Community Managed Services for Persons with Intellectual Disability: Andhra Pradesh Experience

Autor/inn/en	Narayan, Jayanthi; Pratapkumar, Raja; Reddy, Sudhakara P.
Titel	Community Managed Services for Persons with Intellectual Disability: Andhra Pradesh Experience
Quelle	In: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 21 (2017) 3, S.248-258 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1744-6295
DOI	10.1177/1744629516687180
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Intellectual Disability; Females; Community Programs; Training; Disability Identification; Referral; Children; Interdisciplinary Approach; Family Programs; Information Dissemination; Rural Areas; Physical Disabilities; Adults; Delivery Systems; Lay People; Developmental Delays; India + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Intellect; Disability; Disabilities; Verstand; Behinderung; Weibliches Geschlecht; Ausbildung; Child; Kind; Kinder; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Family program; Familienprogramm; Informationsverbreitung; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Physical handicap; Körperbehinderung; Auslieferung; Laie; Entwicklungsverzögerung; Indien
Abstract	In resource poor settings innovative and bottom-up approaches are required to provide services to people with with disabilities. In this context, the present paper explains a community-based model of manpower development and coordination of services for people with intellectual disabilities in unified state of Andhra Pradesh in India. Women with disabilities from the village were identified, and those willing to be trained to work as community resource persons (CRPs) were selected and given hands-on training in a phased manner. A total of 130 women were trained in five groups of 25-30 per group and were deployed in the community to screen, identify and refer children with intellectual disabilities. The training content included basic stimulation and interface with functionaries of other government departments of health, education and welfare to ensure comprehensive service delivery. Neighbourhood centres (NHCs) were established where the CRPs could meet with families collectively. The results indicated that the CRPs were welcomed by the families. The NHCs established primarily as recreation centres, promoted inclusion and functioned as information dissemination centre. The services provided by the CRPs were owned and monitored by the Women's self-help group and the disability groups thus ensuring sustainability of the model. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01