The Nanjing Mentally Retarded Groups And Their Social Support

Mentally retarded, by definition, intellectual disability, is the intelligence was significantly lower than the level of ordinary people, and the obstacles associated with adaptive behavior. Such disability is due to the structure of the nervous system dysfunction, individual activities and participation is restricted, the needs of the environment to provide comprehensive, extensive, limited and intermittent support. With intellectual disabilities include:mental development during the period (before the age of18), a variety of harmful factors lead to mental retardation or mental retardation; or mental maturation, due to various harmful factors cause mental damage, or noticeable drop in IQ."Using qualitative research methods in the literature, participant observation, interviews, to study the Nanjing mentally retarded groups and their social support. I use the double identity of internships and volunteer work, be given the opportunity, and care nursing home in the C more than three months participant observation, and seminars during this period by the project, the Parents Association, outside the field of special education experts to Ning to carry out lectures CDPF officials, NGO person in charge of parents of mentally retarded persons, in-depth interviews to collect data, analyze the data I found:the government started to pay attention to building a harmonious society, the mentally retarded groups, but far to support the strength and support functions far enough; NGOs play an increasingly important role in the field of social services, private mental retardation care institutions still faced with the plight of the survival and development; some mentally retarded people parents no longer complain about the unfair fate, start-raising action heating ", the establishment of mutual support groups, help, mutual aid and self-help, the establishment of parents "associations, to enhance the social support function of mentally retarded persons, the Parents’Association members or donations, or contribute to, is trying to innovation, calling for social concern and universal participation, intellectual, psychiatric disabilities who seek employment opportunities, intellect, fine impaired people live in dignity and to spare no effort.The six parts of the research content:Part Ⅰ:Introduction to explain the origins of the study, significance, choices and limitations of the interview subjects and research methods.Part Ⅱ:concept and research literature on the definition and evolution of mentally retarded, the theoretical framework of the concept of mental retardation-support and support systems. And social support were explained.Part Ⅲ:In this paper an overview of the mentally retarded group, the national groups of mentally retarded, the Nanjing mentally retarded groups overview description and female mentally retarded persons and mentally retarded persons fertility problems has conducted a preliminary analysis.Part Ⅳ:This paper describes the Nanjing community for the mentally retarded groups provide social support for the status quo, is described from the government, families, volunteers tripartite face of the community to support the status quo.Part Ⅴ:This paper describes the development of social support provided by the Nanjing community for the mentally retarded groups, nursing home care by the government vigorously to create mentally retarded, community support and home raised residual NGO model of innovation, mentally retarded parents set up the Federation of the four were analyzed.Part VI:Through the study found, the source of the mentally retarded group with diversified trends, there are still two outstanding issues highlighted and gives corresponding counter measures and suggestions.