Functional Grouping in Residential Homes for People with Intellectual Disabilities.

Mansell, Jim; Beadle-Brown, Julie; Macdonald, Susan; Ashman, Bev

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ERIC Number: EJ671441

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Publication Date: 2003

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Functional Grouping in Residential Homes for People with Intellectual Disabilities.

Mansell, Jim; Beadle-Brown, Julie; Macdonald, Susan; Ashman, Bev

Research in Developmental Disabilities, v24 n3 p170-82 May-Jun 2003

The effects of functional grouping of 303 people with intellectual disabilities on care practices in English group homes were investigated. Residents who were non-ambulant were rated as receiving care with less interpersonal warmth and residents with severe challenging behavior were rated as receiving care with less interpersonal warmth and teamwork. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Behavior Disorders, Caregivers, Foreign Countries, Group Homes, Heterogeneous Grouping, Individual Characteristics, Interpersonal Relationship, Mental Retardation, Predictor Variables, Residential Care, Secondary Education, Severity (of Disability), Teamwork

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)

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