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Peer reviewedBlacher, Jan; Baker, Bruce L. – Mental Retardation, 1992
This paper examines factors associated with meaningful family involvement in program planning for community residential services for individuals with mental retardation. It is argued that personnel in placement settings are often ambivalent about more family involvement. Guidelines for involving families at every stage both before and after…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Community Programs, Cooperative Planning
Blacher, Jan; Baker, Bruce L.; Feinfield, Kristin Abbott – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1999
Post-placement involvement and well being of 53 families who had placed their child into a residential facility were studied 1, 2, and 3.5 years following placement. Visitation remained moderately high, with some type of visit reported at least monthly at Time 3 by 83 percent of families. Expressed attachment was high and stable. (Contains…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attachment Behavior, Children, Coping
