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Peer reviewedHeller, Tamar; Miller, Alison B.; Hsieh, Kelly; Sterns, Harvey – Mental Retardation, 2000
The effectiveness of a person-centered later-life training program designed to teach 60 older adults with mental retardation about later-life planning issues and to increase their participation in choice-making was examined. Participants made more choice over time than did a control group and 87 percent met or partially met their goals. (Contains…
Descriptors: Decision Making Skills, Instructional Effectiveness, Long Range Planning, Mental Retardation
Permanency Planning among Black and White Family Caregivers of Older Adults with Mental Retardation.
Peer reviewedHeller, Tamar; Factor, Alan – Mental Retardation, 1988
An examination of differences among older families (25 Black, 75 White) regarding permanency planning for their mentally retarded dependents indicated that Black families were less likely to desire outside residential placements, and were also less likely to make future financial arrangements for their mentally retarded relative following their…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Aging (Individuals), Black Attitudes, Black Family
