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Lauren Blood; Francesca Ribenfors; Chris Hatton; Anna Marriott – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2024
Background: People with learning disabilities have the right to choose where they live. However, evidence suggests people's choices are limited due to a shortage of housing. Methods: 200 Lives was a mixed methods research project, which evaluated supported living and residential care for people with learning disabilities in England; 107 people…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Disabilities, Residential Care, Civil Rights
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Malone, Niamh; Miles, Donna – Research in Drama Education, 2019
'Dis-identifications from dominant models of subject-formation can be productive and creative' (Braidotti 2013, 167). This problematises applied theatre practices informed by received understandings of dementia, and their implications for memory and identity. "Forgotten Futures"(2017) and "Never-Ending Story" (2016-ongoing)…
Descriptors: Drama, Dementia, Memory, Older Adults
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Lloyd, Jayne – Research in Drama Education, 2019
Walking by those living with dementia is often pathologically labelled 'wandering', an act lacking a clear purpose or destination. Walking in this context is not widely understood or valued, except as physical exercise. Drawing on walking performances by other artists and the author's own arts-based research, during which she walked outdoors and…
Descriptors: Dementia, Artists, Performance, Physical Activities
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Wark, Stuart; Bryant, Lia; Morales-Boyce, Tyson; Deuter, Kate – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2023
Background: Australian research indicates that post-parental care transitions are rarely planned and primarily occur following a crisis for a primary carer. This paper examines disability staff perceptions of transitions for people with intellectual disability and their ageing carers in rural South Australia. Method: A focus group interview model…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Delivery Systems, Rural Areas, Intellectual Disability
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Heitplatz, Vanessa N.; Bühler, Christian; Hastall, Matthias R. – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Although participation in the digital world is an important means for taking part in our society, people with intellectual disabilities are still largely excluded from the manifold possibilities of digital participation. In our study, we investigate attitudes of both formal caregivers and people with intellectual disabilities in Germany regarding…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Caregiver Attitudes, Residential Care, Clinics
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Benoot, Toon; Dursin, Wouter; Verschuere, Bram; Roose, Rudi – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2021
Background: This paper presents the findings from a qualitative research project that explored what ten people with intellectual disabilities who receive care and support in a residential care facility deem valuable for living a good life and what the opportunity to manage resources for care and support themselves means to them. Method: With the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intellectual Disability, Residential Care, Value Judgment
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Elliott, Martin; Staples, Eleanor; Scourfield, Jonathan – Child Care in Practice, 2018
Care for children in residential settings is popularly characterised as the last resort for children who have had multiple failed placements and often high levels of need, requiring therapeutic help. It is often assumed that children will leave residential care for independent living. Using administrative data for a six-year period (2008-2014) for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Residential Care, Children, Placement
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Mark Wade; Victoria Parker; Alva Tang; Nathan A. Fox; Charles H. Zeanah; Charles A. Nelson – Developmental Science, 2024
There is no relationship more vital than the one a child shares with their primary caregivers early in development. Yet many children worldwide are raised in settings that lack the warmth, connection, and stimulation provided by a responsive primary caregiver. In this study, we used data from the Bucharest Early Intervention Project (BEIP), a…
Descriptors: Infants, Child Development, Executive Function, Parent Child Relationship
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Emily Whyte; Bryan McCann; Paul McCarthy; Sharon Jackson – Child Care in Practice, 2024
Care-experienced children and young people are likely to experience early adversities that place them at increased risk of developing physical and mental health difficulties. Physical activity can help address the varied needs and interests of care-experienced children and young people and become a tool to manage mental health and well-being…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Influences, Children, Adolescents
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Guillermo, Vanessa; Santos de Ucles, Sully; Bunkers, Kelley – Global Studies of Childhood, 2022
A 2019 census of residential care facilities in Guatemala found 3863 children in residential care and that 97% of these children had at least one living relative. The census clearly indicates that children in the facilities are not orphans and the possibility of reunification, if appropriate processes and services are in place to support the child…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Residential Care, Residential Institutions, Parents
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Fite, Paula J.; Gudiño, Omar G.; Tampke, Elizabeth C.; O'Dell, Chloe – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2022
Background: Although the link between substance use and criminal behavior is well-established, associations between the use of specific substances and specific criminal charges remains unclear. That is, there are mixed findings in the literature, and the majority of extant literature focuses only on associations between alcohol and marijuana use…
Descriptors: Correlation, Substance Abuse, Crime, Violence
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Mary M. Stone; Sudi Kash; Teresa Butler; Karolina Callahan; Miguel A. Verdugo; Laura E. Gómez – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2020
Quality of life (QoL) is a key outcome used to monitor service planning and delivery for individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD). Unfortunately, many current instruments used to measure QoL have psychometric and content limitations and none are suitable for use with individuals with the lowest levels of functioning and…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Residential Care, Measures (Individuals)
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Pallisera, Maria; Vilà, Montserrat; Fullana, Judit; Valls, Maria-Josep – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2021
Background: This research aims to study the role of people with intellectual disability in taking decisions regarding the support provided under the supported living model. Method: Interviews were conducted with 13 people with intellectual disability, and six support professionals with experience working in organisations offering personalised…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Self Determination, Personal Autonomy, Professional Personnel
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Fish, Rebecca; Morgan, Hannah – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2021
Background: Despite repeated policy initiatives, an enduring number of people with learning disabilities remain resident in secure settings (also referred to as locked wards). The spatial and emotional distance from family and friends means that relationships with staff become central to people's lives, and are critical for a successful transition…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Social Support Groups, Learning Disabilities, Residential Care
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Bystrynski, Jonathan; Braun, Michael T.; Corr, Catherine; Miller, Deserai; O'Grady, Courtney – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2021
Background: The restraining of children is a pervasive but controversial practice that has resulted in the injury and death of children. Despite this threat of harm, little research has explored what factors contribute to the risk of a child becoming injured during a restraint event. Objective: This study examined multiple child and restraint…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Injuries, Risk, Residential Institutions
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