A Pioneer Tool to Reduce Restrictive Practices toward People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Reducing restrictive practices toward individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities is a globally recognized imperative and human rights priority. This paper presents a novel tool called LibRe for assessing and reducing restrictive practices. This tool involved an instrumental multistage design and collaboration between professionals, individuals with disabilities, family members, and experts from different fields. It […]

A Qualitative Approach to the Analysis of Digital Leisure of the University Student Population

Introduction. The study focuses on understanding how university students at the University of Salamanca use their free time and whether these activities are healthy from a socio-educational perspective. Goals and Methods. The main objective is to explore the opinion of USAL students about digital leisure. The research was carried out using a qualitative methodology, specifically […]

Leisure education in youth with developmental disabilities: Effects on individual quality of life, adaptive behavior, and family quality of life

Leisure participation enhances the learning of adaptive skills and the quality of life in youth with developmental disabilities. The goal of this study was to evaluate the effects of a leisure education program in individuals with developmental disabilities in terms of adaptive behavior and quality of life. Nine participants divided into two small groups and […]