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Colond, Josefina S.; Wieseler, Norman A. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1995
An evaluation was conducted of community support services in Minnesota that provide treatment options to individuals with developmental disabilities who display behaviors that put them at risk of losing their current community placement and being placed in a large state facility. Evaluation results and the outreach service model are considered.…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Community Services
Download full textRacino, Julie Ann; Merrill, David – 1989
This report is based on a 1988 site visit to the Northeast Educational Services Cooperative (NESC) in South Dakota. The visit's purpose was to provide consultation and recommendations regarding residential options to support children with severe disabilities who typically have been placed in out-of-district residential placements. Background…
Descriptors: Children, Consultation Programs, Cooperative Programs, Delivery Systems
Peer reviewedTari, Andor J.; Fenn, LeeAnn – Mental Retardation and Learning Disability Bulletin, 1988
The article briefly reviews the history of deinstitutionalization and supports the development and use of a comprehensive evaluation process to evaluate the human and environmental factors that affect the potential for successful placement of handicapped persons in community-based residential facilities. (JW)
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Evaluation Methods
Taylor, Steven J. – 1987
The site visit report describes community living programs for persons with severe disabilities in the Wisconsin counties of Dane, LaCrosse, and Columbia. The visit attempted to identify and document promising practices through interviews with administrators, officials and staff; observations of three foster homes, two small group homes, and two…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Community Programs, Community Services
Peer reviewedEmerson, E.; And Others – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 1995
This study evaluated the quality and costs of services for 16 young adults with dual sensory impairments and mental retardation before and during their placement at a specialized, community-based, residential, further-education facility in England. Results indicated that overall quality and costs were higher than in previous placements, though…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Deaf Blind, Educational Quality, Foreign Countries
Lybarger, William A. – 1990
This paper proposes and discusses, from a management point of view, application of specific outcome measurements to residential programs for mentally retarded persons and those experiencing long term mental health problems. These include: rate of restraint and seclusion; percentage of compliance with applicable standards; absenteeism/leave time…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Behavior Change, Evaluation Methods, Institutional Evaluation
