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Lin, Jiayong; Manokara, Vimallan; Ng, Jesselyn S.; Penchaliah, Sivananda – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Background: Adults with intellectual disability are often disengaged in disability services. While Active Support has found efficacy in residential settings, less is known in day services. This study examines the impact of Active Support in day services for adults with intellectual disability in Singapore, particularly on engagement and behaviours…
Descriptors: Adults, Intellectual Disability, Participation, Day Programs
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McEwen, Jade; Bigby, Christine; Douglas, Jacinta – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: Australian disability services must comply with quality standards defined by federal government. Standards are abstract, focus on paperwork and rarely describe what good service quality looks like in practice. This research explored frontline day service staff's perceptions of good service quality to identify ways that it may be better…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Effectiveness, Quality Control, Standards
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Fleming, Padraic; McGilloway, Sinead; Barry, Sarah – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: Day services for people with intellectual disabilities are experiencing a global paradigm shift towards innovative person-centred models of care. This study maps changing trends in day service utilization to highlight how policy, emergent patterns and demographic trends influence service delivery. Methods: National intellectual…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Intellectual Disability, Trend Analysis
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Keesler, John M. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2016
Background: Trauma-informed care (TIC) is a systems-level philosophy of service delivery which integrates choice, collaboration, empowerment, safety and trust to create an organizational culture sensitive to trauma. This study explores staff understandings and perceptions within an innovative trauma-informed day program for individuals with…
Descriptors: Trauma, Day Programs, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities