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Family-Centred Services for Young Children with Intellectual Disabilities and Their Families: Theory, Policy and Practice
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Ingólfsdóttir, Jóna G.; Egilson, Snaefrídur Thóra; Traustadóttir, Rannveig – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
This paper outlines the reported discrepancies between the aims of the welfare services in Iceland and the experiences of parents raising young children with intellectual disabilities. Prevailing views on disability and service delivery were also considered. A multi case study design was employed to reflect the situation in different parts of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Family Programs, Welfare Services, Preschool Children
Perspectives of Family Members of People with an Intellectual Disability to a Major Reconfiguration of Living Arrangements for People with Intellectual Disability in Ireland
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O'Doherty, Siobhain; Linehan, Christine; Tatlow-Golden, Mimi; Craig, Sarah; Kerr, Mike; Lynch, Christy; Staines, Anthony – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2016
Aim: To document the views of family members of people with an intellectual disability regarding implementation of a personalized model of social support in Ireland. Method: Forty family members participated in six focus groups. Data were thematically analysed. Results: Family members' preference for particular types of living arrangements were…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Foreign Countries, Focus Groups, Social Support Groups