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Deinstitutionalization at a Large Facility: A Focus on Treatment.
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Perel, Israel – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1992
The Autism Program at Camarillo State Hospital and Developmental Center (California) has implemented "deinstitutionalization" within a large facility by providing effective and appropriate treatment based on individual needs. This paper describes the design of treatment services, quality assurance mechanisms, medical care (including…
Descriptors: Adults, Autism, Behavior Modification, Children
Final Report of the Bawnmore Personal Development Programme: Staff Attitudes and Sexuality Programme Development in an Irish Service Organisation for People with Mental Handicap.
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Toomey, John F. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1993
This paper reports on evaluation of a sex education program (the Bawnmore Personal Development Programme) and staff training for Irish individuals with mental handicap. Results indicate the need for attitude change among staff and administration toward sex education and a need for structural change in staffing arrangements to facilitate such…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation, Program Development
The Implementation of Postgraduate Training Programs through State and Local Resources.
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Davidson, Philip W.; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1987
A profile of implementation strategies for funding postgraduate training programs in developmental disabilities using local or state resources is described. Two university affiliated programs in western New York and Missouri are described as the basis for generating implementation strategies. Strengths and weaknesses of various strategies are…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Financial Support, Graduate Study, Mental Retardation