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Research Article | Open Access
Volume 1 2009 | None
Intervention Practices in Kokebe Tsibah Special Unit for Children with Intellectual Disabilities: An Ethiopian Experience
Fantahun Admas
Pages: 15-31
Abstract
This paper focuses on the intervention practices of Kokebe Tsibah special unit for children withintellectual disabilities. The data were collected through interview of three teachers who served for20 years in the unit, observation of teachers and children, and analysis of documents. Qualitativedata analysis was employed to analyze the data. The results indicated that children with intellectualdisabilities received interventions in the form of educational, adaptive skills and vocationalintervention. Teachers practice intervention in the unit by providing educational intervention,adaptive skills training and vocational training for children with intellectual disabilities.Considerable results are recorded through the application of these intervention practices.Stakeholders should fully involve in the intervention of children with intellectual disabilities.
Keywords
Intellectual disabilities; intervention; educational intervention; adaptive skills; vocational skills.
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