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The Deinstitutionalization of People with a Developmental Disability under the Richmond Program: I. Changes in Adaptive Behaviour.
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Molony, Helen; Taplin, John E. – Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1990
This study of 26 deinstitutionalized and 31 institutionalized developmentally disabled New South Wales adults found that relocated subjects demonstrated a significant increase in adaptive functioning after 1 year of community living. No corresponding change was found for institutionalized subjects. Daily living skills improved the most, followed…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adults, Behavior Change, Community Programs
Closure of the Challinor Centre II: An Extended Report on 95 Individuals after 12 Months of Community Living.
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Young, Louise; Ashman, Adrian; Sigafoos, Jeff; Grevell, Paul – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 2001
As part of an institutional closure program, 95 Australian individuals with mental retardation were relocated to community-based group homes. Assessments indicated improvements in adaptive functioning but not significant change in maladaptive behavior. There were also improvements in life circumstances and increased opportunities for choice-making…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adults, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems
Community Living and People with Intellectual Disability: Introduction to Part II.
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Stancliffe, Roger J.; Emerson, Eric; Lakin, K. Charlie – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 2001
This introductory article discusses major Australian deinstitutionalization initiatives and presents data on trends in institutional living in Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom. All three countries continue to witness a fall in the institutional population of people with intellectual disability and an increase in community…
Descriptors: Adults, Attitude Change, Change Strategies, Children
Perceptions of Change, Advantage and Quality of Life for People with Intellectual Disability Who Left a Long Stay Institution To Live in the Community.
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O'Brien, Patricia; Thesing, Avril; Tuck, Bryan; Capie, Angus – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 2001
Interviews were conducted with staff and family members of 54 Australian individuals with mental retardation and with nine of the individuals, who had been moved from a psychiatric hospital to community residential homes. Overall, all informants regarded the move as positive and reported improvements in daily living skills, social skills, and…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adults, Children, Community Programs