The paper presents observations of families having adult members with learning disabilities and describes a residential program to facilitate the transition to independent living of lower functioning learning disabled young adults. The program, called Independence Center, involves placing participants in apartments with roommates and helping them…

Representing Nova University's greatest departure from a traditional educational delivery system, the Master's Program for Child Care Administrators is designed to be completed within a 2-year period without interrupting students' professional responsibilities. Two areas of specialization are provided: administration of day care and preschool…

The paper presents a brief review of the regular education system in Great Britain followed by a more indepth examination of special education for physically handicapped students. The history of special education is discussed with particular emphasis on changes since the Warnock Commission (1974-78). Services for physically handicapped students…

The purpose of the Children's Project in Oregon was to provide services to five children (ages 5 to 12) with developmental disabilities whose families were experiencing stress. Each of the children had at least three disabilities and was placed outside the family home in a foster care home for various reasons. The project staff included each…

The report contains the findings and recommendations of an evaluation of the Community Training Home program operated by the Connecticut Department of Mental Retardation. The section on background information provides details of the history of the program which currently provides foster care services for 478 people with mental retardation of which…

The document details the procedures, effective in June 1988, for the residential placement of handicapped children in New York State private schools, special school districts, and selected out-of-state schools. The preface states that students may be placed in residential facilities only when such placements are determined to be the least…

The document looks at the continuum of residential service models for mentally retarded individuals. Chapter 1 describes and cites research on four models (natural family homes, foster homes, community residential facilities, and nursing homes); and points out differences among these service models. A second chapter focuses on programs and…

This model of a deinstitutionalization program begins with a definition of juvenile delinquency and historical antecedents of current juvenile justice approaches. The extent of juvenile delinquency is noted, and the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act is reviewed. The deinstitutionalization model is presented as a residential program…

The paper focuses on coordination of an educational program for non-ambulatory cerebral palsied and profoundly retarded clients (21 years old and younger) in a residential setting not being served by the Texas Education Department. Covered in outline form are the school's requirements governing educational programs, program development,…

Results of a survey of residential adult education in the Province of Quebec are presented in this report. The existence of widespread financial difficulties is documented, together with a frequent lack of adequate community services and suitable facilities. Chapter I reviews the need of nonprofit groups for residential facilities and indicates…

Organized so that each teacher may use some latitude in planning teaching approaches, the guide describes the sequential curriculum used with educable mentally retarded children in a residential setting. Arithmetic, language arts, science, and social studies are outlined separately for preprimary, primary, and intermediate levels. Vocational units…

This report describes an Education for Parenthood demonstration program developed by the Salvation Army for teenagers living at a Salvation Army children's home in Philadelphia. Weekly sessions, held over a 6-month period, emphasized self-esteem, knowledge about children, and career development in the child care field. Firsthand experience in a…

An overview is given of the Sierra Project, a developmental intervention designed and undertaken at the University of California, Irvine during 1974-75 to facilitate and study dimensions associated with character development in college students. The developmental status of resident freshmen was assessed and their growth and development over the…

Evaluated was a pilot study on the use of behavior modification with 116 delinquent boys (8- to 15-years-old) committed to a residential treatment center. Upon assignment to classes, each S was placed on an individual contract which, when completed, was worth points redeemable for such things as candy and potato chips. Ss were administered the…

To identify trends in institutional reform and deinstitutionalization of the developmentally disabled, 34 administrative documents emanating from a federally funded planning grant program were examined. Documents were gathered in response to a survey letter to state Developmental Disabilities Councils, and fact sheets summarizing the documents…