Improving the participation of adults with visual and severe or profound intellectual disabilities: a process evaluation of a new intervention.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:While the participation of adults with visual and severe or profound intellectual disabilities (VSPID) in society and community life is important, evidence-based interventions to improve their participation are lacking. We conducted a process evaluation of the implementation of 'Care for Participation+' (CFP+), a new intervention targeting the attitudes of direct support professionals (DSPs) toward the participation of adults with VSPID, within a residential facility in the Netherlands. METHODS:CFP+ was inspired by the Boston Psychiatric Rehabilitation Approach and adapted by adopting a new definition and operationalization of the concept of participation for adults with VSPID. Following systematic training, 16 DSPs of adults with VSPID were able to apply key elements of CFP+ to

SUBMITTER: Hanzen G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7164344 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature