Using Context as an Integrative Framework to Align Policy Goals, Supports, and Outcomes in Intellectual Disability.

Boudreau et al. (2015) built a logic model. The model shows how policy goals, support plans, and final results should line up for adults with intellectual disability.

The paper is theoretical. It does not test people. It gives you a map to keep every service layer pulling in the same direction.

The authors say context is the glue. Context means things like where the person lives, who they know, and what choices they get.

When context is added to the logic model, gaps between policy and real life show up faster. You can fix the gaps before outcomes slide.

Castro-Kemp et al. (2021) tested the same idea in young children. They read England’s EHC plans. Plans that listed detailed needs matched better services, just like the model predicts.

Gerber et al. (2011) came first. They used a 9-part scorecard to double employment for adults with IDD. Boudreau et al. (2015) widened that scorecard idea to all supports, not just jobs.

Lucock et al. (2019) found only six behavior-analytic studies for adults with both ID and dementia. The empty space shows why you need the logic model: to spot holes and fill them faster.

You can print the logic model and take it to your next ISP meeting. Write the adult’s context in the middle box. Check if every listed support touches that context and leads to a stated goal. If a service does not link up, it is noise, not help.