This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund The current longitudinal study followed children who participated together with their mothers in a study conducted thirteen years ago and examined the relationships between the characteristics of their initial relationship with their mothers in childhood and the social-emotional abilities of today's adolescents. The study method included research tools based on non-verbal expressions: the Joint Painting Procedure (JPP) allows interaction analysis ...
This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund Research has indicated a significant association between using digital communication technologies and a reduced sense of loneliness among elders from the general population. However, this issue has received scant attention among older adults with an intellectual disability (ID). The preset study addressed this gap by examining the adoption process of accessible digital communication technology to maintain contact between older adults ...
This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund The present study was the first to examine the effective use of video prompting strategy using an iPad device among six older adult participants (over 50 years old) diagnosed with moderate and moderate-severe intellectual and developmental disabilities, who live in a residential care facility in Israel. Participants managed to learn how perform two new employment tasks by watching short video ...
This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund A literature review we recently conducted on the subject of art therapy with people with Intellectual Developmental Disabilities (IDD) describes the importance and contribution of art therapy to this unique population; however, it is clearly evident that there are very few publications in the field and most articles are not empirical. In the absence of sufficient research and theoretical conceptualization, ...
This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund Families of people with intellectual developmental disabilities in the ultra-Orthodox society may experience damage to their image and prestige, and may therefore keep the disability a secret from their environment. This study examined the meaning given to caring for children with IDD from three perspectives: fathers, mothers, and social workers. The study shows the importance of implementing a culture-sensitive intervention ...
This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund Researchers from the University of Haifa and Ono Academic College in collaboration and funding of “Keren Shalem”, initiated and developed a questionnaire that will assess eating problems of people with intellectual developmental disabilities (IDD). The questionnaire was based on "Aut-Eat" questionnaire for autistic people and was adapted to the unique needs of those with IDD. In the present study, the ...
This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund For women with disabilities, and in particular women with intellectual disability (ID), the right to parenthood and motherhood is undermined due to negative social perceptions. The present study focused on empowering aspects of the mothering experience of women with intellectual disability .The study interviewed 11 women with cognitive disability who lives in the community and raise their children. The study ...
This work was supported by Shalem Fund. Aim of the study: To describe and analyze the experience of the aging ultra-Orthodox family alongside and with a person with developmental intellectual disabilities in home and out-of-home placement from an ecological point of view. Method: In the qualitative study, 14 family units were sampled and various circles of belonging relevant to the aging family, were interviewed in depth. Findings: Three themes emerged ...
This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund working with people with Intellectual Developmental Disability, IDD, and the relationship between him and the recipient of his support. In the sample included 61 service providers and 95 service recipients. Findings indicated that the sample was divided between those who expressed Humanistic orientation compared to those with a medical perception; the humanists gave high assessment scores regarding the ability of ...
This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund This study investigates the experience of siblings to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in immigrant families from the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR). A qualitative paradigm was used, in this study, by interviewing ten individuals, who are siblings to a brother or sister with IDD. A qualitative content analysis of the interviews transcripts revealed five main ...