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MacDonald, Larry; Brazier, Barry – 1991
This book chapter describes the 14-year evolution of Community Behavioral Services, a provincial government-operated program in Edmonton, Alberta. The program began in 1976 as a residential treatment facility for individuals having mental retardation and severely challenging behaviors. Later, a specialized family home was established as a halfway…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Group Homes, Intervention, Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedSimpson, Richard L.; Carter, William J., Jr. – Preventing School Failure, 1993
This examination of the needs of families with students who have emotional/behavioral disorders proposes that schools provide services in the areas of (1) community programs; (2) information services; (3) advocacy and resource use; (4) home and community parent/family training programs; and (5) parent/family support and counseling. (DB)
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Child Advocacy, Community Programs, Counseling Services
