ERIC Number: EJ1444214
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-1934-9491
EISSN: EISSN-1934-9556
Empowering Healthcare Professionals: Exploring Experiences Leading a Violence Prevention Course for Adults with Intellectual Disability
Tone Hee Åker; Karianne Moen; Kristina Areskoug Josefsson; Patsie Frawley
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, v62 n5 p363-375 2024
Violence prevention approaches using social-ecological models inform interventions for people with intellectual disability, who often face barriers to accessing generalist courses. This study explores the experiences of healthcare professionals leading a prevention course specifically designed for adults with intellectual disability. Through semistructured interviews, 12 Norwegian course leaders highlighted the importance of raising awareness and comprehension about rights, and the social and individual factors influencing experiences of violence and its prevention. Challenges were encountered in tailoring the course to the diverse lived experiences of participants with disabilities and addressing ongoing support needs for their safety. The study suggests that adopting a pedagogical or didactic model could serve as a foundation to enhance the planning and delivery of the course.
Descriptors: Violence, Prevention, Adults, Intellectual Disability, Access to Education, Barriers, Allied Health Personnel, Consciousness Raising, Comprehension, Civil Rights, Social Influences, Individual Characteristics, Needs, Safety, Foreign Countries
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. P.O. Box 1897, Lawrence, KS 66044-1897. Tel: 785-843-1235; Fax: 785-843-1274; e-mail: AJMR@allenpress.com; Web site: https://meridian.allenpress.com/aaidd
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Norway
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