In this paper, the Adolescent Sexual Abuser Project (ASAP) assessment pack-Dutch Revised Version (ASAP-D) is presented. The ASAP-D is an assessment instrument which measures the personality characteristics that are generally considered relevant in the literature for the development and perpetuation of sexually abusive behaviour in juveniles. After…

Constructivist, hands-on, inquiry-based, science activities may have a curative potential that could be valuable in a psychological assistance programme for child victims of violence and war. To investigate this idea, pilot sessions were performed in an orphanage located in Ruhengeri, Rwanda, with seven young adults and two groups of 11 children…

This report provides information on the Texas State Library's fiscal year 1991 Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) state-administered program. Standard Form 424, "Application for Federal Assistance," is followed by specific requirements for resource allocations under LSCA and a summary of funding sources by LSCA priority. The…

The paper documents regulations issued by New York's Commissioner of Education dealing with children with handicapping conditions. The 15 subsections of the regulations cover: (1) definitions; (2) board of education responsibilities; (3) committee on special education; (4) procedures for referral, evaluation, individualized education program…

One of twenty course guides in the Community Living Skills Guide for the College for Living series, this document provides guidelines and workbook activities for the course, Looking Good: Hygiene. The series of courses for developmentally disabled adults is intended to supplement residential programs and to aid in orienting institutionalized…

One of twenty course guides in the Community Living Skills Guide for the College for Living series, this document provides guidelines and workbook activities for the course, Traveling II. The series of courses for developmentally disabled adults is intended to supplement residential programs and to aid in orienting institutionalized persons to…

AFTER STATISTICALLY DEFINING THE NATIONAL PROBLEM OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY AND REVIEWING THE PROVISIONS UNDER THE AMENDED TITLE I OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT, THE DOCUMENT DESCRIBES A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS WHICH MAY HAVE TO BE ADAPTED UNDER THE NEW AMENDMENT TO SUIT AN OPEN INSTITUTION…

Operant conditioning techniques were used to modify verbal behavior in 18 institutionalized, trainable mentally handicapped mongoloids with chronological ages from 4-6 to 7-10 and mental ages from 2.0 to 2.10. Two instruments were constructed to evaluate language: a language test and a speech rating scale. Project leaders had no prior knowledge of…

The relationship between the difficulty with which the retarded adolescent decodes visual social cues and the appropriateness of his social behavior was the basis of a study to determine whether social cue decoding could be taught the retarded in a manner analogous to the teaching of reading and writing, with beneficial behavioral results. The…

The three volume report documents the project to review and evaluate the educational component of the Los Angeles County Juvenile Camp System: the first volume summarizes the project; the second presents in detail the project design, findings and conclusions, recommendations, and guidelines for implementation; and the third volume contains…

A two-year federally funded project was designed to improve library service to the Bowen Children's Center, a State Department of Mental Health facility for the mentally retarded in Harrisburg, Illinois. The majority of the residents are 14 to 20 years of age. Visual and sound filmstrips, games, puzzles, visual and tactile materials, cassettes,…

A 3-year study was conducted to validate the eight-factor Vocational Capacity Scale (VCS), designed for use with the retarded. Subjects were 366 institutionalized mental retardates, both educable and trainable, aged 15 to 30, who were administered the VCS twice, 1 year apart. Social workers and staff worked individually to promote the highest…

Full development of the educational, occupational, and attitudinal abilities of young delinquents admitted to the Camp Hill State Correctional Institute was the object of this Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I Program. Young adults 15-21 years committed to Camp Hill average 6.1 on the standard educational battery test and their…

Thirteen institutionalized children from 4-1/2 to 14 years old, diagnosed as autistic, atypical, or childhood schizophrenic, were observed for three years to obtain a detailed description of their speech and language behavior. Case histories were assembled from available medical and psychological data. During a program of experimental relationship…

Brief summaries are provided of 17 library projects being conducted in Illinois during 1974. These deal with the following matters: 1) the development of the Illinois State Library; 2) library manpower training; 3) library research; 4) the Illinois State Library Materials Processing Center; 5) the professional development of library personnel; 6)…