The role of social workers for children with down syndrome and their families.

DOI

10.2991/icddims-17.2018.4How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Down Syndrome, services for down syndrome, social worker role

Abstract

The number of people with Down syndrome in Indonesia is more than 300 thousand. Down syndrome is a genetic disorder causing those who suffer from it have both physical and psychological abnormalities. In everyday life, people with Down syndrome have to deal with issues from within and outside their environment. Public acceptance is very sensitive. not all people understand Down syndrome thus influencing the way the people with down syndrome being treated. This research is using literature study method. The result shows various issues have to be addressed by down syndrome. Toward various issues faced by people with down syndrom, social workers have the professional responsibility in providing services and intervention aiming at increasing the people with down syndrome's social functioning.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Renawati Renawati
AU  - Maulana Irfan Maulana
AU  - Meilanny Budiarty Meilanny
AU  - Budhi Wibhawa Budhi
AU  - Nurlina Apsari Nurlina
PY  - 2017/11
DA  - 2017/11
TI  - The role of social workers for children with down syndrome and their families.
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Diversity and Disability Inclusion in Muslim Societies (ICDDIMS 2017)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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EP  - 19
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/icddims-17.2018.4
DO  - 10.2991/icddims-17.2018.4
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