Examples of individual supported living for adults with intellectual disability

Background: This article provides a qualitative account of four models of support for adults with intellectual disability in individual supported living (ISL) arrangements. Materials and Methods: Completion of the first 50 evaluations of 150 arrangements for the third phase of the ISL project provid...

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Main Authors: Cocks, Errol, Thoresen, Stian, O'Brien, P., McVilly, K., Thomson, Allyson, Gadow, F., Crosbie, J., Prain, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2016
Online Access:http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP140100522
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9918
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author Cocks, Errol
Thoresen, Stian
O'Brien, P.
McVilly, K.
Thomson, Allyson
Gadow, F.
Crosbie, J.
Prain, M.
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Thoresen, Stian
O'Brien, P.
McVilly, K.
Thomson, Allyson
Gadow, F.
Crosbie, J.
Prain, M.
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description Background: This article provides a qualitative account of four models of support for adults with intellectual disability in individual supported living (ISL) arrangements. Materials and Methods: Completion of the first 50 evaluations of 150 arrangements for the third phase of the ISL project provided the examples. Results: Four approaches are described: living alone, co-residency, relationship and host family. Within each type, wide variations occur particularly based on security of tenure, formal and informal support and management variations. Conclusion: Fifty evaluations so far illustrated a wide range of approaches to ISL, providing evidence of the critical importance of the formal and informal support environment and reinforcing the contention that ISL is appropriate for people with high support needs.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-99182017-09-13T14:50:15Z Examples of individual supported living for adults with intellectual disability Cocks, Errol Thoresen, Stian O'Brien, P. McVilly, K. Thomson, Allyson Gadow, F. Crosbie, J. Prain, M. Background: This article provides a qualitative account of four models of support for adults with intellectual disability in individual supported living (ISL) arrangements. Materials and Methods: Completion of the first 50 evaluations of 150 arrangements for the third phase of the ISL project provided the examples. Results: Four approaches are described: living alone, co-residency, relationship and host family. Within each type, wide variations occur particularly based on security of tenure, formal and informal support and management variations. Conclusion: Fifty evaluations so far illustrated a wide range of approaches to ISL, providing evidence of the critical importance of the formal and informal support environment and reinforcing the contention that ISL is appropriate for people with high support needs. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9918 10.1177/1744629516629854 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP140100522 fulltext
spellingShingle Cocks, Errol
Thoresen, Stian
O'Brien, P.
McVilly, K.
Thomson, Allyson
Gadow, F.
Crosbie, J.
Prain, M.
Examples of individual supported living for adults with intellectual disability
title Examples of individual supported living for adults with intellectual disability
title_full Examples of individual supported living for adults with intellectual disability
title_fullStr Examples of individual supported living for adults with intellectual disability
title_full_unstemmed Examples of individual supported living for adults with intellectual disability
title_short Examples of individual supported living for adults with intellectual disability
title_sort examples of individual supported living for adults with intellectual disability
url http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP140100522
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9918