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Menec, Janet M. – Canadian Home Economics Journal, 1989
The author describes a collaborative project involving a textiles and clothing specialist, an occupational therapist, and a wheelchair-bound disabled woman to design and construct an apron that facilitated independence in daily living for the disabled woman. (Author/CH)
Descriptors: Adults, Clothing Design, Disabilities, Individual Needs
Greenberg, Leslie S.; Kahn, Sharon E. – Journal of College Student Personnel, 1980
Matching specific counselor interventions with particular client "moments" enables counselors to conceptualize when and how to best use the interventions. Focusing, evocative reflection, use of the empty chair, reenactment, and fantasy all stimulate adult clients to experience more deeply and develop new understandings. (Author)
Descriptors: Adults, Affective Objectives, Counseling Techniques, Counselor Client Relationship

Pagano, Alicia I. – Childhood Education, 1986
Describes two educational programs in West Africa: a (LOGO) computer education program in Senegal, and a "self-improvement" community education program in The Gambia. While these two programs are diverse in geographic location, population, and curriculum materials, both are action-oriented, learner controlled, and consider the learner's…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Children, Community Education
Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Inst. on Community Integration. – 1990
This report provides a record of discussion during a workshop entitled "Assisting People with Developmental Disabilities To Speak Effectively for Themselves." Participants included developmentally disabled individuals, leaders from self-advocacy groups, paid staff, and volunteers. The discussion addressed three questions: (1) what works…
Descriptors: Adults, Assertiveness, Change Strategies, Community Action
Sciacca, Kathleen – 1989
This paper reviews issues in the provision of services to individuals who are mentally ill chemical abusers and addicted (MICAA). Introductory material defines this population and notes that these people are frequently ineligible for services aimed at either mental illness or chemical abuse alone. Service provisions within the psychiatric/mental…
Descriptors: Adults, Alcoholism, Delivery Systems, Drug Abuse
Spastics Society, Tamil Nadu (India). – 1997
This report describes the proceedings of a three-day workshop on community-based rehabilitation (CBR) models and training in India. The workshop included 72 professionals from India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Sessions and papers from the workshop are summarized and address the following topics: (1) a training module for the…
Descriptors: Adults, Birth Weight, Children, Community Programs
Sciacca, Kathleen – 1992
This paper describes the consumer program, "Helpful People in Touch," a self-help treatment program for people with the multiple disorders of mental illness, drug addiction, and/or alcoholism. First, the terms, "Mentally Ill Chemical Abusers and Addicted" (MICAA) and "Chemical Abusing Mentally Ill" (CAMI) are defined…
Descriptors: Adults, Alcoholism, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction