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Book review: Essential Abnormal & Clinical Psychology (2015)
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Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities - November 28, 2016 Category: Disability Authors: Silver, J. Tags: Book review Source Type: research

A critical comparison of welfare states and their relevance to people with an intellectual disability
This article compares the welfare services for adults with an intellectual disability in three European countries: England, Norway and Sweden. The purpose of the comparison is to develop an understanding of the welfare state and institutional contexts of the country-specific policies and to develop a critical analysis through a comparative method based on selected secondary literature. Typological frameworks of European welfare states are applied as analytic frameworks to enable comparison between the countries. It is argued that there are international policy developments but these are shaped at a national level by differ...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities - November 28, 2016 Category: Disability Authors: de Chenu, L., Daehlen, D., Tah, J. Tags: Review article Source Type: research

Transcultural care and individuals with an intellectual disability
This article presents the transcultural care challenges for people with intellectual disability, through highlighting the biomedical/sociocultural perspectives of healthcare, communication and inequality experienced by those with intellectual disability. As a population group, people with intellectual disability can often be considered part of a larger culture rather than a culture within itself, and this article endeavours to emphasize that intellectual disability is in itself a coterminous culture. By highlighting intellectual disability as a cultural community within a larger community, requiring a transcultural respons...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities - November 28, 2016 Category: Disability Authors: Crotty, G., Doody, O. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

A hidden history: A survey of the teaching of eugenics in health, social care and pedagogical education and training courses in Europe
Knowledge and understanding of how eugenics has historically affected the lives of people with intellectual disabilities is vital if professionals are to mount an effective defence against its contemporary influences. An online survey of European providers of health, social care and pedagogical education and training courses was undertaken to find out how the history of eugenics is taught to those wishing to work in services for people with intellectual disabilities. Two hundred and six educational providers were contacted with a response rate of 35.9% (n = 74). Findings showed that the majority of educational providers re...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities - November 28, 2016 Category: Disability Authors: Atherton, H., Steels, S. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

People with intellectual disability and their families perspectives of Special Olympics Ireland: Qualitative findings from the SOPHIE study
Previous research has highlighted that while involvement in Special Olympics can have benefits for athletes and their families, there can also be many barriers to participation. This qualitative study, which was part of a large mixed-method study, examined the experiences and perspectives of people with intellectual disability, their families and staff who work with them, about Special Olympics Ireland (SOI). A total of 47 participants (15 athletes, 6 non-athletes, 18 family members and 8 staff members) participated in focus group and individual interviews. Supplemental data, gathered as part of the larger study extracted ...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities - November 28, 2016 Category: Disability Authors: Bowers, K., Corby, D., Lambert, V., Staines, A., McVeigh, T., McKeon, M., Hoey, E., Belton, S., Meegan, S., Walsh, D., Trepel, D., Griffin, P., Sweeney, M. R. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Studying abroad inclusively: Reflections by college students with and without intellectual disability
Postsecondary education programs have increased opportunities for students with and without intellectual disabilities to study abroad as inclusive classes. Using open-coding qualitative techniques, the authors examined an inclusive study abroad group’s daily reflective journals during a study abroad trip to London and Dublin. Three shared categories emerged from analysis: personal development, bonding/social inclusion, and learning from English and Irish adults with intellectual disabilities. Each group reported two distinct categories as well. Students with intellectual disabilities described the importance of mobil...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities - November 28, 2016 Category: Disability Authors: Prohn, S. M., Kelley, K. R., Westling, D. L. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Drug administration via enteral feeding tube in residential care facilities for individuals with intellectual disability: A focus group study on guideline implementation
People with profound intellectual disabilities often receive medication through enteral feeding tube (EFT). In a previous study, we found that current guidelines concerning medication preparation and administration through EFT are often not followed in residential care facilities (RCFs) for individuals with intellectual disabilities. The present qualitative study aimed to identify barriers and facilitators experienced by RCF staff members to following guidelines on medication administration via EFT, by conducting focus group interviews. Time constraints, lack of knowledge, lack of clear administration instructions, lack of...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities - November 28, 2016 Category: Disability Authors: Joos, E., Van Tongelen, I., Wijnants, K., Mehuys, E., Van Bocxlaer, J., Remon, J. P., Grypdonck, M., Van Winckel, M., Boussery, K. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Becoming a mother: Supported decision-making in context
This study explored how the support network influenced the decision-making of women with intellectual disabilities in relation to pregnancy. The study extended previous research to include the multiple perspectives of mothers, personal and professional support network. A model of decision-making was constructed, with implications of how services approach working with mothers with intellectual disabilities. Using a grounded theory methodology, three mothers with intellectual disabilities, two of their family members and six professionals were interviewed about their experiences of decision-making in relation to pregnancy. T...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities - November 28, 2016 Category: Disability Authors: Jamieson, R., Theodore, K., Raczka, R. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Rights and wrongs
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Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities - November 28, 2016 Category: Disability Authors: Northway, R. Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

Book review: Critical Thinking and Writing for Nursing Students
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Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities - August 21, 2016 Category: Disability Authors: Weedle, S. Tags: Book Review Source Type: research

A review of research on direct-care staff data collection regarding the severity and function of challenging behavior in individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities
In working with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs), it is direct care staff who are often required to collect data on individuals’ behavior which is used as the basis for implementation of empirically based approaches for intervention and treatment. Due to limited resources, indirect and descriptive measures of challenging behaviors are employed to analyze the function of individuals’ behaviors in place of the preferred method of multimodal assessment, which includes experimental functional analysis. To ensure the most effective services and support to individuals with IDDs, acc...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities - August 21, 2016 Category: Disability Authors: Madsen, E. K., Peck, J. A., Valdovinos, M. G. Tags: Review article Source Type: research

Positive behavioural support in schools for children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities whose behaviour challenges: An exploration of the economic case
Decision-makers with limited budgets want to know the economic consequences of their decisions. Is there an economic case for positive behavioural support (PBS)? A small before–after study assessing the impact of PBS on challenging behaviours and positive social and communication skills in children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities and behaviours that challenge was followed by an evaluation of costs. Results were compared with the costs of alternative packages of care currently available in England obtained from a Delphi exercise conducted alongside the study. Children and adolescents supported with PBS ...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities - August 21, 2016 Category: Disability Authors: Iemmi, V., Knapp, M., Brown, F. J. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Dialectical behaviour therapy in an inpatient unit for women with a learning disability: Service users perspectives
There is a general lack of self-report data from service users with an intellectual disability (ID) about their views of psychological interventions. This research explored the views and experiences of female inpatients, with a diagnosis of a personality disorder and an ID, about dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT). Semi-structured interviews were used with 10 women, recruited from two independent mental health hospitals. The interviews were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Participants showed varying levels of understanding of DBT. Findings highlight the need for a standardized approach with a suit...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities - August 21, 2016 Category: Disability Authors: Roscoe, P., Petalas, M., Hastings, R., Thomas, C. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Perceived barriers and facilitators to positive therapeutic change for people with intellectual disabilities: Client, carer and clinical psychologist perspectives
Studies have highlighted successful outcomes of psychological therapies for people with intellectual disabilities. However, processes underlying these outcomes are uncertain. Thematic analysis was used to explore the perceptions of three clinical psychologists, six clients and six carers of barriers and facilitators to therapeutic change for people with intellectual disabilities. Six themes were identified relating to: what the client brings as an individual and with regard to their wider system; therapy factors, including the therapeutic relationship and adaptations; psychologists acting as a ‘mental health GP&rsquo...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities - August 21, 2016 Category: Disability Authors: Ramsden, S., Tickle, A., Dawson, D. L., Harris, S. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Relaxation therapy and anxiety, self-esteem, and emotional regulation among adults with intellectual disabilities: A randomized controlled trial
This pilot study is a randomized controlled trial on the effects of relaxation on anxiety, self-esteem, and emotional regulation in adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) working in a center of supported employment in France. We studied 30 adults with mild or moderate ID who were split at random into a relaxation group (RG, 15 subjects), who completed 10 sessions of relaxation therapy, and a control group (CG, 15 subjects), who were on a waiting list. The method used is the pretest and posttest. Variables were assessed by the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory form Y scale, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem scale, and the Emotion R...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities - August 21, 2016 Category: Disability Authors: Bouvet, C., Coulet, A. Tags: Articles Source Type: research