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Implementation of Active Support over Time in Australia
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Bigby, Christine; Bould, Emma; Beadle-Brown, Julie – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2019
Background: Research indicates the value of active support in achieving good outcomes across a number of quality of life domains for people with intellectual disabilities. However, implementation is not easy, and little research has explored why. We aimed to identify some of the factors that impact on implementation of active support in supported…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Quality of Life, Intellectual Disability, Staff Development
Resettlement Outcomes for People with Severe Challenging Behaviour Moving from Institutional to Community Living
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Perry, Jonathan; Felce, David; Allen, David; Meek, Andrea – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2011
Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the quality of life consequences arising from the resettlement of adults with challenging behaviour severe enough to be deemed to require continuing healthcare from a traditional learning disability hospital to new purpose-built bungalows. The new accommodation was provided by a specialist NHS…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Hospitals, Learning Disabilities, Foreign Countries
Adults with Intellectual Disabilities and Challenging Behaviour: The Costs and Outcomes of In- and Out-of-Area Placements
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Perry, J.; Allen, D. G.; Pimm, C.; Meek, A.; Lowe, K.; Groves, S.; Cohen, D.; Felce, D. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2013
Background: People with severe challenging behaviour are vulnerable to exclusion from local services and removal to out-of-area placements if locally available supported accommodation is insufficient to meet their needs. There are concerns about the high costs and potentially poorer outcomes of out-of-area placements but relatively little is known…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Late Adolescents, Comparative Analysis
Parent Perceptions and Observations of Their Children with Autism Age 14-to-26 Concerning Generalization of Daily Living Skills at Home and in the Community
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Crosby, Patrick H. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this sequential mixed methods study was to determine if students with autism from 19-to-26 years of age who receive instruction in Daily Living Skills (DLS) class sustain, improve, or decline in their ability to generalize DLS at home and in the community. Research regarding how well students with autism from 19-to-26 years of age…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Autism, Focus Groups, Quality of Life