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Buchbinder, Eli; Bareqet-Moshe, Orit – Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, 2011
This qualitative study focused on research into the impact on parents of children's out-of-home placement. Twelve couples (24 parents) were interviewed. Three major themes emerged: (a) parents' perception of out-of-home placement as necessary because of children's destructive behavior and parents' victimhood; (b) parents' acknowledgment of…
Descriptors: Residential Care, Parent Attitudes, Anxiety, Parents
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Carmeli, Eli; Orbach, Iris; Zinger-Vaknin, Tzvia; Morad, Mohammed; Merrick, Joav – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2008
Background: Exercise is important for health and well-being. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of physical training on general well-being and self-image in older people with intellectual disability. Methods: This study evaluated older adults with intellectual disability in residential care in Israel. The concept of well-being…
Descriptors: Residential Care, Older Adults, Mild Mental Retardation, Foreign Countries
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Laufer, Zmira – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1994
Interviews were conducted with 45 Israeli social workers who were case managers for 105 children in residential care because of parental absence or inadequate care. Interviews indicated that the practice of home weekends is characterized by neglect in professional assurance of the well-being of children and lack of family-oriented intervention…
Descriptors: Child Neglect, Family Environment, Foreign Countries, Interviews