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Showing 1 to 20 of 33 for “"group home"”.
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Self-Concept and Reading Achievement in a Foster Care Group Home
… achievement for children in a foster care group home. The paragraph comprehension subtest of the The Nelson Reading Test and the Piers-Harris Self-Concept Scale (The Way I Feel About Myself) were administered to twenty-three residents of a foster care group home. A significant relationship …
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BELIEFS ABOUT RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY AMONG HELPING PROFESSIONALS IN A GROUP HOME
… examine how religion impacts adolescents in a group home setting, and how they perceive its importance in their lives. The data was gathered using a qualitative method, and included interviews with a sample of staff members (all adults) who work with adolescents in a group home setting.The …
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Integrating our communities : housing the chronically ill : a group home for people with AIDS
It is my belief that it is within the realm of architecture to provide responsible, dignified housing which promotes the assimilation into society of those presently excluded, and that by so doing it is possible to overcome the objections of those resistant to change. A population consisting of …
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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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An Exploratory Study of the Relationship Between Group Home Factors and Leisure Behavior of Adults Who Are Mentally Retarded
… environment-behavior interaction which occurs in group home residences. More specifically, leisure behavior is the focus of this study. The research was designed to: (1) investigate whether an association exists between socio-physical factors in the group home (access to and number of leisure …
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Vietos bendruomenių kaita globos sistemos pertvarkos kontekste /
… care system, a study was carried out with two groups of informants - community members and people with disabilities living in group homes. A two-part study combining qualitative and quantitative research methods was conducted. The first stage of the research was a qualitative study, which aimed …
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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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Low Self-Esteem in Children: Improving Self-Esteem in Abused Children Living in Out-of-Home Placements
… analyze the self-esteem of emotionally disturbed group-home children. This extended literature review attempts to analyze aspects of a child’s life that may impact their self-esteem, including abuse that may have occurred, group- home placement living, unhealthy attachment styles, relationships …
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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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Fostering Strengths: Using Testimonios to Identify Community Cultural Wealth in Foster Youth
… Cultural Wealth to create a training for group home staff. </p>
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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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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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Smoking cessation in those living with schizophrenia
The study was conducted at a group home located in Salem County where 6 people with severe mental illness reside. 4 of the 6 people are smokers and diagnosed with schizophrenia. The 4 people in the study all showed interest in quitting smoking. The subjects were given questionnaires weekly and were …
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The use of self-instruction with multiple exemplars to teach generalized problem-solving to individuals with severe mental retardation
… response. Specifically, four residents of a group home who had severe mental retardation were taught to use the problem-solving strategy to solve task-related problems. The combined strategy resulted in generalization to untrained problems, as well as response maintenance of the …
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Psychotherapy outcome measures in a client with a childhood disorder
… 17-year-old Hispanic male who resided in a group home. Data was obtained through individual therapy sessions and two self-report inventories. Findings indicated that client met criteria for Disruptive Behavioral Disorder, Not Otherwise Specified (DBD, NOS). Treatment research was done on …
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Our stories heal -- mind, body and soul : pivoting to a healing-centered engagement in an applied theatre residency
… during aa 9-week applied theatre residency at a group home facility in central, Texas. The researcher uses reflective practitioner and autoethnographic analysis to examine coded data representing how she pivoted (in relation to all four pivots) as a facilitator throughout the entire project, Our …
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