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Toward Meaningful Family Involvement in Out-of-Home Placement Settings.
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Blacher, Jan; Baker, Bruce L. – Mental Retardation, 1992
This paper examines factors associated with meaningful family involvement in program planning for community residential services for individuals with mental retardation. It is argued that personnel in placement settings are often ambivalent about more family involvement. Guidelines for involving families at every stage both before and after…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Community Programs, Cooperative Planning
Out-of-Home Placement for Children with Mental Retardation: Dimensions of Family Involvement.
Baker, Bruce L.; Blacher, Jan B. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1993
Interviews with 62 families who had placed their children with mental retardation in residential placement reflected high involvement with their children, with 81% of families visiting monthly. There was marginal evidence for a lessening of involvement over time. Family involvement was most strongly related with facility characteristics,…
Descriptors: Children, Family Involvement, Mental Retardation, Parent Attitudes
Out-of-Home Placement for Children with Retardation: Family Decision Making and Satisfaction.
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Blacher, Jan; Baker, Bruce L. – Family Relations, 1994
Interviewed 62 families that had recently placed their mentally retarded children about their experiences. Placements generally followed gradual build-up of child-related stress. Parents reported high satisfaction with placement and positive family adaptation following placement. Family experiences generally were not related to child's age, level…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Behavior Problems, Children