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Lange, Jean W.; Mager, Diana; Greiner, Philip A.; Saracino, Katherine – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2011
The purpose of the ELDER (Expanded Learning and Dedication to Elders in the Region) Project was to address the needs of underserved older adults by providing worksite education to individuals who provide nursing care to older adults in community health centers, home health agencies, and long-term care facilities. Four agencies located in a Health…
Descriptors: Nursing Education, Educational Needs, Nurses, Focus Groups
D'Haene, I.; Pasman, H. R. W.; Deliens, L.; Bilsen, J.; Mortier, F.; Stichele, R. Vander – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2010
Objective: This article aims to describe the presence, content and implementation strategies of written policies on end-of-life decisions in Flemish residential care facilities (RCFs) accommodating persons with intellectual disabilities (ID), and to describe training, education and quality assessments of end-of-life care. Methods: A…
Descriptors: Residential Care, Nursing Education, Mental Retardation, Mail Surveys
Edwards, Carolyn Pope; Cotton, Janice N.; Zhao, Wen; Muntaner-Gelabert, Jeronia – Young Children, 2010
In 1998 a group of American adoptive parents led by Jenny Bowen created Half the Sky Foundation (HTS) to provide nurturing care and education for children living in Chinese orphanages (known as children's welfare institutions). Jenny, a former screenwriter and film director, and her husband Richard wanted to ensure that the children still waiting…
Descriptors: Young Children, Foreign Countries, Professional Development, Child Welfare
Woodier, David – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2011
Building resilience in children who are Looked After can be especially challenging. This article focuses on the practice of a teacher working with children who were struggling to be included in mainstream schools. The first study shows how a young person was helped to self-reflect, including identifying positive values as strengths in his life.…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Moral Values, Moral Development, Teaching Methods
Southcott, Jane E. – International Journal of Community Music, 2009
Globally, society is faced with an aging population and there is an increasing interest in active aging. This involves all facets of social participation and recognizes the potential contribution older people can make to their communities. This study considers music as a way for older people to engage actively with their communities and both give…
Descriptors: Music Activities, Music, Dementia, Singing
Bollman, Jessica R.; Davis, Paula K. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2009
This study examined the effectiveness of behavioral skills training in teaching 2 adult women with mild intellectual disabilities to report inappropriate staff-to-resident interactions. The reporting skill included making a self-advocacy response, walking away, and reporting the interaction. Participants' performance was measured during baseline,…
Descriptors: Females, Mild Mental Retardation, Self Advocacy, Caregiver Attitudes
Tyler, Carl V., Jr.; Rader, Erin; Campbell, James W.; Zyzanski, Stephen J.; Panaite, Vanessa – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2009
Adults with intellectual and other developmental disabilities (IDD) are now living to late life. Whether geriatricians are being trained to provide care for this clinically complex subpopulation of elders has not been examined. Two thirds of all geriatric fellowship directors in the United States responded to a Web-based survey of curriculum and…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Older Adults, Geriatrics
Music, Graham – Journal of Child Psychotherapy, 2009
This paper looks at emotional neglect in the early years of life, and postulates some probable long-term sequelae of such neglect. It argues that there is a continuum of neglect; ranging from the severest form, as seen in institutional orphanages, to milder variations. A range of theoretical and research traditions, including developmental…
Descriptors: Child Neglect, Developmental Psychology, Residential Care, Attachment Behavior
Griffith, Annette K.; Trout, Alexandra L.; Chmelka, M. Beth; Farmer, Elizabeth M. Z.; Epstein, Michael H.; Reid, Robert; Huefner, Jonathan C.; Orduna, Debbie – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2009
Although females represent almost half of all youth involved in residential care in the US, very little is known about this population. In order to examine differences in characteristics of male (n = 308) and female (n = 180) youth departing from residential care, data were collected on 488 youth from a large residential treatment facility in the…
Descriptors: Residential Care, Grade Point Average, Females, Gender Differences
Gonsoulin, S.; Darwin, M. J.; Read, N. W. – National Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center for the Education of Children and Youth Who Are Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk, 2012
Youth who are involved with the juvenile justice and child welfare systems face many challenges and barriers to academic and vocational success. Regardless of the reasons for their involvement, youth in these systems are "disproportionately children and youth of color who currently have, or have experienced, a host of risk factors that are…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Health Needs, Substance Abuse, Academic Achievement
Prain, Meredith; McVilly, Keith; Ramcharan, Paul; Currie, Sally; Reece, John – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2010
Background: Adults with congenital deafblindness (CDB) have received little attention from researchers. In this study we examined the nature of interactions between adults with CDB and the staff who mediate their support, and investigated the reliability of an observation coding system, originally designed for observing adults with severe…
Descriptors: Observation, Interrater Reliability, Interpersonal Relationship, Group Homes
Chmelka, M. B.; Trout, A. L.; Mason, W. A.; Wright, T. – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2011
Although youth with disabilities represent nearly a third of the population served in residential care, little is known about the functioning of these children as compared to their peers without disabilities at program entry, departure and six-month follow-up. This study sought to extend previous research by evaluating the behavioral, mental…
Descriptors: Residential Care, Antisocial Behavior, Emotional Disturbances, Outcomes of Treatment
Volz, Jennifer L. Resetar; Cook, Clayton R. – Behavior Modification, 2009
This study examines developmental, clinical, gender, and ethnic group differences in preference in residentially placed children and adolescents. In addition, this study considers whether residentially placed youth prefer stimuli currently being used as rewards as part of a campuswide token economy system and whether youth would identify preferred…
Descriptors: Stimuli, Ethnic Groups, Adolescents, Token Economy
Attar-Schwartz, Shalhevet – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2009
Objective: This study, using an ecological approach, examines the relationships between problems in school functioning (including academic and behavior problems) of children in residential care with a number of variables describing the child and the care setting. Methods: The study reports on 4,061 children and youth (ages 6-20) in 54 Israeli…
Descriptors: Residential Care, Behavior Problems, Student Behavior, Children
Hollomotz, Andrea – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2009
Many residential group settings for people with learning difficulties do not provide individuals with the private space in which they can explore their sexual relationships in a safe and dignified manner. Lack of agreed private spaces seriously infringes the individual's human rights. Many people with learning difficulties who lack privacy have no…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Self Advocacy, Sexuality, Residential Care