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Rules: The New Institutions.

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Holburn, C. Steve – Mental Retardation, 1990

This article presents the argument that overregulation of Medicaid-funded residential treatment environments has placed rules ahead of contingency-based behavior of clients. Blame is focused on coercive enforcement of inaccurate rules, precluding responsive staff action. Solutions are advanced to encourage natural contingencies of teaching and…

Descriptors: Adults, Compliance (Legal), Contingency Management, Environmental Standards

Capabilities Essential for Adults Who Are Mentally Retarded to Function in Different Residential Settings.

Siperstein, Gary N.; And Others – Education and Training in Mental Retardation, 1990

Residential specialists (N=759) in public and private facilities for mentally retarded adults were surveyed to identify the skills that they consider essential for mentally retarded adults to function in different residential settings (unsupervised apartment, supervised apartment, and group home). Significant differences were found among settings…

Descriptors: Adults, Basic Skills, Daily Living Skills, Independent Living