Providing support for decision making: Perspectives of family members and workers in disability support services

This study aimed to understand the experiences of family members and disability support workers in providing support to adults with intellectual disability in Victoria, Australia. Twenty-three people drawn from these two groups participated in individual or focus group interviews. This study identified some of the challenges and practical strategies for providing decision support that can be used to inform practice and capacity building resources for supporters. Three major themes emerged from inductive thematic analysis: their ideas about decision support, approaches to support, and challenges they faced.