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Personal experience and perception of abuse in people with intellectual disabilities
- Authors:
- LEUTAR Zdravka, VITLOV Josipa, LEUTAR Ivan
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 18(3), 2014, pp.249-269.
- Publisher:
- Sage
- Place of publication:
- London
This article presents a qualitative study designed to gain insight into personal experience and perception of abuse in people with intellectual disabilities. Ten members of the organization for people with intellectual disabilities in Zadar, Croatia, who have a diagnosis of light or moderate intellectual disability, were included in the research. Analysis of responses showed that most participants had experienced psychological, physical and financial abuse. The most frequent perpetrators of abuse were identified by participants as friends, acquaintances and volunteer carers. Typical sites for the experience of abuse were school, social clubs/support institutions, the street and the urban environment. Most participants seek assistance and support in cases of abuse through discussion with their loved ones, mostly their parents and friends. In addition to such informal relationships, some participants mentioned the importance of formal forms of support. (Publisher abstract)
Advocacy project in Central Europe
- Author:
- KLEIN Judith
- Journal article citation:
- Breakthrough, 2(1), 1998, pp.19-25.
Reports on the Central European Mental Disability Advocacy Project (CEMDAP), whose mission is to promote the inclusion of people with both developmental disabilities and mental health problems. CEMDAP provides direct funding and support for non-governmental organisations.
Persons with developmental difficulties in the social care system
- Authors:
- TEODOROVIC Borka, BRATKOVIC Daniela
- Journal article citation:
- Revija Za Socijalnu Politiku Journal of Social Policy, 8(3-4), 2001, pp.279-290.
- Publisher:
- University of Zagreb
Discusses problems with services for people with learning difficulties in Croatia.
Effects of COVID-19 related restrictive measures on parents of children with developmental difficulties
- Authors:
- LUCIC Lana, BRKLJACIC Tihana, BRAJSA-ZGANEC Andreja
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Children's Services, 15(4), 2020, pp.229-234.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: Social distancing and school closures have changed the lives of many parents around the globe. In addition to these problems, parents of children with developmental difficulties (DD) have faced additional stressors that make them even more susceptible to higher stress levels and the onset or worsening of anxiety or depression. Consequentially, these stressors may have an indirect effect on parental functioning and children with DD owing to the spillover effect. Design/methodology/approach: The purpose of this paper is to draw attention to parents of children with DD through an overview of possible additional stressors that have appeared during the coronavirus pandemic in Croatia. In writing this viewpoint paper, three sources were consulted: official state documents, communication with professionals (e.g. speech therapists) and online support groups for parents of children with DD. Findings: Restrictive measures during the lockdown led to a lack of both formal and informal support for parents of children with DD. Moreover, the possibility of infection led to higher levels of fear among these parents; children with DD also encountered problems coping with both the restrictive measures and the demands of distance learning. Practical implications: This paper may present a good starting point for both governments and NGOs when discussing and planning further advancement in the quality of response to the COVID-19 pandemic and a “recovery” response after the crisis. This overview may provide better insight into COVID-19–related consequences among parents of children with DD, which is vital to increasing the effectiveness of future measures and actions. Originality/value: Although some negative effects of the pandemic on children have already been discussed by several authors, little attention has been paid to parents, and even less so to parents of children with DD. This paper may even represent a pioneering work in exploring the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on this population group. (Edited publisher abstract)
A child with mental retardation in the family
- Authors:
- LEUTAR Zdravka, RAIC Ivanka
- Journal article citation:
- Ljetopis Studijskog Centra Socijalnog Rada, 9(1), 2002, pp.29-47.
- Publisher:
- University of Zagreb
- Place of publication:
- Zagreb
It has been determined that the arrival of a child with learning difficulties in the world changes the course of family life, strengthens its cohesion and connects members of the family together. This research shows that professional and social support are very important to parents raising children with learning difficulties and that this has not been sufficiently developed in Croatia. [Article in Croatian].