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Parental perceptions of the use of coercive measures on children with developmental disabilities
- Authors:
- SALOVIITA Timo, PRITTIMAA Raija, KONTU Elina
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 29(1), 2016, pp.11-20.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Background: Children with developmental disabilities who exhibit challenging behaviour are potentially subject to the use of coercive interventions. The aim of the study was to investigate the prevalence of the use of coercive measures by authorities, according to parents’ reports. Materials and Methods: A postal survey was distributed, as a total population study, to 946 Finnish parents of children with developmental disabilities, between the ages of 5 and 15, and who were entitled to the highest disability allowance. Results: Of the respondents, 54 (22%) answered ‘yes’ when asked whether their child had been subjected to coercive procedures by authorities. The parents had seldom approved the use of coercive means and often believed that such means had negative effects on their child. Conclusions: To protect the children's rights, the use of coercive measures should be regulated more strictly, and positive intervention strategies should be taught to teachers and nurses. (Publisher abstract)
Developmental Behaviour Checklist (DBC) in the assessment of psychopathology in Finnish children with intellectual disability
- Authors:
- KOSKENTAUSTA Terhi, ALMQVIST Fredrik
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 29(1), March 2004, pp.27-39.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This study evaluates the Developmental Behaviour Checklist (DBC) in the assessment of psychopathology in a Finnish population of children with intellectual disability. Disruptive behaviour was more common in children with mild intellectual disability, and problems with social interaction and communication in those with moderate, severe or profound intellectual disability. The frequency of psychiatric disturbances was approximately 34 percent, with the highest rate occurring in children with moderate intellectual disability. Compared with the original standardisation data published by Einfeld and Tonge (1994), the mean Total Behaviour Problem Score (TBPS) and frequency of psychiatric disturbance were lower. This study suggests that the DBC is a good instrument for discriminating between children with intellectual disability with and without emotional or psychiatric disturbance.
Challenging behaviour and staff responses to it in residential environments for people with intellectual disability in Finland
- Author:
- SALOVIITA Timo
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 27(1), March 2002, pp.21-30.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The frequency and severity of challenging behaviour in all 261 adult residents of a single special care district in Finland were assessed using the modified version of the Scales of Independent Behavior Problem Behavior Inventory. The results showed that 70% of the residents with intellectual disability exhibited challenging behaviour that was considered to be more than a mild problem by the staff. The incidence of dangerous behaviour was 10%. Some form of negative intervention (restraints, punishment or environmental restrictions) was used for 56% of cases in which challenging behaviour was exhibited. Punishment was the most common consequence for dangerous behaviour. The staff in the small community care homes used more positive interventions and less mechanical restraints than staff in the institution. The implications of the findings are discussed.
Quality of life for persons with disabilities: international perspectives and issues
- Editor:
- GOODE David
- Publisher:
- Brookline Books
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 218p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Cambridge, MA
Comparative study of the quality of life of people with learning difficulties. Includes papers on: quality of life in the Danish context; a six year study of a quality of life model; Australian legislation, service delivery and quality of life; overview of theory and practice in Germany; quality of life and unemployment among people with disabilities in Hungary; the National Quality of Life for Persons with Disabilities Project in the USA; the California quality of life project; towards an understanding of quality of life in people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities; quality of life and ageing; quality of life at school; training staff in quality of life issues; and the concept of quality of life and its current applications in the field of developmental disabilities.