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Download full textBiklen, Douglas – 1987
A case study is presented of Westport Associates, a corporation in Westport, Massachusetts, which operates small group homes for formerly institutionalized men and women with severe disabilities. Westport Associates was founded to create the antithesis of an institution, to treat residents as individuals worthy of respect, and to offer residents…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Change, Case Studies, Community Programs
