BACKGROUND: Little progress has been made towards community participation of people with intellectual disability despite it being a policy aim since the 1980s. We aimed to identify the features of programmes designed to support community participation. METHOD: A scoping review was conducted of peer-reviewed literature between 2000 and 2015, about interventions to support community participation for adults with intellectual disability. RESULTS: A small body of evidence relates to the design and effectiveness of interventions to enhance community participation. Seventeen studies reported programmes reflecting three conceptualizations of community participation (as social relationships, as convivial encounter and as belonging) that used strategies such as active mentoring, facilitative support worker practice and arts-based programmes. CONCLUSIONS: Studies showed the diverse and person-centred nature of community participation and demonstrated the need for larger-scale studies of promising interventions that include details of costs, and strategies to guide implementation of policies to support community participation.
BACKGROUND: Little progress has been made towards community participation of people with intellectual disability despite it being a policy aim since the 1980s. We aimed to identify the features of programmes designed to support community participation. METHOD: A scoping review was conducted of peer-reviewed literature between 2000 and 2015, about interventions to support community participation for adults with intellectual disability. RESULTS: A small body of evidence relates to the design and effectiveness of interventions to enhance community participation. Seventeen studies reported programmes reflecting three conceptualizations of community participation (as social relationships, as convivial encounter and as belonging) that used strategies such as active mentoring, facilitative support worker practice and arts-based programmes. CONCLUSIONS: Studies showed the diverse and person-centred nature of community participation and demonstrated the need for larger-scale studies of promising interventions that include details of costs, and strategies to guide implementation of policies to support community participation.
Keywords:
adults with intellectual disability; community participation; effective interventions; national disability insurance scheme; programme design
Authors: Gineke Hanzen; Ruth M A van Nispen; Carla Vlaskamp; Eliza L Korevaar; Aly Waninge; Annette A J van der Putten Journal: BMC Health Serv Res Date: 2020-04-16 Impact factor: 2.655
Authors: Gineke Hanzen; Aly Waninge; Ruth M A van Nispen; Carla Vlaskamp; Wendy J Post; Annette A J van der Putten Journal: J Appl Res Intellect Disabil Date: 2020-08-13