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Institutional talk and practices: a journey into small group-homes for intellectually disabled children
- Author:
- FYLKESNES Ingunn
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 36(6), 2021, pp.999-1020.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article sheds light on a group of children who are hardly visible within the body of research: intellectually disabled children living away from home in full-time institutional settings. The purpose of the study was to contribute to the extended knowledge of these children’s everyday life and to inform researchers, authorities and service providers. Participant observations have been the main method of generating data, supported by interviews with professionals and parents. An interpretive analytical approach was employed. The results presented in this article show how institutional talk and practices can evolve within institutional systems, and how these factors affect the everyday lives of children. (Edited publisher abstract)
As if living like others: an idealisation of life in group homes for people with intellectual disability
- Author:
- BJORNE Petra
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 45(4), 2020, pp.337-343.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Background: People with Intellectual Disability (ID) in Sweden should be enabled to live like others. This life like others is realised in group homes that have little in common with the typical home. Method: A reading of Appiah’s As if is used to discuss how people with ID are supported in Sweden. Current national data are presented within the framework of idealisation, the use of (useful) untruths to navigate a complex context. Results: Small group homes should allow people with ID to communicate their preferences and exert real influence over how support is provided. Instead, times of budget austerity require the efficient use of resources in ever larger settings, where normalisation of deviance is prevalent. Conclusions: Although the stated aim is that people with ID live like others, the idealisation is rather that they live as if they live like others. This is generally not discussed, possibly due to de-differentiation. (Edited publisher abstract)
Going home to the community
- Authors:
- HALL S., COLLIN J.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Today, 9.2.89, 1989, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
For a group of children with learning disabilities, moving to a smaller community home proved a positive experience.
Community & family contact: an evaluation of small community homes for adults with severe and profound mental handicaps
- Authors:
- de KOCK Ursula, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap Research, 1(2), July 1988, pp.127-14O.
- Publisher:
- BIMH Publications
Comparison with hospital and larger units.
Homes for mentally handicapped people
- Authors:
- RAYNES Norma V., SUMPTON Roger C., FLYNN Margaret C.
- Publisher:
- Tavistock
- Publication year:
- 1987
- Pagination:
- 159p., tables, bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
An examination of the different types of homes for people with disabilities - hospitals, hostels, residential and group homes.
Use of physical restraints with people with intellectual disabilities living in Sweden's group homes
- Authors:
- LUNDSTROM Mats O., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 8(1), March 2011, pp.36-41.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
People with intellectual disabilities often exhibit physical and communicative difficulties as well as challenging behaviours, and physical restraints are one method used to manage challenging behaviours and promote physical safety for them, their fellow residents, and professional carers. In the context of a lack of data about the practice of using physical restraints in Swedish group homes, this research aimed to investigate the prevalence of physical restraint use for people with intellectual disabilities and to identify the characteristics of individuals subjected to these restraints. The study included 556 people with intellectual disabilities, aged 16-90 years, living in 118 group homes, with information gathered through a questionnaire completed by a carer. The article describes the study and its results. 17.8% of the residents studied had been subjected to physical restraint over the previous week, with most of them subjected to more than one type of restraint; the most commonly used type of physical restraint was a belt. The authors conclude that despite the absence of legal authority for physical restraint use in group homes for people with intellectual disabilities, physical restraints are frequently used in Sweden, and that both physical impairments and behavioural symptoms are significantly associated with physical restraint use.
The effects of residential setting on the quality of life of adults with autism spectrum conditions
- Authors:
- ALVAREZ Jenny, CRABTREE Jason
- Journal article citation:
- Good Autism Practice, 9(2), October 2008, pp.3-8.
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Learning Disabilities
Reports on research to investigate the impact of different living environments - from large residential settings to small community-based houses - on the quality of life of adults on the autism spectrum. It was found that the quality of life, as measured by life experiences, adaptive behaviour skills and level of challenging behaviour, was higher in those living in smaller community-based houses when compared to those living in large residential settings. Implications of the results are considered in terms of good practice for specialist residential provision for adults on the autism spectrum.
Deinstitutionalisation and community living: an international perspective
- Author:
- MANSELL Jim
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 8(3), September 2005, pp.26-33.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article reviews progress in deinstitutionalisation and community living for people with learning disabilities. The effects of replacing institutional care on residents are summarised and some emerging problems are identified.
Beyond the mask of conventional manners
- Authors:
- McGREGOR Iain, BELL Janet
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 2(5), September 1994, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Seeks to dispel the myths that people with dementia are unsociable, sexually irresponsible, and fail to contribute to group living.
Developing staffed housing for people with mental handicaps
- Author:
- MANSELL Jim
- Publisher:
- Costello
- Publication year:
- 1987
- Pagination:
- 294p., tables, bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Tunbridge Wells
Practical guide for staff involved in transition of people from institutional to community care. Based on a staffed housing scheme in Andover, Hampshire.