scholarly journals Self-advocacy for people with intellectual disability in Sweden – organizational similarities and differences

2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ove Mallander ◽  
Therese Mineur ◽  
David Henderson ◽  
Magnus Tideman
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Power Distribution ◽  
Resource Dependency ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Self Advocacy ◽  
Distribution Rules ◽  
Local Environments ◽  
National Organizations ◽  
Similarities And Differences

Self-determination and the ability to express opinions and preferences are fundamental to all people. Self-advocacy (SA) among people with intellectual disability (PWID) presents opportunities for them to develop skills to have a say and influence changes in their local environments. The aim of this article is to explore and understand organizational similarities and differences of SA groups for PWID in Sweden by focusing their structures and activities. Within the theoretical framework of Resource-Dependency and New Institutional Perspectives, data from six Swedish SA groups belonging to two different national organizations, have been analyzed. Factors such as affinity and expectations show limited differences, while power distribution, rules and the role of support persons point to greater diversity. However, good relations within the local organizational field seems to be essential to maintain strong SA for PWID.

scholarly journals Self-Determination in People with Intellectual Disability: The Mediating Role of Opportunities

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (17) ◽  
pp. 6201
Author(s):  
Eva Vicente ◽  
Cristina Mumbardó-Adam ◽  
Verónica M. Guillén ◽  
Teresa Coma-Roselló ◽  
María-Ángeles Bravo-Álvarez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Disability Level ◽  
At Home

The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities have proclaimed the basic right of people to make one’s own choices, have an effective participation and inclusion. Research in the field of disability have stressed self-determination as a key construct because of its impact on their quality of life and the achievement of desired educational and adulthood related outcomes. Self-determination development must be promoted through specific strategies and especially, by providing tailored opportunities to practice those skills. Providing these opportunities across environments could be especially relevant as a facilitator of self-determination development. This manuscript aims to ascertain if opportunities at home and in the community to engage in self-determined actions are mediating the relationship between people intellectual disability level and their self-determination. Results have confirmed direct effects of intellectual disability level on self-determination scores. Indirect effects also predicted self-determination and almost all its related components (self-initiation, self-direction, self-regulation, self-realization, and empowerment) through opportunities in the community and at home. Autonomy was predicted by the intellectual disability level through an indirect effect of opportunities at home, but not in the community. These results highlight the need for further research to better operationalize and promote contextually rooted opportunities for people with intellectual disability to become more self-determined.

“I'm Supposed to Be In Charge”: Self-Advocates' Perspectives on Their Self-Determination Support Needs

2011 ◽  
Vol 49 (5) ◽  
pp. 327-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stacy L Nonnemacher ◽  
Linda M Bambara
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Social Influences ◽  
Social Supports ◽  
Qualitative Interview ◽  
Support Staff ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Support Needs ◽  
Advocacy Group ◽  
Self Advocacy ◽  
Qualitative Interview Study

Abstract In this qualitative interview study, we explored the perceptions of adults with intellectual disability regarding interpersonal or social supports needed to express their own self-determination. Specifically, 10 adults, all members of a self-advocacy group, were asked to discuss their understanding of the term self-determination and ways in which support staff have either supported or inhibited their self-determination. Ten themes characterizing supportive and impeding staff actions were identified. The need for greater exploration of environmental and social influences on self-determination is emphasized.

scholarly journals Understanding the Motivational Dynamics Among Unemployed Individuals: Refreshing Insights from the Self-Determination Theory Perspective

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maarten Vansteenkiste ◽  
Anja Van den Broeck
Keyword(s):  
Social Context ◽  
Job Search ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Human Motivation ◽  
The Social ◽  
Similarities And Differences

Although the role of motivation has been emphasized in the field of unemployment and job search, the motivational dynamics underlying unemployed individuals’ behavior have not yet received the attention they deserve. In this chapter, we present a motivational perspective grounded in self-determination theory (SDT), a macrotheory focusing on human motivation in the social context. We discuss basic principles of SDT and formulate seven propositions that have direct relevance for the fields of unemployment and job search. In discussing these propositions, we elucidate similarities and differences between SDT and various frameworks in the unemployment and job search literature and cover the available empirical evidence in the realm of SDT in these fields. Given that the literatures on job search and unemployment have been developed fairly independently, we conclude that SDT represents a promising theory to bridge these two fields and may equally provide useful guidelines for practitioners in the field.

Understanding practitioners’ needs in supporting self-determination in people with intellectual disability.

2020 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 341-351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Mumbardó-Adam ◽  
Eva Vicente Sánchez ◽  
David Simó-Pinatella ◽  
Teresa Coma Roselló
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Self Determination
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