This paper reports on a project designed to reduce child care worker turnover at a residential treatment center by the development and introduction of a 5-day, on-the-job training curriculum for beginning child care workers. It describes the on-the-job training program which used experienced child care workers who displayed supervisory potential…

Designed for instructors in the Delta College Parent Awareness Program, this manual provides information on the program, its students, and appropriate instructional techniques. Introductory material describes the Parent Awareness Program designed for parents and family members of persons with mental retardation, cerebal palsy, epilepsy, autism,…

the report summarizes findings from a 1985 study that investigated service delivery problems and successes with emotionally handicapped Indian children in the Northwest. The study attempted to (1) estimate the approximate number of Indian children in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho who are seriously emotionally handicapped, developmentally disabled,…

This paper briefly reviews the two assumptions involved in the use of a stress management approach with parents of the developmentally disabled, i.e., that many parents are subject to high stress and that stress interferes with the person's functioning. A discussion of possible stressors and possible effects of stress are outlined, e.g., health…

Retrospective accounts of the nature of adolescence as experienced by mildly handicapped individuals were gathered through indepth conversations and interviews over an 18 month period with 48 mildly retarded adults (ages 22 to 60) living independently in the community. Structured life history interviews were also conducted with parents or other…

This paper addresses the problems of intervention in families with retarded or abused children, focusing on educational interventions aimed at increasing parenting skills. Clinical activities and research findings of the Project for Developmental Disabilities at UCLA are cited to illustrate several problems and to suggest potential solutions. A…

This paper describes a project designed to integrate the Aging/Aged Developmentally Disabled (AADD) person into the larger community. Section 1 presents the ideology of the project. Section 2 describes the Macomb and Oakland Integration projects, two plans designed to evaluate the personal and environmental variables that affect the integration of…

The Child and Family Neighborhood Program, located in a suburb of Detroit, is an early childhood intervention project aimed at strengthening informal and formal family suoport systems and increasing parents' knowledge of child development. The program works with clusters of 10 parents and their young children (0-3 years) twice weekly in a…

The report presents selected elements of information exchanged and activities which took place during a Department of Health, Education and Welfare Region V 1979 conference on skills assessment, training, and evaluation of personnel serving the developmentally disabled. Aspects considered include legislative history, criterion referenced testing,…

The document reports activities of the Developmental Evaluation Services for Children, a short term, interdisciplinary, health and educational diagnostic evaluation service for preschool children with handicapping or potentially handicapping conditions in two or more developmental areas. Following a timeline of project activities are statistics…

The first part of this report was designed to describe the techniques used to develop a minority sensitivity workshop program. The section attempts to assist in the development of programs for professionals (and students) who plan and provide services for minority, low-income, and developmentally disabled consumers. The second part of the report…

A trainer's manual is presented in the second of three volumes on the Life Skills for the Developmentally Disabled Project, which focuses on deinstitutionalization through improved staff utilization. It is explained that the manual provides strategies designed to involve the total staff and clients in a system of accountability for communicating,…

Hyperlexic children have superior word recognition skills accompanied by delayed development of cognitive and language abilities. Assessment of four hyperlexic children (ages 5-9) confirmed their superior abilities to retain sound/symbol associations. Written prompts were then effectively used to increase functional speech in one of the subjects.…

This paper proposes "severe developmental disabilities" (SDD) as a useful umbrella term for various severe handicapping conditions such as autism, severe mental retardation, and multiple handicaps. Diagnostic criteria for SDD include language deficiency, disturbed interpersonal relationships, inconsistent response to sensory stimulation,…

Sheltered workshops for severely disabled persons should be reformed to emphasize job placement, transition to more independent work environments, and retraining and replacement of workshop staff. A national policy on the employment of disabled persons focusing on supported employment, least restrictive work environments, and career development is…