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The Uniquely Relational Role of Nurses during the Closure of Large Residential Institutions for People with Intellectual Disability in Australia: A Qualitative Study
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Peter Lewis; Kathryn M. Weston – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2025
Background: After decades of planning, nurses played a pivotal role in achieving the closure of large residential institutions for people with intellectual disability by 2018. This paper describes the experiences of nurses facilitating the closure of these institutions in New South Wales and Victoria, Australia. Method: An interview-based,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nurses, Role, Residential Institutions
The Juncture and Disjuncture of Service Delivery Systems in Post-Parental Care Planning for Rural People with Intellectual Disabilities
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Wark, Stuart; Bryant, Lia; Morales-Boyce, Tyson; Deuter, Kate – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2023
Background: Australian research indicates that post-parental care transitions are rarely planned and primarily occur following a crisis for a primary carer. This paper examines disability staff perceptions of transitions for people with intellectual disability and their ageing carers in rural South Australia. Method: A focus group interview model…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Delivery Systems, Rural Areas, Intellectual Disability
Obstacles to the Transition to Adulthood of People with Severe to Profound Intellectual Disability and Potential Solutions: Perspectives of Professionals in One Region of Quebec
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Gauthier-Boudreault, C.; Couture, M.; Gallagher, F. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2021
Background: Planning the transition to adulthood of youth with severe to profound intellectual disability (ID) requires professionals from different institutions to work together. However, there are few studies in the literature that focus on professionals involved in this transition. Method: This study documented factors impacting the transition…
Descriptors: Severe Intellectual Disability, Transitional Programs, Barriers, Foreign Countries
Views of Chinese Parents and Transition Teachers on School-to-Work Transition Services for Adolescents with Intellectual Disability: A Qualitative Study
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Xu, Tianxi; Dempsey, Ian; Foreman, Phil – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2014
Background: The use of effective theory and practice in school-to-work transition for adolescents with intellectual disability (ID) is essential to enhance transition outcomes. In China, little attention has been paid to these issues. The current study explored Chinese parents' and transition teachers' views on school-to-work transition services…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Transitional Programs
Disconnected Expectations: Staff, Family, and Supported Employee Perspectives about Retirement
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Bigby, Christine; Wilson, Nathan J.; Balandin, Susan; Stancliffe, Roger J. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2011
Background: Australia has few policies to support the transition of older people with intellectual disability from employment to retirement. This study aimed to identify the possibilities and barriers to retirement for older employees in supported employment services. Method: Five distinct participant groups discussed retirement in 6 separate…
Descriptors: Employment Services, Supported Employment, Employees, Retirement