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| Mental Retardation | 7 |
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| Cotten, Paul D. | 1 |
| Farel, Anita M. | 1 |
| Johnston, J. M. | 1 |
| Kastner, Ted | 1 |
| Prout, H. Thompson | 1 |
| Sellin, Donald | 1 |
| Sheldon, Kenneth L. | 1 |
| Shook, Gerald L. | 1 |
| Spirrison, Charles L. | 1 |
| Wagner, Bernard R. | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 6 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 3 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
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| Administrators | 2 |
| Practitioners | 2 |
| Policymakers | 1 |
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| Mississippi | 1 |
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Peer reviewedSellin, Donald; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1974
Descriptors: Agencies, Agency Cooperation, Community Services, Delivery Systems
Peer reviewedProut, H. Thompson; Sheldon, Kenneth L. – Mental Retardation, 1983
A five-question survey of state vocational rehabilitation agency policies regarding the diagnosing of mental retardation for eligibility for service reports results such as that most states do not use diagnostic criteria that are in line with the guidelines recommended by the American Assocation on Mental Deficiency. (Author/MC)
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Delivery Systems, Eligibility, Guidelines
Peer reviewedCotten, Paul D.; Spirrison, Charles L. – Mental Retardation, 1988
A model demonstration project to meet the needs of elderly mentally retarded individuals in a rural state was designed as a complementary, collaborative endeavor among service providers from the aging, mental retardation, and generic service system networks in Mississippi. Continuous training of staff members across networks was emphasized. (JW)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Aging (Individuals), Cooperative Planning, Delivery Systems
Peer reviewedJohnston, J. M.; Shook, Gerald L. – Mental Retardation, 1993
Elements of a model for delivering statewide behavioral programing services to individuals with mental retardation in residential, training, and educational settings are described. The model includes such components as identification of levels of behavioral competence among staff members, an intervention approval process, regional behavioral…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education, Intervention
Peer reviewedFarel, Anita M. – Mental Retardation, 1988
State plans (1984-86) were analyzed to see how the choice of child development as a priority service area was correlated with sociodemographic, health status, service program variables, and developmental disability fund allocation. Results provided no evidence that the allocation of resources to child development reflects states' needs. (DB)
Descriptors: Agencies, Child Development, Delivery Systems, Demography
Peer reviewedKastner, Ted; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1990
The efforts of one unit of the Association for Retarded Citizens to develop guidelines for service provision to individuals with developmental disabilities and human immunodeficiency virus (AIDS) are documented. A professional advisory committee was formed to make ethical recommendations that allow for provision of services in a "least…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adults, Advisory Committees, Bioethics
Peer reviewedWagner, Bernard R.; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1995
The transformation of a large, private, church-affiliated provider of residential services for individuals with mental retardation from an institutionally based to a community-based service system is described. Factors influencing the decision to close the 200-person residential facility, guidelines followed during the transition, and evidence of…
Descriptors: Adults, Agencies, Community Programs, Decision Making
