School of Social Work and Criminology, Université Laval and Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation and Social Integration (CIRRIS), Québec, Canada.
Department of Psychology, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, Canada.
J Appl Res Intellect Disabil. 2024 Nov;37(6):e13308. doi: 10.1111/jar.13308.
This exploratory study aimed to enhance the understanding of practitioners' experiences within LGBTQ+ community organisations when providing interventions for LGBTQ+ individuals with intellectual disabilities. Three specific objectives were outlined: to document the situations and challenges encountered by practitioners; to identify perceived needs among LGBTQ+ individuals with intellectual disabilities and to elicit their suggestions for recommendations to improve services.
A qualitative approach, involving in-depth interviews with 12 Québec-based LGBTQ+ community practitioners, underwent content analysis.
Findings were organised around three themes: perceived support needs of LGBTQ+ people with intellectual disabilities; challenges experienced in intervention and recommendations to improve services. Findings reveal that practitioners frequently face significant challenges when supporting LGBTQ+ individuals with intellectual disabilities, who often struggle with multiple daily challenges and insufficient support.
The study highlights the need to empower LGBTQ+ organisations with essential skills and foster partnerships with public service staff to ensure a more inclusive, intersectional approach.
本探索性研究旨在增进人们对从业者在为 LGBTQ+ 群体中有智力障碍的个体提供干预措施时在 LGBTQ+ 社区组织中所面临情况和挑战的理解。概述了三个具体目标：记录从业者所遇到的情况和挑战；确定 LGBTQ+ 群体中有智力障碍的个体的感知需求，并征求他们对改善服务的建议。
采用定性方法，对 12 名来自魁北克的 LGBTQ+ 社区从业者进行了深入访谈，并进行了内容分析。
研究结果围绕三个主题组织：LGBTQ+ 群体中有智力障碍的个体的感知支持需求；干预过程中遇到的挑战以及改善服务的建议。研究结果表明，从业者在支持 LGBTQ+ 群体中有智力障碍的个体时经常面临重大挑战，这些个体经常面临多种日常挑战和支持不足的问题。
本研究强调了赋予 LGBTQ+ 组织必要技能并与公共服务人员建立伙伴关系的必要性，以确保更具包容性和交叉性的方法。
