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The Emergence of a Human Services Cooperative to Support Families and Young Adults with Disabilities: Implications for Disability Services and Supports
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Shogren, Karrie A.; Forber-Pratt, Anjali J.; Nittrouer, Christine; Aragon, Steven R. – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2013
This paper documents the experiences of a group of parents who came together to form a human service cooperative in their local community to address the needs of their adult children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Each parent felt that their child's needs were not (or could not be) met by existing providers. Parent leaders who…
Descriptors: Parents, Cooperative Planning, Human Services, Community Programs
Contributions and Limitations of Human Services.
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Johnson, Terri; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1995
This paper, developed by a group of parents, advocates, and service providers, addresses the limitations of human services for people with developmental disabilities, including: (1) services cannot "fix" people or problems; (2) consistency and uniformity are not necessarily good qualities of human services; (3) more human services are not…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities, Human Services, Opinions
Improving Day-Treatment Services for Adults with Severe Disabilities: A Norm-Referenced Application of Outcome Management
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Parsons, Marsha B.; Rollyson, Jeannia H.; Reid, Dennis H. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2004
We evaluated an outcome management program for working with staff to improve the performance of adults with severe disabilities in a congregate day-treatment setting. Initially, observations were conducted of student task involvement and staff distribution of teaching interactions across students in four program sites. Using recent normative data…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Research Needs, Delivery Systems, Feedback
Behavioral Self-Help Training for Developmentally Disabled Individuals.
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Christian, Walter P.; Luce, Stephen C. – School Psychology Review, 1985
Self-help training is most effective when it involves assessing skills and deficits prior to training; developing training goals based upon consideration of the individual's ultimate level of functioning; preparing the training environment; implementing effective training programs; evaluating training effectiveness; and promoting maintenance and…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Human Services, Program Effectiveness
Enhancing the Consumer-Family-Staff Relationship in Adult Services.
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Kaplan, Chaya – Mental Retardation, 1993
This paper examines relationships and interactions among the consumer (with a developmental disability), his or her family, and agency staff as they impact the consumer's life course and lifestyle. Approaches and activities to enhance effective relationships include setting policies that support these relationships, training staff with this…
Descriptors: Adults, Agencies, Community Services, Developmental Disabilities
Demonstrating Model Continua of Respite Care and Parent Training Services for Families of Persons with Developmental Disabilities. Final Report.
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Cohen, Shirley – 1980
A report of a project that established systems of respite care and training of parents who have developmentally disabled members in their home is presented. Attention is directed to project objectives, activities, and outcomes and to the following specific components: collection and analysis of data on factors promoting utilization and…
Descriptors: College Students, Databases, Demonstration Programs, Developmental Disabilities