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Models of disability, quality of life, and individualized supports: implications for professional practice in intellectual disability
- Authors:
- BUNTINX Wil H. E., SCHALOCK Robert L.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 7(4), December 2010, pp.283-294.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
In the past decade, new models have emerged with respect to the constructs of intellectual disability, quality of life, and supports. These models have implications both for understanding the underlying phenomena as for validating professional practices. This article describes the context and key components of models of human functioning and disability (American Association on Intellectual and Development Disabilities, and International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health), quality of life, and supports, and demonstrate how these models are related by synthesising their similarities and differences. From this it discusses the implications for professional clinical and service good practice. It is argued that these models offer relevant frames of reference for guiding and integrating activities of medical, behavioural, and social disciplines in the field of intellectual disability services. It is also argued that knowledge of these models and their relationships facilitates communication among professionals and between professionals and policy makers.