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Intervention Effects on Professionals' Attitudes towards the Participation of Adults with Visual and Severe or Profound Intellectual Disabilities
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Hanzen, Gineke; Waninge, Aly; van Nispen, Ruth M. A.; Vlaskamp, Carla; Post, Wendy J.; van der Putten, Annette A. J. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Background: We investigated the effects of the "Care for Participation+" (CFP+) intervention on direct support professionals' (DSPs') attitudes regarding the participation of adults with visual and severe or profound intellectual disabilities (VSPID). Methods: We implemented a pilot non-randomized controlled trial with two control groups…
Descriptors: Intervention, Allied Health Personnel, Caregiver Attitudes, Attitudes toward Disabilities
A Valuable Burden? The Impact of Children with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities on Family Life
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Luijkx, Jorien; van der Putten, Annette A. J.; Vlaskamp, Carla – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2019
Background: This study analysed parents' positive and negative appraisals of the impact of raising children with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) on family life. Method: Mothers (n = 52) and fathers (n = 27) of 56 children with PIMD completed a questionnaire focused on their positive and negative appraisals of the impact of…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Child Rearing, Severe Intellectual Disability, Multiple Disabilities
A Comparison of Natural and Non-Natural Soundscapes on People with Severe or Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities
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van den Bosch, Kirsten A.; Andringa, Tjeerd C.; Peterson, Wolter; Ruijssenaars, Wied A. J. J. M.; Vlaskamp, Carla – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2017
Background: Previous research indicates that there is a relationship between the auditory environment and the core affects (or mood) of people with severe or profound intellectual disability. We conducted a systematic study to further explore this relationship. Method: Thirteen participants with severe or profound intellectual disability and…
Descriptors: Severe Intellectual Disability, Multiple Disabilities, Auditory Stimuli, Sensory Experience
Do They Agree? How Parents and Professionals Perceive the Support Provided to Persons with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities
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Jansen, Suzanne L. G.; van der Putten, Annette A. J.; Post, Wendy J.; Vlaskamp, Carla – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2018
Background: The aim of this study was to explore agreements in the way parents of a person with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities and professionals perceive the support in terms of its family-centredness in order to gain a better understanding of their collaboration. Method: An adapted version of the Dutch Measure of Processes of…
Descriptors: Parents, Parent Attitudes, Multiple Disabilities, Foreign Countries
Examining Relationships between Staff Attributions of Soundscapes and Core Affect in People with Severe or Profound Intellectual and Visual Disabilities
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van den Bosch, Kirsten A.; Vlaskamp, Carla; Andringa, Tjeerd C.; Post, Wendy J.; Ruijssenaars, Wied A. J. J. M. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2016
Background: People with profound intellectual disability experience a high prevalence of visual disability, making them more dependent on sound. However, research addressing the influence of the auditory environment is scarce. Method: Observations of the auditory environments (soundscapes) and moods of people with profound intellectual and visual…
Descriptors: Severe Intellectual Disability, Visual Impairments, Psychological Patterns, Physical Environment
Efforts to Increase Social Contact in Persons with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities: Analysing Individual Support Plans in the Netherlands
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Kamstra, Aafke; van der Putten, Annette A. J.; Vlaskamp, Carla – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Most people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) have limited social contact and it is unclear what is done to maintain or increase these contacts. Individual support planning (ISP) can be used in the systematic enhancement of social contacts. This study analyses the content of ISPs with respect to the social contacts of…
Descriptors: Severe Intellectual Disability, Multiple Disabilities, Interpersonal Relationship, Individualized Programs
Parents' Experiences of Collaborating with Professionals in the Support of Their Child with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities: A Multiple Case Study
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Jansen, Suzanne L. G.; van der Putten, Annette A. J.; Vlaskamp, Carla – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: There is little data on the collaboration between parents and professionals in the support of persons with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities. Since communication is essential to collaboration, this study analysed the frequency, means, and personal experiences of communication between parents and professionals. Method: A…
Descriptors: Severe Intellectual Disability, Multiple Disabilities, Case Studies, Cooperation
"I Love My Sister, but Sometimes I Don't": A Qualitative Study into the Experiences of Siblings of a Child with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities
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Luijkx, Jorien; van der Putten, Annette A. J.; Vlaskamp, Carla – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2016
Background: Many previous family quality of life studies have relied on parental information for understanding if and how having a sibling with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) influences the sibling's quality of life. In the current study, children had the opportunity to describe both positive and negative aspects of having…
Descriptors: Siblings, Severe Intellectual Disability, Multiple Disabilities, Sibling Relationship
Look Closer: The Alertness of People with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities during Multi-Sensory Storytelling, a Time Sequential Analysis
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Ten Brug, Annet; Munde, Vera S.; van der Putten, Annette A.J.; Vlaskamp, Carla – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2015
Introduction: Multi-sensory storytelling (MSST) is a storytelling method designed for individuals with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD). It is essential that listeners be alert during MSST, so that they become familiar with their personalised stories. Repetition and the presentation of stimuli are likely to affect the…
Descriptors: Severe Intellectual Disability, Multiple Disabilities, Attention, Teaching Methods
Learn and Apply: Using Multi-Sensory Storytelling to Gather Knowledge about Preferences and Abilities of Children with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities--Three Case Studies
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Ten Brug, Annet; Van der Putten, Annette A. J.; Vlaskamp, Carla – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2013
Knowledge about the preferences and abilities of children with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMDs) is crucial for providing appropriate activities. Multi-sensory storytelling (MSST) can be an ideal activity for gathering such knowledge about children with PIMDs. The aim of this study was to analyse whether using MSST did lead…
Descriptors: Story Telling, Preferences, Ability, Children