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How should we support families of people with intellectual disability to promote their self-determination? A Delphi
Cristina Mumbardó-Adam1, Araceli Arellano2, Eva Vicente3
1Department of Cognition, Development and Learning, Faculty of Psychology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Background And Aims:
Self-determination related skills are central for achieving a life of quality for people with intellectual disability and develop as the person interacts with his/her contexts, such as home. As such, families are crucial agents in supporting the self-determination of their children with intellectual disability, although to date, little is known about how to support those families.
Methods:
To address this need, the present study used a Delphi technique to build and reach a consensus on the critical components that should inform interventions targeting families to promote their children's self-determination.
Results:
Academics and professionals participated in this three-round Delphi study that concluded with a 90-item list of critical components for intervention, concretely relating to general principles, format, content, and methodology.
Conclusions:
This knowledge has the potential to guide emergent intervention initiatives to support families in fostering their children's self-determination. Implications for research and practice fields are provided and discussed.
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