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Direct linkAllen, Rebecca S.; DeLaine, Shermetra R.; Chaplin, William F.; Marson, Daniel C.; Bourgeois, Michelle S.; Dijkstra, Katinka; Burgio, Louis D. – Gerontologist, 2003
Purpose: The identification of nursing home residents who can continue to participate in advance care planning about end-of-life care is a critical clinical and bioethical issue. This study uses high quality observational research to identify correlates of advance care planning in nursing homes, including objective measurement of capacity. Design…
Descriptors: Medical Services, Verbal Communication, Dementia, Interaction
Hedrick, Susan C.; Sales, Anne E. B.; Sullivan, Jean H.; Gray, Shelly L.; Tornatore, Jane; Curtis, Michael; Zhou, Xiao-Hua Andrew – Gerontologist, 2003
Purpose: Washington State's initiatives to increase the availability and quality of community residential care presented an opportunity to describe clients entering adult family homes, adult residential care, and assisted living and to identify outcomes of care. Design and Methods: We enrolled 349 residents, 243 informal caregivers, and 299…
Descriptors: Residential Care, State Programs, Community Health Services, Interviews
Craig, Leam A. – Journal of Sexual Aggression, 2005
The purpose of the present study was to measure attitudes towards sex offenders held by professionals and paraprofessionals and to evaluate an introductory training workshop aimed at increasing knowledge and improving attitudes to this client group. Eighty-five residential hostel workers and probation officers attended an intensive two-day…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Negative Attitudes, Workshops, Staff Development
Download full textProuty, Robert, Ed.; Lakin, K. Charlie, Ed. – 1995
This report from the ongoing National Residential Information Systems Project provides statistics on persons with mental retardation and related developmental disabilities (MR/DD) receiving residential services in the United States for the year ending June 30, 1994, as well as comparative statistics from earlier years. An executive summary…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Developmental Disabilities
Arkansas State Dept. of Human Services, Little Rock. – 1992
This curriculum is designed for use in developing training programs for nursing assistants who provide nursing or nursing-related services to residents in long-term care (LTC) facilities. Implementation provisions provide a general overview of the basic requirements found in Arkansas' Nursing Assistant Training Program "Rules and Regulations." The…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Behavioral Objectives, Clinical Experience, Curriculum Guides
Slot, N. Wim; Jagers, Hans D. – 1990
Since 1981, five Kursushuis ("course house") programs for delinquent youth have been established in the Netherlands. Although similar in many ways to Achievement Place (AP) programs, Kursushuis programs differ from AP programs in that they place fewer children in a course house and use a social competence model that allows task-specific…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Community Involvement, Comparative Analysis, Delinquent Rehabilitation
Murphy, Linda; Corte, Suzanne Della – Special Parent/Special Child, 1987
Issues in the provision of lifelong care for a handicapped son or daughter are discussed. Three types of guardianship are described: total guardianship, partial or limited guardianship, and collective guardianship/joint trust. Topics addressed include reasons for setting up a trust, specific trust provisions, terminating the trust, social security…
Descriptors: Adult Day Care, Adult Foster Care, Adults, Estate Planning
Gerber, Magda, Ed. – 1979
This collection of papers describes a way of viewing and caring for infants. Part I begins with practical suggestions for parents on such topics as loving, quality time, and day care centers. Part II explores Magda Gerber's work with Dr. Pikler, the Loczy Model of infant care, respecting infants, the Demonstration Infant Program, language…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Child Development, Child Rearing, Childhood Needs
McBroom, Elizabeth, Ed.; And Others – Social Work Papers of the School of Social Work, University of Southern California, 1981
Included in this booklet are nine papers reflecting the social work profession's engagement in the effort to deal with a variety of problems experienced by families and cultural minorities. Covered by individual papers are the following topics: (1) prevention of the troubled marital relationships that are sometimes brought on by the birth of the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Asian Americans, Child Abuse, Family Problems
New York State Legislative Commission on Expenditure Review, Albany. – 1983
Ten agencies in New York State provide educational services to over 46,000 children (daily average) in state care or custody. This audit report, through verbal and statistical summaries, evaluates these agencies' performance. Chapter I provides background data, describes the scope of the audit, and discusses state laws and regulations designed to…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Child Custody, Compliance (Legal), Delivery Systems
Upshur, Carole C. – 1979
The findings of a 1978 project of the Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council on the need for respite care services and the various models for delivery of respite care are reported. Methodology included review of respite care regulations in 12 states, site visits and a survey of Massachusetts programs, and a survey of 339 families with…
Descriptors: Community Services, Day Care, Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities
American Association on Mental Deficiency, Washington, DC. – 1966
FOCUSING ON THE COTTAGE ATTENDANT AS AN EDUCATOR AND REHABILITATOR IN RESIDENTIAL CENTERS, THESE NINE PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE 89TH MEETING OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MENTAL DEFICIENCY IN JUNE 1965 DISCUSS TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR ATTENDANTS AND SUPERVISORS OF ATTENDANTS. OBJECTIVES AND TECHNIQUES FROM THE COLUMBUS STATE SCHOOL (OHIO) AND THE…
Descriptors: Attendants, Child Care, Federal Aid, Inservice Education
Kiyak, Havva Asuman – 1980
As the population of older Americans continues to increase, more and more elderly persons will seek diverse living arrangements. Residential facilities must be designed to meet their needs. Person-environment congruence may be an important determinant of residential satisfaction and relocation stress for the elderly. Residents (N=107) of eight…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Congruence (Psychology), Environmental Influences, Individual Needs
Kansas State Dept. of Education, Topeka. – 1974
The report of a 1974 cooperative study focuses on current educational service delivery for 708 visually impaired (VI) Kansans (up to 21 years old). Provided is a summary of data from unified school districts (USDs), state services for the blind (SFB), and institutions on such topics as age, sex, geographic distribution, handicapping conditions,…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Blindness, Educational Needs, Educational Planning
London Univ. (England). Inst. of Education. – 1970
Four brief project reports present aspects of child care provided by voluntary societies in England: (1) A statistical survey describes the characteristics of young children (0-5 years) admitted to the care of voluntary societies and the factors associated with the early restoration of some children to their parents, and the lengthy stay in care…
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Child Development, Emotional Development, Environmental Influences
