Research Projects Conducted in COPE Foundation 2000-2004

 

ireland pic   ireland pic   ireland pic

 

  • The Ageing Process in People with Learning Disability: A Comparison Study of People With and Without Down Syndrome.

  • A Survey of Problem Behaviour Among the Client Population of COPE Foundation.

  • The Relationship Between Memory Skills (Auditory and Visual) and Reading and Spelling Ability for a Sample of Children with Specific Learning Disabilities

  • A Repertory Grid Study of Siblings Perspectives of Family Members Coping Styles in the Presence of a Sibling with an Intellectual Disability.

  • Patterns of Leisure and Recreation use of Adolescents with a Mild Learning Disability.

  • Needs and Future Service Requirements of Former COPE Foundation Clients.

  • Euro Awareness with People with Intellectual Disabilities

  • Euro Awareness and Training with Adult Clients of COPE Foundation

  • Continuing the Successful Integration of Preschool Children with a Mild/Moderate Learning Disability into Local/Community Preschools

  • Evaluation of Home Support: A Pilot Scheme for Pre-School Attenders

  • Parents Perceptions and Experience of the Early Intervention Service Within COPE Foundation.

  • Sibshops: An Evaluation of An Interagency Model

  • Improving Handwriting Skills of Students with Specific Learning Difficulties. Is Occupational Therapy Intervention Effective?

  • An Evaluation of the Quality of Life of Clients with Severe Learning Disabilities in Small Group Homes.

  • Parents’ Perceptions of Respite Care Facilities Within COPE Foundation For Their Child With A Learning Disability.

  • An Exploration of Supported Employment within COPE Foundation

  • Volunteering in COPE Foundation: Antecedents, Experiences and Consequences of Volunteering

  • Preparation for Independent Living

  • A Comparative Study: Staff Perceptions of Bereavement and Learning Disability and the Experience of Bereavement among Adults with a Learning Disability

  • Evaluation of the Three-Day Training Course ‘Understanding and Responding to Challenging Behaviour’

  • An Investigation into the Relationship Between Symbolic Understanding, Symbolic Play and Language Development of Children with Down Syndrome

  • A Study of the Needs of Adults with Intellectual Disability Living Independently Within the Community.

  • Work For All: A video depicting the lives of people with intellectual disability in open employment. A project funded by the EYPD

  • An Evaluation of COPE Foundation Drop-In Club

  • Early Intervention Family Support Pilot Project

  • Learning Language and Loving it: An Approach to Collaboration between Speech and Language Therapists and Educators

  • Bereavement support practices within COPE Foundation; An exploratory study