"A Story to Tell:" Learning from the Life-Stories of Older People with Intellectual Disabilities in Ireland

Autor/inn/en	Hamilton, Carol; Atkinson, Dorothy
Titel	"A Story to Tell:" Learning from the Life-Stories of Older People with Intellectual Disabilities in Ireland
Quelle	In: British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 37 (2009) 4, S.316-322 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1354-4187
DOI	10.1111/j.1468-3156.2009.00588.x
Schlagwörter	Mental Retardation; Foreign Countries; Labeling (of Persons); Older Adults; Personal Narratives; Social Isolation; Interaction; Interpersonal Relationship; Social Influences; Quality of Life; Social Services; Social Bias; Ireland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geistige Behinderung; Ausland; Labeling-Ansatz; Älterer Erwachsener; Erlebniserzählung; Soziale Isolation; Interaktion; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Sozialer Einfluss; Lebensqualität; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste; Irland
Abstract	This article draws on life-stories told by older people with intellectual disabilities for a research study in the Republic of Ireland. Research participants recalled their experiences of confinement, coercion and exclusion that resulted from their being labelled as having intellectual disabilities. Participants also recalled the positive interactions with workers and family members that sustained them during these difficult times. Extracts from these narratives show how past medical and social processes interlinked to classify members of this group as "deficient" or "lacking" in some way. Life-stories collected in this project illustrate the value of a narrative approach to exploring how services might begin to enhance the quality of support currently provided to older people with intellectual disabilities. However, life-story work in a service setting is far from straightforward, and support is needed for staff involved in this process. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10