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Extent, Duration, and Content of Day Services' Activities for Persons with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities
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Vlaskamp, Carla; Hiemstra, Saskia J.; Wiersma, Linda A.; Zijlstra, Bonne J. H. – Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 2007
In the Netherlands, the Dutch government instituted policies that enable persons with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) to attend day services. Over the past 15 years, surveys have indicated a progressive increase in the number of hours that such adults spend at day activities centers. However, information about how these…
Descriptors: Individual Activities, Group Activities, Multiple Disabilities, Foreign Countries
Becoming Aware of What You Know or Need to Know: Gathering Client and Context Characteristics in Day Services for Persons with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities
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Vlaskamp, C.; Hiemstra, S. J.; Wiersma, L. A. – Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 2007
Persons with profound and multiple disabilities (PIMD) are dependent on staff to be sufficiently knowledgeable as to provide them with appropriate day services. One important determinant of the appropriateness and adequacy of a day support program is the level to which staff have detailed and specific knowledge about the functional abilities and…
Descriptors: Multiple Disabilities, Flow Charts, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries