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Attitudes of Key Professionals towards People with Intellectual Disabilities and their Inclusion in Society: A Qualitative Study in an Indonesian Context

Handoyo, RT; Ali, A; Scior, K; Hassiotis, A; (2018) Attitudes of Key Professionals towards People with Intellectual Disabilities and their Inclusion in Society: A Qualitative Study in an Indonesian Context. Transcultural Psychiatry (In press). Green open access

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Abstract

This study aimed to explore key professionals’ attitudes towards people with intellectual disability (ID) and inclusion of said people in the community. Eighteen participants from three professional groups, comprising health practitioner (medical doctors, psychologists), mainstream/special education teachers, and religious leaders (Islam, Catholicism, Protestantism, Hindu, and Buddhist) were recruited. Semi-structured interviews, aided by two vignettes depicting mild and severe ID, were conducted. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the data. Seven themes were identified exploring perceived causes; use of terminology; attitudes towards people with ID; attitudes towards inclusion, religion and ID; family-centric support, and challenges faced by people with ID in a wider context. Perceived capabilities of persons with ID were found to influence attitudes towards people with ID and their inclusion. Availability and accessibility of good quality services were also found to influence attitudes towards the inclusion of people with ID. Cultural factors related to attitudes towards ID are discussed.

Type: Article
Title: Attitudes of Key Professionals towards People with Intellectual Disabilities and their Inclusion in Society: A Qualitative Study in an Indonesian Context
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
Publisher version: http://journals.sagepub.com/home/tps
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Intellectual disabilities, attitudes, professional, culture, Indonesia
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences > Clinical, Edu and Hlth Psychology
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Division of Psychiatry
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10053799
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