Considers impoverishment as a consequence of continuous institutionalization in a nursing home to be a public policy problem and the plight for any older Americans. Discusses one form of long-term care (LTC) insurance, the continuing care retirement community or life care community, and contrasts this small LTC self-insurance group with two other…

This report provides consumer information on board and care homes, a housing alternative for older persons which serves a broad spectrum of the population, ranging from those needing a modest amount of care and assistance to those who are physically or mentally disabled, but do not need to be institutionalized. The first section of this two-part…

Presents a rationale for changing from the current emphasis of precollege computer courses on BASIC programming skills to a focus on teaching applications software skills. Reviews research regarding the quality of computer literacy courses. Discusses parallel cognitive and affective consequences of programming and applications software. Promotes…

Presents an overview of a community-based vocational training program, focusing on aspects that have been effective in preparing students with autism for productive employment. Discusses issues concerning career development, including (1) assessment, (2) placement, (3) job analysis, (4) family involvement, and (5) interagency cooperation. (CH)

Examines three major aspects of child development--motor, cognitive, and psychological--and their influence on physical health. Suggests a beginning framework for examining the relationship between development and health, and proposes that a developmental perspective be added as a fourth dimension to the commonly employed three-dimensional…

The paper points out the inappropriateness of the typical bottom-up or norm-referenced curricula offered to severely handicapped adolescents and young adults. As an alternative, it is proposed that curricula for this population teach chronological-age-appropriate functional skills in natural environments. (Author/PHR)

Describes Home Visit, field assessment of elderly clients which involved interview, observation, and direct assessment of performance of routine tasks, rating performance to identify major obstacles to independence: attention/motivation, memory, language, and visuospatial deficits. Notes approach can help clarify diagnostic issues in dementia and…

The need for curriculum change in the education of handicapped students to include a life skills (functional academics, vocational orientation, personal development, human interaction, community awareness, and communication) is presented. (PHR)

The application of technology to the problems of the elderly will reduce the costs of care by providing additional help to the elderly so they can remain independent and will enhance the quality of life. Technology is divided into health care technology and ecological technology. (Author/ABB)

Life skills education has not been a meaningful part of most individuals' education experience. This has caused many social problems because the individual does not know how to cope with life. Presented a framework to illustrate how and why life skills can and should be incorporated into curricula. (Author)

The Cooperative Extension Service is targeting more educational programs to older people and families. This coincides with the increasing numbers of older persons and four generation families. The Extension Service seeks to provide preventive education which will help individuals make informed decisions and develop living skills. The Extension…

Presents concluding remarks to a symposium, "The Social Organization of Knowledge and Practice." Focuses on high aptitude of persons in everyday situations to solve problems and make decisions. Addresses three questions: (1) What happens when a problem-solver reaches a situation involving calculation? (2) How does learning transfer take place? and…

Presents estimates of paraprofessional home care revenue and size, the composition of the industry, and the workforce incentives inherent in different forms of reimbursement. Findings from the review are discussed, including indications that industry's reliance on public funding places special importance on payment policies that recognize critical…

Describes sport psychology and model for practice consistent with training of counseling psychologists as teachers of life skills. Examines role that sport plays in society and its importance for development of identity and personal competence. Delineates life development intervention (LDI) and psychoeducational model for practice of sport…

This document contains the final report on the Life Skills for Adolescents Project in northwestern Texas. The report is in the form of a process evaluation of progress toward achieving the project goal of enabling adolescents leaving substitute care to be better prepared to manage their own lives. The report describes the efforts of the project…