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Download full textHitzing, Wade; And Others – 1984
The second in a series of reports by a task force subcommittee on deinstitutionalization of developmentally disabled persons in Ohio, the monograph focuses on residential services. Basic planning principles, reflecting philosophical and legal concepts such as least restrictive alternative, normalization, and respect for human dignity, are…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Developmental Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedRiester, Albert E. – American Annals of the Deaf, 1992
This article discusses development and implementation of a community-based residential program for deaf blind young adults at the Hilltop House (Texas). The article outlines principles of sound management, realistic staff expectations, developmentally appropriate activities, family participation, crisis management, medication, and close…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Programs, Deaf Blind, Family Involvement
DEVLIN, LAURENCE E.; LITCHFIELD, ANN – 1967
IN THE PROGRAM RESEARCH PROJECT OF RESIDENTIAL ADULT EDUCATION CENTERS, DATA WERE COLLECTED BY QUESTIONNAIRE ON 25 ASPECTS OF 1,196 STAFF-INFLUENCED ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED IN 1966 AT RESIDENTIAL CENTERS OF TEN UNIVERSITIES. DATA WERE GROUPED BY NUMBER, LENGTH, AND DISTRIBUTION OF ACTIVITIES, NATURE OF THE ACTIVITY, ORIGIN AND SPONSORSHIP, ROLE OF…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Organizations (Groups), Participant Characteristics
Alford, Harold J. – 1968
This book deals with university continuing education centers emphasizing those at ten pioneering institutions (Michigan State University, Columbia, Oxford, California Polytechnic State College, Notre Dame, the University of Chicago, and the Universities of Georgia, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and New Hampshire) that came into being through the financial…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Building Design, Conferences, Continuing Education Centers
Foshee, J. G.; And Others – 1969
Information is provided concerning Florida's facilities construction plan for the mentally retarded. Aspects covered include the administering state agency, methods of administration, and program development. Also detailed are the following: needs and services for Florida's mentally retarded; inventory, services, and programing; and priorities.…
Descriptors: Clinics, Community Services, Construction Programs, Day Care
Young, Steven C. – 1991
This practicum report describes a project designed to increase the level of coordination of treatment planning between professional and paraprofessional staff at a residential treatment and educational facility for 40 adolescent males with learning disabilities or severe emotional disturbances. Three corollary aims were to increase the level of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Coordination, Decision Making
West Virginia State Commission on Mental Retardation, Charleston. – 1966
Recommendations of the West Virginia Commission on Mental Retardation are summarized for both legislative action and major supplementary requests, and basic principles of the state plan are given. Descriptions are given of the state plan organization as a whole and programs for community facilities (diagnostic and treatment centers and community…
Descriptors: Children, Community Programs, Educational Programs, Employment Programs
Medical Foundation, Inc., Boston, MA. – 1966
THE PUBLICATION DESCRIBES MASSACHUSETTS STATE PLANS TO AID THE MENTALLY RETARDED. AFTER A CAPSULE REPORT, DEFINITION OF TERMS, AND REVIEW OF PROCEDURES, MORE THAN 50 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REORGANIZATION AND EXPANSION ARE PRESENTED. AREAS COVERED ARE--FACTS, ADMINISTRATION OF SERVICES, COMMUNITY SERVICES, RESIDENTIAL AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS,…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Community Programs, Community Services, Educational Finance
Mountain-Plains Education and Economic Development Program, Inc., Glasgow AFB, MT. – 1976
Intended as a guide for replicating parts or all of the Mountain-Plains Career Education Model IV, this handbook provides a detailed description of a residential, family-based education program developed to improve the economic potential and lifestyle of selected student families in a six-state area. The handbook is divided into seven chapters and…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Career Education, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
