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Marchetti, Allen – 1987
The possible casues of abuse of mentally retarded persons in residential facilities are examined and a study of all reported abuse cases occurring in Alabama's residential facilities from January, 1984, to September, 1986 is reviewed. Fifty-seven confirmed cases of abuse were identified for further examination using facility records and system…
Descriptors: Attendants, Child Abuse, Etiology, Institutionalized Persons
Download full textTownsend, Aloen L. – 1987
Family caregivers may face ethical dilemmas when deciding whether a parent or spouse should enter a nursing home. There is considerable evidence that decisions about institutionalization are usually stressful and difficult for family members. This study obtained qualitative and quantitative data from two studies conducted at the Margaret Blenkner…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Decision Making, Ethics, Family Problems
Wisconsin State Legislative Council, Madison. – 1986
This report was written for the Wisconsin State Legislative Council's Special Committee on Mental Health Issues. It summarizes selected studies of mental health issues, focusing on the most recent studies conducted in Wisconsin and studies conducted elsewhere that examined issues relevant to the work of the committee. For each study reviewed,…
Descriptors: Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Institutionalized Persons, Mental Disorders, Mental Health
Gardner, James M. – Australian Journal of Mental Retardation, 1974
The struggle to provide legal rights of mentally retarded people in institutions is discussed, with particular reference to recent activities in the United States. (Author)
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Court Litigation, Exceptional Child Services, History
Peer reviewedLister, H. Lawrence; Lazar, Amy – Social Work, 1974
This article describes a group that was formed by young male residents in an extended-care facility in order to help them meet their nonmedical needs. (Author/HMV)
Descriptors: Group Therapy, Institutionalized Persons, Interpersonal Relationship, Rehabilitation Programs
Peer reviewedGandhi, J. S. – Mental Retardation, 1974
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Research, Feedback, Institutionalized Persons, Interpersonal Relationship
Peer reviewedSchenck, Herbert U.; Surber, Colleen – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 1974
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Environmental Influences, Institutionalized Persons, Learning Experience
Herr, Audrey – 1976
The Program for Institutionalized Children in New York City provided reading and/or mathematics instruction for 624 Title I eligible pupils in grades one through twelve in 12 institutions for neglected, abused, or delinquent children. The program operated for seven weeks with approximately 15 hours of instruction weekly. Small group instruction or…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Delinquency, Institutionalized Persons, Mathematics
Peer reviewedFriedman, Susan – Gerontologist, 1975
Describes the experience of a group of relatively impaired, institutionalized elderly in a program of volunteer service to their peers. The focus of discussion is upon the volunteer group itself, its weekly group meetings, and the meaning that this kind of group experience has had for its members. (Author)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Group Dynamics, Institutionalized Persons, Older Adults
Peer reviewedAaron, Robert L.; And Others – Journal of Reading, 1975
Evaluates the reading habits and interests of delinquent adolescents in a Georgia youth offender center. (RB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, Educational Research, Institutionalized Persons
Striefel, Sebastian; Eberl, Dieter – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1974
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Exceptional Child Research, Imitation
Singer, Richard G.; Blumenthal, Irving J. – Ment Hyg, 1969
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Patterns, Cues, Fantasy
Johnson, Ronald C. – Amer J Ment Deficiency, 1969
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales, Exceptional Child Research
Gray, Robert M.; Kasteler, Josephine M. – Amer J Ment Deficiency, 1969
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Research, Institutionalized Persons, Interpersonal Competence, Mental Retardation
Shotwell, Anna M.; and others – Amer J Ment Deficiency, 1969
Descriptors: Correlation, Exceptional Child Research, Institutionalized Persons, Intelligence Tests
