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Music-Based Interventions for People with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities: A Systematic Review of the Literature
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Rushton, Rosie; Kossyvaki, Lila; Terlektsi, Emmanouela – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Music is motivational, accessible and engaging for individuals with learning disabilities. Several systematic reviews have addressed the effects of music activity on people with learning disabilities; however, none has specifically reviewed the use of musical activity with people with profound and multiple learning disabilities. This review aimed…
Descriptors: Music, Evidence Based Practice, Music Activities, Program Effectiveness
The Potential for Person-Centred Planning to Support the Community Participation of Adults with an Intellectual Disability
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McCausland, Darren; Murphy, Esther; McCarron, Mary; McCallion, Philip – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Person-centred planning (PCP) puts individuals with an intellectual disability at the centre of service and support planning, identifying how individuals wish to live their lives and what is needed to make that possible. PCP has been identified as having the potential to facilitate improved social inclusion and community participation. A…
Descriptors: Adults, Planning, Severe Intellectual Disability, Program Effectiveness
Persons with Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities Activate via Non-Verbal Responses a Smartphone's Google Assistant to Access Preferred Stimulation
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Lancioni, Giulio E.; Singh, Nirbhay N.; O'Reilly, Mark F.; Sigafoos, Jeff; Alberti, Gloria; Campodonico, Francesca; Acquaviva, Giusy; Chiariello, Valeria; Desideri, Lorenzo – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2022
Objectives: The present study evaluated a new smartphone-based program to help 12 participants with intellectual disability plus visual and motor impairments to self-regulate their stimulation input (thus avoiding their dependence on staff) through simple non-verbal responses. Method: Nonconcurrent multiple baseline designs across participants…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Visual Impairments, Physical Disabilities
Large-Group Application of Communication Partner Instruction with Stakeholders of Adults with Severe Intellectual Disabilities
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Ogletree, Billy T.; Bartholomew, Patrick; Price, Johanna R. – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2020
This brief report describes a large-group application of the Communication Partner Instruction (CPI) training model as a means of improving the interactive skills of stakeholders who communicate with individuals with severe intellectual disabilities presenting complex communication and physical profiles. Findings support CPI for large stakeholder…
Descriptors: Training, Communication Strategies, Communication Skills, Severe Intellectual Disability
Increasing Day Service Staff Capacity to Facilitate Positive Relationships with People with Severe Intellectual Disability: Evaluation of a New Intervention Using Multiple Baseline Design
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Johnson, Hilary; Bigby, Christine; Iacono, Teresa; Douglas, Jacinta; Katthagen, Sarah; Bould, Emma – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2017
Background: The social relationships model was developed to describe positive relationships between support staff and people with intellectual disability. We evaluated an educational intervention based on this model. Method: Eighteen staff supporting 5 adult service users with severe or profound intellectual disability from 3 day services received…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Caregivers, Adults, Severe Intellectual Disability
Teaching Conversational Skills to a Group of Seven Individuals with a Severe or Moderate Intellectual Disability or Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Intervention Program
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Lappa, Christina; Mantzikos, Constantinos – Online Submission, 2019
Few studies have been conducted in Greece focusing on the education of conversational skills of individuals with developmental disabilities. The aim of this qualitative research was to educate seven individuals with developmental disabilities, who are living in an intensive treatment residential facility, in social exchanges and particularly in…
Descriptors: Severe Intellectual Disability, Moderate Intellectual Disability, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Advances in Mental Health Care: Five N = 1 Studies on the Effects of the Robot Seal Paro in Adults with Severe Intellectual Disabilities
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Wagemaker, Eline; Dekkers, Tycho J.; Agelink van Rentergem, Joost A.; Volkers, Karin M.; Huizenga, Hilde M. – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: The evidence base for psychological treatments for autism and mood disorders in people with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities (ID) is limited. Recent promising robot-based innovations in mental health care suggest that robot-based animal assisted therapy (AAT) could be useful to improve social skills and mood in people with…
Descriptors: Adults, Robotics, Mental Health, Health Services