Miriam Silver
University of Hull
6 Papers
87 Citations
Miriam Silver is an academic researcher from University of Hull. The author has contributed to research in topics: Psychosocial & Test validity. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 6 publications.
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Papers
Evaluation of a New Computer Intervention to Teach People with Autism or Asperger Syndrome to Recognize and Predict Emotions in Others
Miriam Silver,Peter Oakes +1 more
TL;DR: A new computer program designed to teach people with autistic spectrum disorders to better recognize and predict emotional responses in others is used and results suggest positive effects.
The Challenging Behaviour Scale (CBS): Development of a scale for staff caring for older people in residential and nursing homes
TL;DR: The Challenging Behaviour Scale is the first staff observational rating scale that is based on the reports of care staff, who constitute the backbone of residential care provision, and may have potential for the evaluation of psychosocial interventions in care settings.
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Can training community mental health nurses to support family carers reduce behavioural problems in dementia? An exploratory pragmatic randomised controlled trial.
Esme Moniz-Cook,Christine Elston,Eric Gardiner,Sharon Agar,Miriam Silver,Thein Win,Michael Wang +6 more
TL;DR: The effects of training CMHNs in a systematic psychosocial intervention (PSI) to help family carers manage behavioural changes in their relative with dementia are evaluated.
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Residential care for older people: job satisfaction and psychological health in care staff
TL;DR: It is argued that carefully targeted staff development programs have the potential for reducing burnout and days lost through illness and can also improve ‘therapeutic reciprocity’ which in turn might enhance psychological well-being in care staff, and the quality of life for residents.
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Managing Behaviour with Attachment in Mind
Ben Holmes,Miriam Silver +1 more
TL;DR: Holmes and Silver as mentioned in this paper report on a group intervention that combined aspects of established parenting groups with attachment theory, developed to help adoptive parents and foster carers understand attachment theory.
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