Community football teams for people with intellectual disabilities in secure settings : "They take you off the ward, it was like a nice day, and then you get like medals at the end"
By: Hudson, Nicholas Andrew.
Contributor(s): Mrozik, Jennifer Hella | White, Rose | Northend, Kristian | Moore, Steve | Lister, Katherine | Rayner, Kelly.
Series: Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities 31 (2) March 2018: 213-225. 2018Disc region: text file PDF rda.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resource Subject(s): INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY | MEN | SECURE SERVICES | EXERCISE | BENEFITSOnline resources: Read this Article Summary: People with learning disabilities (LD) are particularly vulnerable to mental health and behavioural difficulties, and it has been shown that regular exercise can improve psychosocial well‐being as well as physical fitness. This research aims to explore the experiences of men with LD detained in secure settings who have engaged in community football training programmes and identify the benefits of such provision.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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People with learning disabilities (LD) are particularly vulnerable to mental health and behavioural difficulties, and it has been shown that regular exercise can improve psychosocial well‐being as well as physical fitness. This research aims to explore the experiences of men with LD detained in secure settings who have engaged in community football training programmes and identify the benefits of such provision.
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