Out-of-home Placement of Children with Severe Intellectual Disabilities in Israel: Research and Implications.

Duvdevany, Ilana; Rimmerman, Arie

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ERIC Number: EJ581607

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1998

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Out-of-home Placement of Children with Severe Intellectual Disabilities in Israel: Research and Implications.

Duvdevany, Ilana; Rimmerman, Arie

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, v21 n4 p393-96 Dec 1998

This brief paper reviews six studies which examined out-of-home placement by Israeli parents of children with severe developmental disabilities. Implications for policy and practice are drawn, including the need for respite-care services, extended hours in schools, recreation programs, support services for parents, and training programs for parents. (DB)

Descriptors: Children, Decision Making, Developmental Disabilities, Educational Policy, Family Needs, Family Problems, Foreign Countries, Needs Assessment, Placement, Residential Care, Respite Care, Services, Severe Mental Retardation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Israel

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