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 ...
This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund The present study examines differences in Muslim social workers and Imams' recommendations regarding marriage/divorce and child custody Issues of persons with intellectual disabilities and mental illness. The population studied consisted of the majority of the Muslim social workers (138), working in 11 social service departments in the Northern Triangle municipalities and most of the imams (48) employed by the Interior ...
This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund This report presents findings from five years of longitudinal research that examined life in the community as perceived by young adults with intellectual developmental disabilities and their parents, using quantitative and qualitative methodologies. The study included 126 young persons and their parents. The young persons’ age at entry to the study ranged from 15-30 years (M = 20.33, SD = ...
This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund for Development of Services for People with Intellectual Disabilities in the Local Councils in Israel The present study is a quantitative study conducted with the aim to examine the relationship between social networks participation and the social capability among 101 people with Intellectual developmental disabilities in the age of over 21 mediated by the feeling of loneliness and the recession ...
This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund for Development of Services for People with Intellectual Disabilities in the Local Councils in Israel The study examined and evaluated the contribution of the work of two therapeutic clowns in a cluster of kindergartens for children with developmental disabilities in the framework of free interactive and humorous play (clownish play). The evaluation focused on the playing skills of the children, ...
This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund for Development of Services for People with Intellectual Disabilities in the Local Councils in Israel People with mild to moderate Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities often find it difficult to integrate into the workplace. This project included the development of demonstration and learning videos, examining their usability and their use for intervention to promote the social skills required in the ...