attitudes concerning employment in the field of mental retardation. Rather, the data suggest that satisfaction with the specific agency is the chief determinant of overall satisfaction. Extensive contact with clients and the perceived lack of client progress were found to be important sources of staff dissatisfaction. Finally, client-related dissatisfactions were often attributed to agency or staff deficiences. Implications for altering administrative practices were discussed.

Attitude↗