Implementation of speech therapy with persons with intellectual disabilities in Ukraine during May-June 2022
Background: Intellectual disability (ID) is a condition that requires complex systematic special support, including speech therapy. Speech therapists in Ukraine face professional challenges in working with persons with ID in the conditions of the military conflict with the Russian Federation. This q...
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sg-ntu-dr.10356-1727852023-12-20T01:39:04Z Implementation of speech therapy with persons with intellectual disabilities in Ukraine during May-June 2022 Apukhtina, Viktoriia Neoh, Michelle Jin Yee Dimitriou, Dagmara Soloviova, Tetiana Esposito, Gianluca School of Social Sciences Social sciences::Psychology Speech Therapy Intellectual Disabilities Background: Intellectual disability (ID) is a condition that requires complex systematic special support, including speech therapy. Speech therapists in Ukraine face professional challenges in working with persons with ID in the conditions of the military conflict with the Russian Federation. This qualitative study offers a representation of the situation of speech therapy practice in Ukraine in May-June 2022, and the impact of military conflict on persons with ID and their families. Methods: The current study made use of an adaptation of the five-step IPSE approach. Ten Ukrainian speech therapists were interviewed. Due to subjective and objective reasons arising from the current situation in Ukraine, data collection through sampling was limited. Results: A general framework based on two central axes of experience was applied in the data analysis. The two axes are: 1) Speech therapy of persons with ID in Ukraine and 2) Impact of the military situation on speech therapy in Ukraine. The following key categories of the speech therapy experience were discussed: 1) Therapeutic Activities, 2) Clients, 3) Challenges and 4) Emotional wellbeing. The results are presented for each category and discussed in terms of both central axes of experience. Additional considerations of the speech therapy experience in Ukraine that were raised during the interviews are also briefly discussed. Conclusions: Our results indicate the problem of organizing speech therapy assistance for persons with ID from Ukraine during the analysed period. The consequences of the situation in the country on speech therapists, people with ID, and their families are discussed highlighting difficulties, challenges as well as emerging positive attitudes. V.A. was supported by a grant awarded by the Department of Psychology and Cognitive Science and the Doctoral Programme in Cognitive Science at the University of Trento. 2023-12-20T01:39:04Z 2023-12-20T01:39:04Z 2023 Journal Article Apukhtina, V., Neoh, M. J. Y., Dimitriou, D., Soloviova, T. & Esposito, G. (2023). Implementation of speech therapy with persons with intellectual disabilities in Ukraine during May-June 2022. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 132, 104376-. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2022.104376 0891-4222 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/172785 10.1016/j.ridd.2022.104376 36459825 2-s2.0-85144589478 132 104376 en Research in Developmental Disabilities © 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Background: Intellectual disability (ID) is a condition that requires complex systematic special support, including speech therapy. Speech therapists in Ukraine face professional challenges in working with persons with ID in the conditions of the military conflict with the Russian Federation. This qualitative study offers a representation of the situation of speech therapy practice in Ukraine in May-June 2022, and the impact of military conflict on persons with ID and their families. Methods: The current study made use of an adaptation of the five-step IPSE approach. Ten Ukrainian speech therapists were interviewed. Due to subjective and objective reasons arising from the current situation in Ukraine, data collection through sampling was limited. Results: A general framework based on two central axes of experience was applied in the data analysis. The two axes are: 1) Speech therapy of persons with ID in Ukraine and 2) Impact of the military situation on speech therapy in Ukraine. The following key categories of the speech therapy experience were discussed: 1) Therapeutic Activities, 2) Clients, 3) Challenges and 4) Emotional wellbeing. The results are presented for each category and discussed in terms of both central axes of experience. Additional considerations of the speech therapy experience in Ukraine that were raised during the interviews are also briefly discussed. Conclusions: Our results indicate the problem of organizing speech therapy assistance for persons with ID from Ukraine during the analysed period. The consequences of the situation in the country on speech therapists, people with ID, and their families are discussed highlighting difficulties, challenges as well as emerging positive attitudes. |
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Implementation of speech therapy with persons with intellectual disabilities in Ukraine during May-June 2022 |
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