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A Three Phase Approach to Independent Apartment Living for Developmentally Disabled Adults: Westwick Supervised Apartment Program.
Westerfield, Judy; Williams, Carolyn – 1983
A program created to help mentally retarded adults move from a state facility to an independent living situation in Jackson, Mississippi, is described. The three stages of the program are outlined as follows: (1) new clients are housed in a cluster unit of apartments close to staff housing, during which time they are assessed according to the…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Developmental Disabilities, Group Homes
Setting Free the Captives: The Power of Community Integration in Liberating Institutionalized Adults from the Bonds of Their Past.
Baker, Milton J.; Salon, Rebecca S. – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 1986
The article describes the community integration experiences and behaviors of nine long-term institutionalized adults who participated in a one-week summer vacation away from the institution. Among staff observations and conclusions was that behavior in an institutional setting cannot be used to predict behavior in a community environment.…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adults, Community, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled)
Institutional Reform--Prerequisites for Providing a Life of Quality for Mentally Retarded Residents.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Reiter, Shunit – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1991
This paper describes institutional reforms implemented at Kfar Tikvah, an Israeli community for 126 moderately mentally retarded individuals. The process of changing to the organizational structure used in the kibbutz system is examined through descriptions of reforms in everyday life, social life, and work and economic independence. (JDD)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Change Strategies, Employment, Foreign Countries
Maximizing Independence for Persons Who Are Developmentally Disabled: Community-Based Programs at the Waisman Center University Affiliated Facility.
Karan, Orv C.; And Others – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 1986
Four interdisciplinary programs for the developmentally disabled are described: (1) a paraprofessional degree training program; (2) supported employment for institutionalized adults; (3) a service/research program in the area of communication technology and training for nonspeaking persons; and (4) a communication skills program for persons who…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Daily Living Skills, Developmental Disabilities, Employment Programs