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Showing 1 to 20 of 31 for “"Group Homes"”.
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Narrative power : social control in ISLs and group homes
… Supported Living arrangements (ISLs) and group homes are settings where the social role of a client, a person with intellectual and developmental disabilities receiving support in this setting, is a clearly marked social role with almost no ability to exert narrative power independently, …
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Group homes for the mentally retarded: a study of community and freedom
… study examines the organizational structure of group homes for the mentally retarded. The case study is found to represent a new form of communal organization according to Hillery's theory of communal organization (1968; 1978). As a communal organization, the structural measures utilized to …
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Group homes for delinquent girls : a comparative study of girls' and boys' programs in Massachusetts
Thesis. 1975. B.S.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning.
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Mentoring and its Effect on the Life Chances and Experiences of Children in Group Homes
… have a positive effect on children in group homes. Although children in group homes may not have strong support from their biological families or kin, they often count on the undivided support from their counselors. For this study, group home stakeholders (director, counselors and …
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The effect of staffing variables on the successful program completions of juvenile delinquents in group homes
<p>The present study examined the effects of group home staffing variables on the proportion of successful program completions by adjudicated juvenile delinquents. A survey questionnaire was sent to most small group homes serving this population in California. Respondents became the 114 …
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Symbolic Convergence of Family, Organizational, and Health Communication : Family-Staff Interaction and Quality of Care in Group Homes
<p>This study examined group home staff’s communication with families as well as staff’s attitudes towards family interaction. Four focus groups were conducted with a total of 19 participants (n=19). Two group home agencies participated with two focus groups each, one management group and one …
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Dispositional Mediators Of Burnout Syndrome In A Sample Of Direct Care Staff Employed At Group Homes In A Midwestern State
… of direct care workers who were employed in group homes for the mentally ill in a Midwestern state. Specifically, the indirect effects that the direct care staff's attachment systems and problem solving ability were examined as they applied to their potential burnout status. Attachment …
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The effects of vocational group counseling on adaptive behavior at work with moderately mentally retarded adults residing in group homes
This study brings vocational career group counseling with moderately mentally retarded adults in focus as a viable method of increasing vocational awareness and performance. Recently, much of the literature in the field of the handicapped has had as a theme the issue of deinstitutionalization. The …
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A case study of group home development for persons with mental retardation: entry approaches and neighborhood opposition
… force to the attainment of this goal. Small group homes, or community based facilities, are viewed as a viable alternative to institutionalization. The sponsors of group homes have encountered neighborhood opposition to such an extent that specialized approaches for neighborhood entry have …
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Three Essays in Real Estate and Urban Economics
… The majority of studies examining the impact of group homes on neighborhood property values have found that group homes do not adversely affect property values. The second chapter, a study of seven group homes established in DuPage County, Illinois, finds that properties which are proximate to a …
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De hjälper oss till rätta : normaliseringsarbete, självbestämmande och människor med psykisk utvecklingsstörning
… replaced by a life in community settings e.g. group homes, where a number of persons (4-5) are living with staff support. My case-studies cover three elderly and three more lately produced such units as well as a ward in a nursing home. Data were gathered through participant observations and …
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It Takes Two to Tango: Explaining Caregiver Attitudes Toward Seriously Mentally Ill Persons
… was collected from 46 staff who worked in nine group homes for SMI persons. Information concerning the psychiatric functioning, social functioning, and problematic behaviors of the 44 residents who lived the in the group homes was collected. There were positive associations between staff's …
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Fostering Homefulness
… For this thesis, I redesigned the way in which group homes are designed for teens in Foster Care with these principles in mind. Teens are often the hardest to place with families, as many foster parents don't want to deal with the effects that childhood trauma has had on these individuals, so …
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EFFECTS OF ATTACHMENT STYLES OF FOSTER AND ADOPTIVE PARENTS ON THE RELATIONAL INTERACTIONS OF THEIR FOSTER AND ADOPTIVE CHILDREN
… many children are placed in</p> <p>foster homes of relatives, non-related extended family members, group homes,</p> <p>and county or private foster homes. A child who is removed from their original</p> <p>home is likely to experience difficulties in the areas of attachment with …
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'Challenge and Change in a Cinderella Service': A History of Fulbourn Hospital, Cambridgeshire, 1953 – 1995
… in the community through the establishment of group homes and community mental health teams. The implementation of sectorisation proved to be controversial, as did the increasing role afforded to general managers. It is concluded that many of the elements of the social model introduced by Dr …
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The Relationship Between Type of Residence and Community Engagement and Friendship for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in the State of Ohio
… residing in institutional versus community homes as well as those residing in family versus group homes. No significant differences were identified based on residence. However, although not significant, differences were identified regarding seeing one’s friends as well as community …
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SOCIAL WORKERS PERSPECTIVES OF THE PROTECTIVE AND RISK FACTORS THAT AFFECT YOUTH IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM AND CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM
… 74% agreed that physical abuse, 61% agreed that group homes, and 67% agreed that sexual abuse serve as risk factors for foster youth. Foster youth who have encountered risks factors such as psychical abuse, sexual abuse, severe general neglect, mental health issues, multiple placements, group …
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