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- Title
Promoting the independence of people with intellectual disabilities.
- Authors
Aldridge J
- Abstract
The article emphasizes the relevance of independence to people with intellectual disabilities. It presents a person-centered assessment of independence, along with ways to promote independence and how deal with the barriers. The author concludes that independence is an important part of becoming a person, particularly to people with intellectual disabilities.
- Subjects
ATTITUDE (Psychology); DECISION making; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH promotion; MEDICAL education; PEOPLE with intellectual disabilities; NURSING assessment; LEGAL status of patients; PATIENT safety; REFLECTION (Philosophy); DISABILITIES; CONTINUING education units; PATIENT-centered care; PSYCHOSOCIAL factors
- Publication
Learning Disability Practice, 2010, Vol 13, Issue 9, p31
- ISSN
1465-8712
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.7748/ldp2010.11.13.9.31.c8097