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Good Practices Towards Inclusion, Activity and Participation of Children with Complex and Intense Support Needs

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Resumo:Children with multiple and complex disabilities are often relegated to passive, institutional care. To promote inclusive and active lives, a European collaborative group (care providers, parents, trainers) developed an in-service training framework and defined good practices, aligning with the UNCRPD. A four-stage international Delphi procedure, involving local professionals and parents, established criteria for good practices enabling participation and activation, and identified responding examples. Fifty-nine participants (professionals and parents) from eight EU countries selected 12 quality criteria (e.g., quality of life, inclusive learning, family-centeredness, teamwork). They nominated 29 projects meeting five or more criteria. The examples demonstrate that children with severe multiple disabilities can achieve meaningful inclusive education and activities, provided adequate support and staff/parent understanding of how to deliver it.
Autores principais:Candeias, Adelinda
Outros Autores:Lebeer, Jo; Portelada, Antonio; Schraepen, Beno; Nijland, Mia; Plivard, Christine; Orban, Reka; Batiz, Eniko; Tsoneva, Magdalena; Neerinckx, Heleen; Roidi, Marina
Assunto:activity and participation children with complex and intense support needs profound intellectual and multiple disability Good practices inclusion quality of life
Ano:2025
País:Portugal
Tipo de documento:artigo
Tipo de acesso:acesso restrito
Instituição associada:Universidade de Évora
Idioma:inglês
Origem:Repositório Científico da Universidade de Évora
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Resumo:Children with multiple and complex disabilities are often relegated to passive, institutional care. To promote inclusive and active lives, a European collaborative group (care providers, parents, trainers) developed an in-service training framework and defined good practices, aligning with the UNCRPD. A four-stage international Delphi procedure, involving local professionals and parents, established criteria for good practices enabling participation and activation, and identified responding examples. Fifty-nine participants (professionals and parents) from eight EU countries selected 12 quality criteria (e.g., quality of life, inclusive learning, family-centeredness, teamwork). They nominated 29 projects meeting five or more criteria. The examples demonstrate that children with severe multiple disabilities can achieve meaningful inclusive education and activities, provided adequate support and staff/parent understanding of how to deliver it.