Abstract
In this chapter we will briefly describe the supports paradigm and examine a variety of examples of how supports have been operationalized. Specifically, we will analyse (a) what is the supports paradigm, (b) conceptualization of support needs, (c) support-needs assessment, (d) resource allocation, (e) active support, (f) support, function, and outcomes, and (g) culture and support. As appropriate, these analyses will focus on the individual level (microsystem), the organization level (mesosystem), and the level of service systems and society (macrosystem).
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Cross-Cultural Quality of Life: Enhancing the Lives of People with Intellectual Disability |
| Editors | Robert L. Schalock, Kenneth D. Keith |
| Place of Publication | U.S. |
| Publisher | American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities |
| Pages | 133-142 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Edition | 2nd |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780996506847 |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |