Presented is a directory of 371 hostels and homes provided for the mentally handicapped by local authorities in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Entries are listed by county, and sections are divided as to whether they are non-statutory (under private ownership), under local authority, or administered by hospitals. Information on each…

Reprinted from a doctoral dissertation on the history, theory, and scope of residential adult education in the United States, this essay suggests a number of values to be found in the residential method, together with certain trends, educational attitudes, and other forces that could affect participation in, and the growth and structure of,…

A questionnaire was sent to 69 directors of residential centers in the state of Illinois affiliated with the Child Care Association, Department of Mental Health and Department of Corrections - Juvenile Division, regarding the current status of educational arrangements in Illinois institutions serving disturbed, delinquent, and/or…

A group of 30 institutionalized "predelinquent" preadolescents and 30 public school nondelinquent preadolescents were compared on Kagan's Matching Familiar Figures Test (MFF) of cognitive impulsivity. Contrary to predictions, predelinquents were more reflective than nondelinquents on both the latency and error dimensions of the MFF.…

The development of Systems Unlimited is summarized; a normalization program that provides community residential living for moderately to severely handicapped individuals, who usually were institutionalized. (Author/BD)

Available from: Behavioral Disorders, Council for Exceptional Children, 1920 Association Drive, Reston, Virginia 22091. Methods of assessing specific programs as well as overall agency objectives are illustrated by evaluating the residential treatment program at Children's Village which serves boys (7 to 14 years old) with serious emotional…

Available from: Canadian Association for the Mentally Retarded, Kinsmen National Institute on Mental Retardation Building, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Downsview, Ontario M3J 1P3, Canada. A plan developed by the Metropolitan Toronto Association for the Mentally Retarded to foster apartment living in the community for mentally handicapped…

Examined the feasibility of community-based care for mentally ill offenders and defendants by surveying criminal justice professionals (n=36), mental health and forensic professionals (n=38), and social service representatives (n=21). Findings indicated that mentally ill offenders and defendants were seen as manageable in the community but needing…

Describes intervention and treatment services available to youth and adolescents with chemical abuse problems. Discusses necessary components of a comprehensive approach. Reviews research on treatment outcomes within the various types of programs along with research on the treatment models employed. (Author/LHW)

Two institutional treatment models--Intermediate Care Facilities and Foundation Care--were compared with 30 profoundly mentally retarded adults. The Foundation Care model (which emphasized habilitation through health, nurturance, stimulation, and play) demonstrated more resident-oriented management practices and used more tactile modalities and…

Examined deinstitutionalization and community facilities for emotionally disturbed adolescents through statewide survey of 125 licensed group-care providers and field research methods at five small residential facilities. Results suggest these facilities are a new type of social setting with no direct correlation to other types of institutions.…

Results from 1977 and 1982 national surveys of all state-licensed, state-contracted, or state-operated facilities demonstrate a residential population of static total size but changing characteristics. Most notable were a decreasing number of children in out-of-home residential care and an increasing proportion of persons who are…

The study reports the result of a survey of 142 staff of community-based programs serving mentally retarded adults. All five organizational variables (Stress, Burnout, Needs Deficiencies, Role Conflict, and Role Ambiguity) were evident in each of the eight programs and were significantly interrelated in over two-thirds of them. (Author/CL)

Girls (11-15 years old) with behavior problems have been involved in a behavior modification (token economy) program designed to provide in-depth assessment, individualized treatment, and transitions to less restrictive environments. (CL)

Evaluation of Play Unit for the Severely Handicaped (PUSH) designed for the living room of a residential area used by 16 severely retarded multiply handicapped persons revealed that the impact of the unit was individualized and diverse, and that the responsiveness of the environemt's components appeared to be important. (CL)