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0000-0001-6601-9749
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Southern Cross University
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Family Care | Public Health and Health Services | Care For Disabled | Social Policy And Planning
Ability and disability | The aged | Carers development and welfare (i.e. Carers for the aged, disabled) |
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 03-2020
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 18-11-2021
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 29-10-2012
DOI: 10.1111/J.1365-2788.2012.01647.X
Abstract: This research describes issues related to human rights as they arose within the everyday lives of people in nine personal support networks that included adult Australians with an intellectual disability (ID). The research was part of a wider 3-year ethnographic study of nine personal support networks. A major criterion for recruitment was that people in these networks were committed to actively developing the positive, meaningful future of an adult family member with an ID. Data were collected from November 2007 to March 2011 via interviews, participant observations and analysed within the framework of situational analysis. Findings were checked with network members. The issue of rights was challenging to network members. Subtle rights violations could have a major impact on an in idual with a disability. Network members worked to protect the rights of people with ID by building and maintaining an empathic and respectful support network, developing the person's self-confidence and autonomy and ensuring that the person with an ID was an active member of the personal support network. The maintenance of rights within a supportive environment remains a difficult task. It can be facilitated by a deep knowledge and respect for the person being supported, the promotion of his or her active participation in the planning and provision of support, and an experimental and reflective approach.
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Date: 16-03-2013
Publisher: Guilford Publications
Date: 09-2014
Publisher: School of Human Services and Social Work, Griffith University
Date: 31-08-0010
DOI: 10.36251/JOSI.130
Publisher: Bucharest University of Economic Studies
Date: 2018
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 10-2013
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 10-2007
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 16-05-2022
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 13-12-2020
Abstract: The body is central to the experience of aging. In this metasynthesis, the authors located, analyzed, and reconceptualized phenomenological research on how life is experienced within and through the body after 85 years. Sandelowski and Barroso’s metasynthesis method was employed. Seven databases were searched for primary phenomenological studies. After systematic screening and quality appraisal, 19 studies were included for review. Analysis was guided by Maurice Merleau-Ponty’s existential philosophy of embodiment. Findings were organized using Max van Manen’s reflective lifeworld existentials. Four ontological dimensions emerged, namely, being in a body (corporeality), being in time (temporality), being in place (spatiality), and being with others (relationality). Each dimension captures a distinct experiential dimension of this stage of the life course. The results suggest vast heterogeneity in the ontological experience of aging, supporting the view that ersity grows with age. The ability to adapt to multidimensional losses was identified as a source of resilience.
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 31-03-2021
Abstract: Autism is a developmental condition that can be detected in early childhood. Early intervention can improve outcomes, though many children are not identified until they reach primary school. Early childhood educators are well placed to monitor children’s development and identify those who may benefit from additional supports, though implementation of standardised tools and processes is limited. The National Disability Insurance Scheme in Australia has increased the onus on educators to support families to access funded services. A workshop on evidence-informed practice in early detection for autism was provided for early childhood professionals. The theory of practice architectures informed development and analysis of pre- and post-workshop surveys to explore changes in early childhood educators’ perspectives on factors influencing universal developmental monitoring and referrals to early intervention supports using an evidence-based tool, the Social Attention and Communication Surveillance-Revised (SACS-R). Post-workshop increases in early childhood educators’ perceived knowledge and confidence are evident, though recent policy reforms present challenges. Population surveillance using SACS-R in early childhood education is effective for identification and referral for children who have autism, and capacity building for professionals to use SACS-R is recommended.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 04-09-2013
DOI: 10.1111/JAR.12068
Abstract: Systemic consultation provides an opportunity for clinicians working with complex cases and behaviours of concern to reflect on interpersonal dynamics that may be inhibiting change. This approach to case review is drawn from systemic family therapy, a model that is gaining some acceptance within the field of intellectual disability. Thematic analysis was used to explore the experience of eleven clinicians attending systemic consultation. Clinicians were experienced in behaviour support, had no prior experience in family therapy and presented with complex cases described as 'stuck'. Consultations were seen to have many benefits, including a heightened awareness of the interpersonal needs of both clients and carers and the development of a facilitative position and skills to apply to cases. Less experienced clinicians were more likely to feel overwhelmed by this less structured, more relationally oriented focus. Systemic consultation has the potential to augment behaviour support, enabling clinicians to understand and negotiate problematic interpersonal dynamics when responding to behavioural difficulties. Less experienced clinicians may require additional training and support in the systemic approach.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 1999
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 06-2017
Abstract: VALID AND RELIABLE TOOLS have recently been developed to accurately detect early signs of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other developmental challenges in children as young as 12 months of age. Translation of research findings to practice and policy through routine implementation of evidence-based tools in the community, particularly early childhood education and childcare settings, is limited. This study establishes that the interrater reliability (IRR) of early childhood educators in administering the Social Attention and Communication Surveillance System (SACS-R) is very high ( k = 0.909). This paper reports the results of the first step in the Right Kids, Right Time, Right Services project—a prospective cohort study that aims to implement and evaluate routine developmental surveillance for early signs of social and communication challenges in young children in childcare settings.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 18-08-2021
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 06-2011
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 06-1996
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 28-03-2023
DOI: 10.1111/CCH.13117
Abstract: We aimed to determine if there was a significant difference in the functional performance of family requested daily tasks by a heterogeneous group of children with cerebral palsy following a programme of neuro‐developmental treatment and in comparison to a randomly control group. There are considerable challenges in conducting research into the functional performance of children with cerebral palsy. These include the highly heterogeneous nature of the population group, poor ecological and treatment fidelity, floor and ceiling effects in assessments, and insensitivity to the erse functional needs and goals of children and families. Therapists and families identified functional goals and specified all aspects of performance details for each goal on five point goal attainment scales. Children with cerebral palsy were assigned randomly to treatment and alternate treatment groups. Children were video recorded attempting to perform targeted functional skills at pre‐test, post‐pest and follow‐up. Videos were recorded and rated by expert clinicians blind to experimental condition. After the first round of target intervention and alternate treatment had been completed, a significant difference in the goal attainment was noted between the control group and the treatment group at the post test, indicating that intervention was associated with a higher level of goal attainment than that attained by the control group ( p = 0.0321) with a large effect size. The study provided evidence of an effective way to investigate and to enhance the available motor capacity of children with moderate to severe cerebral palsy during participation in requested daily task performance, as reflected in goal attainment. Goal attainment scales were a reliable measure that was able to be used to detect changes in functional goals among a highly heterogeneous population group with in idualized goals that were meaningful to each child and family.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 06-2022
DOI: 10.1016/J.JAGING.2022.101028
Abstract: The aim of this study was to learn more about the embodied experiences of people over 85 years and to gain a better understanding of how they make sense of the existential issues faced at this unique stage of life. This research is philosophically and methodologically underpinned by existential phenomenology, in particular embodiment theory, which allows exploration of everyday experiences and the personal meanings attributed to them. In-depth interviews with twenty purposively selected in iduals were analysed using Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis. Findings indicated that ways of being, relationships with others and one's place in the world continue to evolve into late life. Gerotranscendence theory best encapsulates lived experiences, with salient features including an increased need for deep reflection, positive solitude and meaningful relationships, among other features. This research provides new insights into how identity, meaning and the experience of the broader lifeworld are influenced by corporeal ageing.
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Date: 2016
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 2001
DOI: 10.1080/713662029
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 2009
Start Date: 2007
End Date: 2009
Funder: Australian Research Council
View Funded ActivityStart Date: 05-2007
End Date: 03-2011
Amount: $439,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
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