Extent, Duration, and Content of Day Services' Activities for Persons with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities

Autor/inn/en	Vlaskamp, Carla; Hiemstra, Saskia J.; Wiersma, Linda A.; Zijlstra, Bonne J. H.
Titel	Extent, Duration, and Content of Day Services' Activities for Persons with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities
Quelle	In: Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 4 (2007) 2, S.152-159 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1741-1122
DOI	10.1111/j.1741-1130.2007.00112.x
Schlagwörter	Individual Activities; Group Activities; Multiple Disabilities; Foreign Countries; Day Programs; Severe Mental Retardation; Civil Rights; Adults; Program Effectiveness; Public Policy; Netherlands + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Individual work; Einzelarbeit; Gruppenaktivität; Multiple disability; Mehrfachbehinderung; Ausland; Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Öffentliche Ordnung; Niederlande
Abstract	In the Netherlands, the Dutch government instituted policies that enable persons with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) to attend day services. Over the past 15 years, surveys have indicated a progressive increase in the number of hours that such adults spend at day activities centers. However, information about how these hours are spent is lacking. This study was designed to sample 7 residential centers to determine the amount of time spent in day activities centers, the number of hours that were spent on fixed programming or individually orientated activities, and what types of activities were prominent. Results showed that persons with PIMD spent, on average, 14.2 h per week at day activities centers. Of that time, 28.9% was spent on group activities and 13.0% on individual activities. Whether these activities could be considered purposeful or productive for an individual participant is unknown. The authors question whether the policies of the Dutch government aimed at enabling persons with PIMD to enjoy purposeful, rather than just longer, activities during the day, have been productively implemented. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10