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Bigby, C.; Clement, T.; Mansell, J.; Beadle-Brown, J. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2009
Background: The level of resident's adaptive behaviour and staff facilitative practices are key sources of variation in outcomes for residents in community-based residential services. The higher the resident support needs the poorer their outcome. Although substantial investment has been made in values-based training for staff, their attitudes and…
Descriptors: Action Research, Mental Retardation, Research Methodology, Group Homes
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Betzalel, Nurit; Shechtman, Zipora – Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, 2010
This study compared outcomes following cognitive and affective bibliotherapy treatment with 79 children and adolescents in a residential home in Israel. Treatment children were compared to a control-no treatment group from the same home. Anxiety was measured through a self-report measure (Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale; Reynolds &…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Bibliotherapy, Anxiety, Comparative Analysis
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Dobrova-Krol, Natasha A.; van IJzendoorn, Marinus H.; Bakermans-Kranenburg, Marian J.; Juffer, Femmie – Child Development, 2010
To study the effects of perinatal HIV-1 infection and early institutional rearing on the physical and cognitive development of children, 64 Ukrainian uninfected and HIV-infected institutionalized and family-reared children were examined (mean age = 50.9 months). Both HIV infection and institutional care were related to delays in physical and…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Infants, Foreign Countries, Cognitive Development
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Wagner, Shannon L.; Shubair, Mamdouh M.; Michalos, Alex C. – Social Indicators Research, 2010
There is paucity of research investigating opinions and attitudes of seniors 55 years of age and older in relation to housing accommodation and services sensitive to the needs of the senior population. We describe the results of a cross-sectional survey soliciting opinions and attitudes of seniors with respect to a variety of housing issues…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Residential Care, Weather, Safety
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Guercio, John M.; Dixon, Mark R. – Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 2010
Weekly observations of direct-care staff in a facility for persons with brain injury yielded less than optimal interactional style with facility residents. Following an observational baseline, staff were asked to self-rate a 15-min video sample of their interaction behavior with participants on their unit. They were then asked to compare their…
Descriptors: Residential Institutions, Head Injuries, Neurological Impairments, Behavior Disorders
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Chaplin, Eddie; Paschos, Dimitrios; O'Hara, Jean; McCarthy, Jane; Holt, Geraldine; Bouras, Nick; Tsakanikos, Elias – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
The aim of this study was to investigate co-morbid psychopathology and clinical characteristics of adults with ID living across different types of residential settings. All participants were first time referrals to specialist services in South-East London who lived either with their family (N = 375) or in supported residence (N = 280) or…
Descriptors: Personality Problems, Mental Retardation, Psychopathology, Personality
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Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, 2009
This is the sixth in a series of papers issued by the American Association of Children's Residential Centers (AACRC) regarding emerging and best practices in the field of residential treatment for children, youth, and families. AACRC is a long standing national association focused exclusively on practice and policy issues related to the provision…
Descriptors: Residential Programs, Family Role, Best Practices, Residential Care
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Schnelle, John F.; Bertrand, Rosanna; Hurd, Donna; White, Alan; Squires, David; Feuerberg, Marvin; Hickey, Kelly; Simmons, Sandra F. – Gerontologist, 2009
Purpose: To describe a standardized observation protocol to determine if nursing home (NH) staff offer choice to residents during 3 morning activities of daily living (ADL) and compare the observational data with deficiency statements cited by state survey staff. Design and Methods: Morning ADL care was observed in 20 NHs in 5 states by research…
Descriptors: State Surveys, Nursing Homes, Older Adults, Gerontology
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Hettema, Jennifer E.; Sorensen, James L. – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2009
This policy commentary addresses a significant access to care issue that faces methadone maintenance patients seeking residential treatment in the United States. Methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) has demonstrated strong efficacy in the outpatient treatment of opiate dependence. However, many opiate dependent patients are also in need of more…
Descriptors: Residential Care, Maintenance, Residential Programs, Patients
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Fisher, Kathleen M.; Orkin, Fredrick K.; Green, Michael J.; Chinchilli, Vernon M.; Bhattacharya, Anand – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2009
Directors of residential agencies for persons with intellectual disability in one U.S. state completed a self-administered, mailed survey to assess relative importance of information sources and decision factors in proxy healthcare decision-making. The most important sources were physician recommendations and input from the person; family input,…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Health Conditions, Interests, Information Sources
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La Malfa, Giampaolo; Lassi, Stefano; Bertelli, Marco; Albertini, Giorgio; Dosen, Anton – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
The importance of emotional aspects in developing cognitive and social abilities has already been underlined by many authors even if there is no unanimous agreement on the factors constituting adaptive abilities, nor is there any on the way to measure them or on the relation between adaptive ability and cognitive level. The purposes of this study…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Behavior Problems, Adjustment (to Environment), Measures (Individuals)
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Kozma, Agnes; Mansell, Jim; Beadle-Brown, Julie – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2009
Large-scale reviews of research in deinstitutionalization and community living were last conducted about 10 years ago. Here we surveyed research from 1997 to 2007. Articles were included if the researchers based the study on original research, provided information on the participants and methodology, compared residential arrangements for adults…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Normalization (Disabilities), Place of Residence, Literature Reviews
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Cox, C. R.; Clemson, L.; Stancliffe, R. J.; Durvasula, S.; Sherrington, C. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2010
Background: Falls among people with intellectual disability (ID) occur at a younger age than the general population and are a significant cause of injury and hospitalisation. There is very limited research investigating risk factors for falls among people with ID and none with people living outside of formal care arrangements, either independently…
Descriptors: Incidence, Mental Retardation, Injuries, Seizures
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Maistry, S. M.; Ramdhani, J. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 2010
Service learning as a strategy for raising awareness amongst university students of their responsibilities to the community is rapidly gaining currency in higher education institutions in South Africa. High levels of unemployment and striking economic inequality have been an unfortunate feature of South African society for several decades. Since…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Democracy, Disadvantaged Youth, Service Learning
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Lin, Jin-Ding; Lin, Pei-Ying; Wu, Chia-Ling – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
Little scientific research has focused on the measure of how positive wellbeing of people caring for people with disabilities. The purposes of the present study are to explore the wellbeing perception and its determinants of caregivers who caring for people with disability. We employed a cross-sectional, self-administrative structured…
Descriptors: Residential Care, Life Satisfaction, Quality of Life, Caregivers
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