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Dalton, Caroline; Sweeney, John – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2013
This study explores front-line staff knowledge and perceptions of how people with intellectual disability residing in residential services are supported to communicate effectively. Participants ("n" = 138) completed a self-report questionnaire adapted from an instrument developed by DeSimone & Cascella (2005) "Journal of…
Descriptors: Residential Programs, Caregivers, Knowledge Level, Attitude Measures
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Doody, Owen – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2012
The pattern of residential services for people with intellectual disability in Ireland has seen many positive developments in recent years, with more places made available in residential homes within both community- and campus-based accommodation. This paper reports on the findings of a study which explored families' views regarding the movement…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Foreign Countries, Phenomenology, Attitude Measures
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Kelly, Grace; Crowley, Helen; Hamilton, Carol – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2009
How to translate the right of people with intellectual disabilities to a full sexual and intimate life into proactive support remains a challenge for disabilities services in Ireland. Little formal research has been undertaken in this country into what people with intellectual disabilities think about these issues and what they would like to see…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Mental Retardation, Foreign Countries, Sexuality