Supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to participate in their communities through support staff pilot intervention

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 154-162

  Zakrajsek, Andrea Gossett ^a   Hammel, Joy ^b   Scazzero, Joseph A ^a  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Community participation; Intellectual and developmental disabilities; Pilot intervention; Support staff

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EVALUATION STUDY; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; PILOT INTERVENTION; PILOT STUDY; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SUPPORT STAFF;

COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION; INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; PILOT INTERVENTION; SUPPORT STAFF;

CAREGIVERS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION;

EID: 84893817152     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jar.12060     Document Type: Article

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