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Clement, Tim; Bigby, Christine – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2011
Background: Adults with severe challenging behaviour can achieve good "quality of life" outcomes in small supported accommodation services. Yet, the research indicates that they typically experience poorer outcomes than other adults with intellectual disability. This raises questions about the degree to which research has informed…
Descriptors: Program Design, Program Development, Mental Retardation, Quality of Life
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Boyd, Candice – Youth Studies Australia, 2010
Six young people from the Grampians region of Victoria who had serious mental illnesses took part in a creative arts project that taught them filmmaking skills and techniques over a five-week period. The project was evaluated using a mixed-method approach. Statistically significant improvements were found in quality of life and social…
Descriptors: Rural Youth, Film Production, Mental Disorders, Quality of Life
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Hand, Jennifer E.; Reid, Pat M. – Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1989
The article outlines plans for a national (New Zealand) demographic and services study of older mentally handicapped adults. Results from interviews with 91 individuals are summarized and indicate a wide range of skills and life experiences. The ability of older people with intellectual disabilities to participate in service planning is discussed.…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Citizen Participation, Demography, Foreign Countries
Hoover, John H.; And Others – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1992
The development of a structured interview designed to assess leisure satisfaction in persons with mental retardation is described along with initial reliability, validity, and leisure satisfaction findings with 40 individuals with developmental disabilities. Also considered are the rationale for measuring leisure satisfaction based on quality of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Interviews, Leisure Time
1991
This Interview Guide provides a framework for gathering information necessary to design individualized community-based services and supports based upon the needs and desires of persons with developmental disabilities. It is not designed to be a functional assessment or a clinical evaluation, but rather a more informal and relaxed approach to…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Community Services, Data Collection, Developmental Disabilities