1. The Process of Transitioning Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities to Community Living in Manitoba: What Can We Learn from Community Agencies?
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McCombe, Lindsay, Cameranesi, Margherita, Baranowski, Maria, Kostal, Kayla, Heschuk, Jenna, and Shooshtari, Shahin
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DEVELOPMENTAL disabilities , *INTELLECTUAL disabilities , *PEOPLE with developmental disabilities , *LEARNING communities , *INDEPENDENT living , *TRANSITION to adulthood , *SELF advocacy , *DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION - Abstract
The process of supporting persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) to move from an institution to homes in the community is complex. Staff who work in the community homes and provide care post-transition play an important role throughout the process, but limited research has examined the process from their perspective. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to explore the experiences of community agency staff, who supported adults with IDD with their transition from St.Amant's Health and Transition Services (Winnipeg, Manitoba) and provide post-transition care in their new homes in the community. Twentysix community agency staff (i.e., group home managers, coordinators or supervisors, and directors) participated in an online survey that examined three main areas: (a) the selection criteria St.Amant used to identify candidates for community transitions, (b) the process St.Amant used to implement community transitions, and (c) the support community agency staff received from St.Amant throughout the transition process. Overall, survey respondents evaluated the community transitions process positively. Further, community agency staff indicated they were supportive of future community transitions and recommend using the same selection criteria guided by individualized transition plans. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023