Daily activities: a way to social inclusion for persons with intellectual disabilities?
2017 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE credits
Student thesis
Sustainable development
Sustainable development according to the University's criteria is not relevant for the essay/thesis
Abstract [en]
Background: Social inclusion is an issue for persons with intellectual disability; the group often suffer from discrimination on the open labour market and are subject to social exclusion. Persons with intellectual disability have the right to daily activities that have the intention to lead to an employment on the open labour market. By exploring and identifying issues regarding social inclusion for persons with intellectual disabilities at daily activities, there is a possibility to lift forward the voice of an excluded group. The results of this study can serve as information about the current status of social inclusion at daily activities centres.
Objective: To investigate if and how daily activities for persons with intellectual disabilities can lead to social inclusion.
Methods: Five supervisors that work alongside persons with intellectual disabilities at the daily activities centre were interviewed. Inductive thematic analysis was used to interpret the data material gathered.
Results: Activities to enhance social inclusion did not take place at the daily activities centres. Persons with intellectual disabilities had severe difficulties to achieve an employment on equal terms as persons without disabilities on the open labour market.
Conclusion: In order to achieve a higher degree of social inclusion for persons with intellectual disabilities at the daily activities centre following is needed; individual planning, a high degree of service user influence and sufficient financial- and human resources.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2017. , p. 48
Keywords [en]
Intellectual disabilities, LSS, Daily Activities, Open labour market, Social Inclusion, Persons with disabilities, Intellectual impairment
Keywords [sv]
Intellektuella funktionshinder, LSS, Funktionsnedsättning, Daglig verksamhet, Öppen arbetsmarknad, social inkludering
National Category
Social Work
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-23363OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hig-23363DiVA, id: diva2:1068002
Subject / course
Social work
Educational program
Social work – specialisation in international social work (in eng)
Presentation
2017-01-18, Gävle Högskola, Gävle, 10:45 (English)
Supervisors
Examiners
2017-01-242017-01-242025-10-02Bibliographically approved