This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund

The life expectancy of people with developmental intellectual disabilities (ID) has increased in recent years, and as a result, many more of them live to experience death and the loss of their relatives. The purpose of the study is to examine the personal and professional factors that contribute to professionals’ perception of the emotional and practical needs of people with ID and their intention to integrate them into grief processing procedures. The research findings point to the importance of personal and occupational factors that contribute to professionals’ perception of the emotional needs of people with ID, with an understanding of the importance of their participation of people with disabilities in loss processing procedures, as people without ID.
Keywords: Death of a close person, professionals, knowledge of the concept of death, attitudes, role ambiguity, fear of death, Intellectual disability.

Keywords :  Death of a close person, professionals, knowledge of the concept of death, attitudes, role ambiguity, fear of death, Intellectual disability.

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