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Family Members Use Superficial Justice Information to Evaluate Performance of Sheltered Workshops: A Warning about "Cognitive Shortcuts"
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Alice Maniezki; Vicente Martínez-Tur; Yolanda Estreder; Carolina Moliner; José Ramos – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2025
Background: A growing number of services are focused on people with intellectual disabilities. Our study investigates interpersonal justice (interpersonal treatment families receive from service professionals) perceived by family members as a heuristic (cognitive shortcut) they can use to evaluate service performance directed towards improving the…
Descriptors: Sheltered Workshops, Program Evaluation, Intellectual Disability, Family (Sociological Unit)
Caregiver Perceptions of Care of a Medical-Dental Community Clinic for Adults with Autism and Intellectual Disabilities: Implementing a Program Evaluation
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Lai, Jonathan; Luo, Owen Dan; Klag, Malvina; Shikako-Thomas, Keiko – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2021
Background: Providing medical and dental care for adults with developmental disabilities requires specialised care that includes caregiver's perceptions of processes of care as integral to informing care delivery. Method: We examined the reach and efficacy of a medical-dental clinic serving adults with developmental disabilities as part of a…
Descriptors: Adults, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intellectual Disability
Evaluating a Staff Training Program on the Interaction between Staff and People with Intellectual Disability and Challenging Behaviour: An Observational Study
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Embregts, Petri J. C. M.; Zijlmans, Linda J. M.; Gerits, Linda; Bosman, Anna M. T. – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2019
Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a training program focusing on improvement of emotional intelligence (EI) and support staffs' awareness of their behaviour towards people with an intellectual disability based on interactional patterns. The support provided regarding the needs for autonomy, relatedness, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Intellectual Disability
The Outcome of a Statewide Audit of the Quality of Positive Behaviour Support Plans
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Wardale, Simon; Davis, Fiona; Vassos, Maria; Nankervis, Karen – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2018
Background: Quality behaviour support plans (BSPs) are critical for achieving positive outcomes for people with intellectual disability who exhibit challenging behaviour. This study measured the quality of BSPs for technical accuracy and appropriate readability. Method: Ten disability support organisations provided 139 BSPs for evaluation using…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Positive Behavior Supports, Program Evaluation, Audits (Verification)
"I'm in Their Shoes": Experiences of Peer Educators in Sexuality and Relationship Education
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Frawley, Patsie; Bigby, Christine – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2014
Background: Sexuality and relationship education for adults with an intellectual disability has failed to include them in roles other than as learners. This paper reports findings from a study of the experiences of peer educators with an intellectual disability who co-facilitated a respectful relationships education program. Method: Qualitative…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Sexuality, Sex Education, Interpersonal Relationship
How Person-Centred Is Active Support?
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Harman, Anthony D.; Sanderson, Helen – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2008
Much has been made of the advantages of active support and person-centred planning, both of which have gradually been evolving and changing over the last 25-30 years. The latter is now mandated in the UK as part of the "Valuing People" strategy on disability (Department of Health UK, 2001), and is also central to the follow-up policy…
Descriptors: Individualized Programs, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Design Requirements