This report presents statistics on residential facilities for the mentally retarded and on the residents themselves, derived from the Institutional Population Component of the 1987 National Medical Expenditure Survey (NMES). Part 1 presents an overview of the NMES and discusses previous efforts to survey persons residing in mental retardation…

A 3-year study of the operation of Chapter 1 Neglected or Delinquent (Chapter 1 N or D) Program, which provides compensatory education services to youths in state-operated juvenile and adult correctional facilities, was conducted. The study found that Chapter 1 N or D Program participants had the following characteristics: (1) over half of the…

Part of a 3-year study of the Chapter 1 Neglected or Delinquent (Chapter 1 N or D) Program providing compensatory education services to youth in state-operated juvenile and adult correctional facilities, this report presents findings of a longitudinal component designed to assess prerelease services and postrelease experiences. Participants in the…

This study of vocational education in Ohio correctional institutions seeks to determine the progress that has been made in the past decade, identify conditions that affect future directions for this educational effort, and make recommendations for further development of the program. The study examines vocational education for juvenile correctional…

Five bulletins of the National Center for Clinical Infant Programs provide articles with the following titles and authors: "Motor Control as a Resource for Adaptive Coping" (G. Gordon Williamson et al.); "Fostering Emotional and Social Development in Infants with Disabilities" (Stanley Greenspan); "Dramatic Responses in a…

The study sought to determine if there are differences between shifts of workers in Intermediate Care Facilities in their ratings of the daily living skills of mentally retarded residents, and whether these differences reflect actual differences in performance by the residents. Staff were interviewed concerning the level of prompt required to…

This databook for the final report of the 10-year plan to redevelop services for individuals with intellectual disabilities in Victoria, Australia, presents results of three studies. The major study provides a functional profile of people with intellectual disabilities living in State-run institutions (Residential Training Centres) or attending…

This compilation results from efforts of the State and Public Library Services Branch of the U.S. Department of Education to disseminate pertinent information submitted by the State Library Administrative Agencies on key LSCA (Library Services and Construction Act) program areas. Each report was written by an administrative librarian who had key…

This document presents prepared statements and testimony from the Congressional hearing on the federal government's role in providing long-term care for the elderly in America. Opening statements from the chairman and three members of the Select Committee on Aging focus on the financial burden of long-term care for America's elderly, the…

This study investigated the effects of viewing motion picture films depicting black models with accompanying discussions upon the self concept of delinquent males. The various dimensions of the self concept observed were esteem; social interest; identification with mother, father, teacher, friend; group identification; group identification with…

Several evaluations reports of Title I programs and activities conducted in Wichita, Kansas, elementary schools during 1980-81 are presented in this document. Compensatory education activities described include corrective reading programs, elementary mathematics programs, institutional programs for neglected and delinquent children,…

This document is a transcript of hearings conducted in Hartford, Connecticut, before the United States Senate Subcommittee on the Handicapped on the effects of deinstitutionalization of the mentally retarded. The bulk of the testimony was given by Connecticut officials and leaders in the mental health field. They presented evidence and case…

This report focuses on the development of a behavior modification program to help institutionalized patients prepare for situations they may encounter after discharge from the hospital. The rationale for this program is explained in terms of the severe differences that exist between life in a mental institution and community life. A daily program…

Recent years have witnessed a broadening of the role of the behavior modifier to that of "environmental designer" and institutional change agent. As deinstitutionalization policies have been mandated across the country, a major challenge for institutional behavioral programs has been brought to the surface--i.e., generalization and…

The process called deinstitutionalization, whether of the elderly or mentally disabled, involves complex issues, not the least of which are economic, physical, social, and psychological costs; any attempt to further this process perforce needs a comprehensive, specific plan suited to community needs and to those who are to be served. A workable…