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Comparison of States' Utilization of Large Residential Settings for Persons with Mental Retardation.
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Rotholz, David A.; Massey, Philip S. – Mental Retardation, 1996
Analysis of states' utilization of large residential settings for individuals with mental retardation and related conditions found that some states with low use of large public facilities may actually have high use of large nonpublic facilities. A chart showing utilization rates by states for various types (public and nonpublic) of large settings…
Descriptors: Adults, Comparative Analysis, Incidence, Mental Retardation
Behavior Incidents in a State Residential Institution for the Mentally Retarded
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Dayan, Maurice – Mental Retardation, 1970
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Exceptional Child Research
Barriers to the Effective Implementation of Habilitative Behavioral Programs in an Institutional Setting.
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Emerson, Eric; Emerson, Christine – Mental Retardation, 1987
Knowledge and perceived utility of behavioral methods were surveyed in a sample of 107 direct-care staff members in an institution for persons with mental retardation or psychiatric disabilities. Results indicated that behavioral methods were generally considered useful, but the overall knowledge level concerning such methods was low. (Author/KM)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Employee Attitudes, Hospital Personnel, Institutional Personnel
Permanency Planning among Black and White Family Caregivers of Older Adults with Mental Retardation.
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Heller, 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
The Mansfield Training School Is Closed: The Swamp Has Been Finally Drained.
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MacNamara, Roger D. – Mental Retardation, 1994
The superintendent (1975-85) of the Mansfield (Connecticut) Training School, officially closed in 1993, reviews the history of that institution for people with mental retardation. The failure of the institution to provide a normal lifestyle and the superintendent's support for deinstitutionalization of all Mansfield residents and integration are…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Institutional Role, Institutionalized Persons
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