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Peer reviewedHowe, John; Horner, Robert H.; Newton, J. Stephen – Mental Retardation, 1998
This study compared results of supported living services for 20 adults with mental retardation and 20 adults receiving traditional residential support. Results indicated that supported living participants experienced significantly more and varied community activity, did both community activities and preferred community activities more frequently,…
Descriptors: Adults, Delivery Systems, Independent Living, Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedEmerson, Eric – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 1999
This article uses recent developments in United Kingdom services as a case study to identify challenges facing the provision of residential supports to people with intellectual disabilities. It discusses responding to existing levels of unmet needs and increasing demand, reducing inequalities in access and service quality, and obtaining and…
Descriptors: Adults, Case Studies, Children, Community Programs
Download full textWalker, Pam; And Others – 1996
This report evaluates a self-directed personal service (SDPS) program operated through the larger Enable Program for people with disabilities in Onondaga County, New York. First, it contrasts characteristics of traditional personal assistance services (such as low pay, agency-determined, limited types/levels of support, and program management…
Descriptors: Attendants, Caregivers, Disabilities, Helping Relationship
Conrad, Robert – 1991
The report describes and evaluates a 10-week program to help an adjudicated 18-year-old male with behavioral disorders living in a structured residential treatment facility to develop independent living skills. The experimental program consisted of three levels, each offering more independence, while providing support, guidance, and direction to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Behavior Disorders, Case Studies
Brooker, Charles; Davies, Sue; Ellis, Lorraine; Laker, Sara; Philp, Ian; Walker, Alan; Warnes, Anthony – 1997
A study explored the relationship between the content of educational programs in nursing and the quality of nursing care for older people, especially the extent to which nurses promote autonomy and independence. Activities included an analysis of curricula for pre- and postregistration nursing education programs in Britain, investigation of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Aging (Individuals), Continuing Education, Daily Living Skills
National Center on Outcomes Research, Council on Quality and Leadership, Towson, MD. – 1999
This report describes the genesis, definition and use of the Personal Outcomes database, a database designed to assess whether programs and services are being effective in helping individuals with disabilities. The database is based on 25 outcome measures in seven domains, including: (1) identity, which is designed to provide a sense of how people…
Descriptors: Adult Foster Care, Adults, Civil Rights, Databases
