Author: United States. President's Committee on Mental Retardation
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 388

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Publisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 0080857876
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 319

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International Review of Research in Mental Retardation

Author: Louis Rowitz
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1461391156
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 495

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When you look at the advances in the field of mental retardation over the past 30 years, it is hard to imagine that more change is inevitable. Yet, I think back to the time when, early in his presidency, President Kennedy called together the brightest scientists, researchers, doctors, and educators to develop a comprehensive plan for the nation to effectively care for, treat, educate, and house persons with mental retardation. In the early 1960s the call for new research into the causes and the amelioration of mental retardation, the development of community-based programs, and the development of family care for appropriate education, vocational training, and jobs were seen as revolutionary. But, in the 30 years since then, we have seen time and time again that it is persons with mental retardation themselves who have led the way. When the schools were opened to them, they learned more than any one ever thought possible; when vocational training was provided, they learned skills that led to jobs; when employment became available, they proved to be good steady workers who earned money and paid taxes. When the playing fields were made available to them through programs such as Special Olympics, they showed the world they could train and compete and WIN in the sports of the Olympics. When communities welcomed them, they became our neighbors. They have earned the right to play on any field, to study in any school, to hold a paying job, and to be anyone's neighbor.

Author: Robert B. Kugel
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Category : People with mental disabilities
Languages : en
Pages : 392

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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1006

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Author: United States. President's Committee on Mental Retardation
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Category : Community mental health services
Languages : en
Pages : 52

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Author: Robert L. Schalock
Publisher: AAMR
ISBN: 0940898861
Category : Intellectual disability
Languages : en
Pages : 282

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Captures the challenging and controversial era between 1975-2000 that led the field of intellectual disability into an age of community acceptance and inclusion. This title includes chapters that focus themes such as public policy and health care.

Author: Walter Christian
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1461327075
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 523

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Human service programming has been the focus of much public scrutiny, legislative action, and applied research in recent years. As a result, human service providers have learned to exhibit greater respect for the needs and legal rights of their consumers, the appropriateness and cost effectiveness of treatment procedures and service programs, and the per sonnel and facilities involved in providing services to consumers. Despite this encouraging trend, many human service agencies are still trying unsuccessfully to meet the two fundamental criteria of effec tive programming: (1) providing services that are effective in meeting the needs of the consumer and (2) equipping consumers to function indepen dently of the human service system to the extent possible. For example, there appears to be a general acceptance of the notion that custodial institutional service programs are needed, despite the fact that they are ineffective in rehabilitating and transitioning clients to the community and that they are difficult to change. In addition, although community based service programs have been developed as alternatives to institu tional placement, there is rarely sufficient transitional planning and pro gramming to facilitate the client's progress from the institution to the community. Although these problems generally are acknowledged, most human service managers and practitioners are ill equipped to deal with them. Specifically, the technology of human service management is in need of improvement. It is more theoretical than practical, and it lacks sufficient field testing and empirical validation.

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Category : Developmentally disabled
Languages : en
Pages : 664

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Category : People with disabilities
Languages : en
Pages : 24

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