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Peer reviewedTesini, David A. – Mental Retardation, 1987
Dental services for mentally retarded persons in the community provided by Tufts Dental Facilities in Massachusetts are described. Principles of developing a community program including establishing a data base, interacting with the generic system, and developing a strategy for service delivery are explained. (DB)
Descriptors: Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Dental Health, Dentistry
Peer reviewedBalthazar, Earl E. – Mental Retardation, 1972
Described is a study providing paradigms for the development and evaluation of residential programs in storing relevant information, and in data processing. (Author)
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Mental Retardation, Models, Program Development
Peer reviewedUsdane, William M. – Mental Retardation, 1969
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Exceptional Child Services, Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedRotholz, David A.; Ford, Michele E. – Mental Retardation, 2003
This article describes the development of statewide system change in positive behavior support being implemented by the South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs in collaboration with the University of South Carolina. Key areas discussed include the impetus for change, the development process, plan components, capacity building,…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedLoschen, E. L. – Mental Retardation, 1975
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Exceptional Child Services, Failure, Intervention
Peer reviewedBindman, Arthur J. – Mental Retardation, 1972
Descriptors: Administration, Administrator Role, Community Programs, Exceptional Child Services
Peer reviewedSellin, Donald; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1974
Descriptors: Agencies, Agency Cooperation, Community Services, Delivery Systems
Peer reviewedWehman, Paul; Garrett, Sharon – Mental Retardation, 1978
The article describes the implementation and results of a developmentally sequenced language program for 21 severely, profoundly, and multihandicapped students (mean CA=10 years, mean MA=20 months). (SBH)
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Language Programs, Multiple Disabilities, Program Descriptions
Peer reviewedThrone, John M. – Mental Retardation, 1977
Described is the Unified Programming Procedure, a system to coordinate the planning, implementation, and evaluation of individual program plans for mentally retarded residents and day students. (CL)
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Educational Methods, Individualized Instruction, Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedBudde, James F. – Mental Retardation, 1972
Descriptors: Change Agents, Conceptual Schemes, Exceptional Child Services, Institutions
Peer reviewedPope, Andrew M. – Mental Retardation, 1992
This paper presents the Institute of Medicine model of the dynamic nature of the disabling process of both primary disabilities and secondary conditions, and the interaction of that process with risk factors and quality of life. The components of a comprehensive disability prevention program are discussed. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Disabilities, Diseases, Models
Peer reviewedDowning, Billie; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1974
Descriptors: Accountability, Administration, Administrator Role, Exceptional Child Services
Peer reviewedBeckman, Paula J. – Mental Retardation, 1984
To assess consistency between maternal and professional assessment of child performance, 31 mothers of disabled children (6-36 months old) participating in an intervention program completed measures of infant development, behavior, and characteristics. Maternal and staff assessments were found to be highly similar. Implications for programs are…
Descriptors: Infants, Informal Assessment, Intervention, Mild Disabilities
Peer reviewedBensberg, Gerald J. – Mental Retardation, 1974
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Services, Facilities, Failure, Institutional Administration
Peer reviewedSoforenko, A. Z. – Mental Retardation, 1969
Paper presented at the American Association on Mental Deficiency Annual Meeting (Denver, Colorado, 1967).
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Exceptional Child Services, Federal Aid, Financial Support
