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Deinstitutionalization at a Large Facility: A Focus on Treatment.

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Perel, Israel – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1992

The Autism Program at Camarillo State Hospital and Developmental Center (California) has implemented "deinstitutionalization" within a large facility by providing effective and appropriate treatment based on individual needs. This paper describes the design of treatment services, quality assurance mechanisms, medical care (including…

Descriptors: Adults, Autism, Behavior Modification, Children

Building Communication Skills.

Goodman, Gay; Hart, Leslie – Academic Therapy, 1988

A program is described which successfully improved writing and communication skills in adolescents with learning and behavior problems. The students, inpatients at a mental health hospital, wrote "jargon journals" on topics from a student-generated list. The journals had therapeutic as well as academic benefits. (Author/JDD)

Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Communication Skills, Diaries, Emotional Disturbances