Practices of Forming an Inclusive Living Environment for People with Mental Disabilities: A Case Study of a Supported Living Project
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https://doi.org/10.14515/monitoring.2025.6.3012Keywords:
independency, social inclusion, inclusive living environment, supported living, people with mental disabilitiesAbstract
The article explicates and describes practices that contribute to the formation of an inclusive living space for adolescents and young adults with mental disabilities. These practices are aimed at teaching people with mental disabilities to use the living space to realize their desires and needs. The authors use the example of one of the Moscow projects of educational supported living and base their analysis on the materials of the included observations and 20 interviews with clients and teachers, collected in the case study format. The thematic analysis of the data allowed to illustrate ways to minimize the impact of the environment and design an inclusive living space: 1) through a description of the physical space of the apartment and interaction with it; 2) through a description of the social environment and interaction within it. At the same time, the authors were able to establish that practices within the supported living project apartment embody the project’s values of independence, choice, and respect for others. Data analysis revealed that that an increase in the level of independence occurs through a decrease in the level of support provided in each specific interaction. Learning independence of people with mental disabilities takes place not in simulated learning situations, but in real circumstances — through the decomposition of complex everyday skills into smaller elements. The practices proposed for consideration are aimed at teaching clients to exist with others, to understand that independence and choice are limited by available resources, context and respect for the other. Developing the ability to follow the rules, which in turn are some kind of instruction for behavior in society, allows one to master skills with a steadily decreasing level of support.
Acknowledgments. The article was prepared within the framework of the Basic Research Program at HSE University.
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