The "Colorado Children's Budget" presents and analyzes investments and spending trends during the past five state fiscal years on services that benefit children. The "Children's Budget" focuses mainly on state investment and spending, with some analysis of federal investments and spending to provide broader context of state…

For well over a century, there have been boarding schools for American Indian children. The unique configuration that makes up each boarding school's environment attempts to meet the needs of as many students as possible, and tries to maximize positive outcomes. Recognizing that there is room for improvement, the Office of Indian Education…

This article discusses the response of Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (IDCFS) to the perceived problems with long-term residential treatment and psychiatric hospitalization. The IDCFS implemented a process of residential placement review and a system of residential facility gatekeepers to ensure more appropriate placement and…

This guide provides information about an 8-day outdoor education experience required for third-year teacher education majors at Northern Illinois University (NIU). The residential program is held at the Lorado Taft Field Campus of NIU. The guide addresses the values of outdoor education and the benefits for both teachers and students. General…

This report presents findings of an investigation by the New York State Commission on Quality of Care for the Mentally Disabled into the programmatic and financial practices of the Independent Living Center of Amsterdam (ILC/A), a New York institution which receives two-thirds of its monies from Medicaid to provide services to individuals with…

The current standard in providing residential services for individuals with severe disabilities favors serving small groups of people with similar levels of assistance needs in ordinary housing units, which are owned or leased by nonprofit agencies, funded by a mix of federal and state funds, and employ shift workers who provide professionally…

A 3-month elective in medical education was undertaken by a first-year resident to obtain a background to prepare for a potential career in academic medicine and medical student teaching. Benefits to the resident of the elective are outlined, and guidelines for similar experiences are suggested. (Editor/PG)

The packet of information is intended to help residential workers with disturbed children in the United Kingdom. The first section on theory contains two papers: "Which Children Come Into Residential Care?" (Robin Benians); and "Models of Treatment: Behavioral, Psychodynamic, Cognitive" (Daphne Lennox). The next section…

This paper describes the response of one locality, a rural county in Western Massachusetts, to the reality of rural homelessness. Jessie's House, in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, is a short-term emergency shelter providing meals, housing, and advocacy to homeless families and individuals. The shelter has a staff of three full-time residents and…

This report presents data on the social, legal, and demographic characteristics of youth admitted to the residential programs of the New York State Division for Youth (DFY) during 1984. These programs offer services for youth referred by the courts, social services, and other agencies. The report is divided into seven sections. Section 1 outlines…

Overtime pay was used to encourage staff personnel of a state institution to carry out an intensive around-the-clock program to reduce the self injurious behaviors of a severely retarded and deaf adult. Contingent use of restraints, in conjunction with an intensive program of differential reinforcement of other behavior and differential…

The educational potential of residence halls needs to be better understood and utilized. Presents a plea for faculty members to associate themselves with programs of student residence halls and their directors. (PG)

Is local residential treatment for juvenile delinquents living up to expectations? This study of three programs in the Midwest raises provocative issues that affect program planning and social policy. (Author)