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A Balance of Social Inclusion and Risks: Staff Perceptions of Information and Communication technology in the Daily Life of Young Adults with Mild to Moderate Intellectual Disability in a Social Care Context
Mälardalen University, School of Health, Care and Social Welfare, Västerås, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2929-9902
Mälardalen University, School of Health, Careand Social Welfare, Eskilstuna, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5976-5193
Mälardalen University, School of Health, Careand Social Welfare, Eskilstuna, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3680-9341
Dalarna University, School of Education, Health and Social Studies, Falun, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2511-9502
2019 (English)In: Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, ISSN 1741-1122, E-ISSN 1741-1130, Vol. 16, no 3, p. 171-179Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Background: Information and communication technology (ICT) has increased in importance and facilitates participation in several life areas throughout society. However, young adults with mild to moderate intellectual disability make less use ICT than the general population. Disability services staff play a central role in supporting and enabling service users in daily life, and their perceptions of ICT are important to their role in service provision.

Aim: To describe staff perceptions of the role of ICT and how it affects daily life in young adults with mild to moderate intellectual disability living in residential homes.

Method: Focus group interviews and individual interviews were conducted with staff working in residential homes in which young adults with mild to moderate intellectual disability live. All materials were transcribed verbatim and analysed using latent content analysis.

Findings: Staff perceived ICT and, more specifically, the Internet as being supportive of both daily life and social relationships of these young adults, but they also viewed ICT as posing social risks. Perceptions of and support for ICT were related to staff perceptions about what is appropriate and manageable in relation to an individual resident’s functioning level. Staff members also considered the views of parents about appropriate content when providing support.

Discussion: Staff in residential homes for young adults with mild to moderate intellectual disability use their implicit moral judgement about the use of ICT by residents. Their enablement of and support for ICT are not primarily based on the service user’s wishes or interests. This finding implies a risk that the organization of a conflict-free service provision is a higher priority than service users’ participation in social life.

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Hoboken: Wiley , 2019. Vol. 16, no 3, p. 171-179
Keywords [en]
Information and communication technology, intellectual disabilities, participation, social care, moral work
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Social Work
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URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-108793DOI: 10.1111/jppi.12278ISI: 000487831200003Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85062493953OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-108793DiVA, id: diva2:1803154
Available from: 2023-10-06 Created: 2023-10-06 Last updated: 2023-10-10Bibliographically approved

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