The “Fullfilling Life” (in Dutch: Volwaardig Leven) programme of the Netherlands Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport aimed to adjust the care for people with…
This PhD research focuses on improving collaboration between family members and professionals in the care and support of people with intellectual disabilities. What are the…
This research project involves a longitudinal follow-up study of previous PhD research investigating how people with mild intellectual disabilities perceive their family network and the…
Creating a meaningful life for people with intellectual disabilities requires collaboration between individuals, their informal networks (family, volunteers, and neighbors), and care professionals.
What is the best way to help people with mild intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviour work together more closely with their informal network (friends, family,…
Within this PhD project – with input from three different sources of knowledge (scientific knowledge, professional knowledge and experiential knowledge) – an intervention will be…
This study evaluated a short training course for support staff on providing ‘professional loving care’ for people with intellectual disabilities. The training course helped support…
This PhD research examined experiences of support in people with mild intellectual disabilities within their formal networks (professionals) and informal networks (family and friends). The…
This PhD research examined the evaluation of restrictions in daily care for people with moderate intellectual disabilities. Support staff, people with moderate intellectual disabilities, and…
Triple-C (Client, Coach, Competence) is a method used in the support and treatment of people with intellectual disabilities who display challenging behaviour. The aim of…
