What is it about?
People with intellectual disabilities and professionals discuss about what are the role and functions of professionals when supporting people to live independently.
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Why is it important?
People with intellectual disabilities and professionals don't have the same opinions about the role of the professionals when they help people to live more independently. Listening the voices of people that receives support is important to understand what are the support they value.
Perspectives
It was a pleasure working in this research because having the opportunity to listen to the voices of people help you as a researcher to understand the challenges of giving and receiving support. It is important to know about both perspectives to have a more global comprenension of such challenges.
Dr Maria Pallisera
University of Girona
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This page is a summary of: The role of professionals in promoting independent living: Perspectives of self-advocates and front-line managers, Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, May 2018, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/jar.12470.
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