Download or read book Integration of Developmentally Disabled Individuals Into the Community written by Laird W. Heal and published by Brookes Publishing Company. This book was released on 1988 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Community Living and Participation for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities written by Amy S. Hewitt and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Quarter century of Normalization and Social Role Valorization written by Robert John Flynn and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the late 1960s, Normalization and Social Role Valorization (SRV) enabled the widespread emergence of community residential options and then provided the philosophical climate within which educational integration, supported employment, and community participation were able to take firm root. This book is unique in tracing the evolution and impact of Normalization and SRV over the last quarter-century, with many of the chapter authors personally involved in a still-evolving international movement. Published in English.

Download or read book Creating a Community of Acceptance written by Caroline Leona Finck and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While there are over six million developmentally disabled Americans living in the country, the mental healthcare system in rural Missouri and throughout the rural United States does not adequately address the needs of the developmentally disabled. As a result, individuals lead a life mostly confined to the indoors, socially isolated, and without appropriate job opportunities-all of which the reinforce public stigmatization. In contrast, the community of Geel, Belgium has welcomed the mentally ill and developmentally disabled since the Middle Ages and has created an adult foster care system to support this population in their community. Although nothing comparable to Geel, some American communities have created similar supportive systems for developmentally disabled individuals and other vulnerable populations. In New York City, Broadway Housing Communities offers permanent supportive housing and operates as a nucleus of the community. Building Ohana in Spokane, Washington is designing an intentionally intergenerational and neurodivergent supportive community based upon community workshops from the conception of design. In Missouri, the Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture is a non-profit that educates and supports communal and personal gardens of low income residents to provide fresh, healthy food. Using these precedents as models, focus groups and interviews were conducted with clients, staff, administrators and local community members of the sites above to identify key drivers of successful social integration of vulnerable populations, including the developmentally disabled. The key drivers identified include community acceptance, stability and freedom, social interaction, employment, and outdoor activity. The goal and purpose of this research was to develop a method for increasing the health and wellbeing of individuals with developmental disabilities, mental illness, and other socially isolated populations in Mexico, Missouri. The implemented project will reduce stigmatization, increase job opportunities and access to nature, and promote acceptance in communities across America. The proposed project is intended to transform Mexico into a place of understanding and acceptance of people with developmental disabilities. Although Mexico was selected as the project site, this project is intended to be a demonstration for other rural communities in the United States and illustrate that bridging deep social gaps is possible if approached in a sustainable, systemic way. As such, this project will serve as model to inspire other communities to follow-creating meaningful impact that ripples throughout the U.S. Inspired by community projects that have successfully destigmatized developmentally disabled individuals and other vulnerable populations, this study asked what steps can Mexico take to integrate developmentally disabled residents into the community, while also increasing opportunities to experience nature and providing employment? Sub-questions included: How does care for the developmentally disabled community currently function in Mexico, MO? What job opportunities exist in Mexico, MO for the developmentally disabled? What best practices from Geel, Broadway Housing Communities, Gould Farm, Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture, and LifeWorks can be applied to Mexico, MO? How could a community garden project be applied in Mexico, MO to encourage personal connections? At the project site in Mexico, focus groups, interviews and a public community survey were conducted to identify the needs of the community's developmentally disabled population living in supportive environments and how participating residents could interact with this population. The needs identified include increasing access to social interactions with other community members, increasing connections and access to fresh foods, getting outdoors regularly, going on an 'outing' or other activity that involves leaving regularly as something to anticipate, creating opportunities for continual learning, and consistency of presence in the community. To satisfy all these criteria, this study proposes a neighborhood gardening collective called "Friendly Front Gardens" to foster community integration of developmentally disabled residents living in independent supported living homes. By increasing access to casual interactions with other community members, this normalizes engaging with the developmentally disabled and other traditionally isolated populations in the public realm. If caretakers, their clients, and community members learned about food together, they would have something to bond over and enrich the rest of their lives. Helping the community by growing gardens together fosters a neighborliness and shared pride that creates community cohesion.

Download or read book Neurological Psychiatric and Developmental Disorders written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brain disordersâ€"neurological, psychiatric, and developmentalâ€"now affect at least 250 million people in the developing world, and this number is expected to rise as life expectancy increases. Yet public and private health systems in developing countries have paid relatively little attention to brain disorders. The negative attitudes, prejudice, and stigma that often surround many of these disorders have contributed to this neglect. Lacking proper diagnosis and treatment, millions of individual lives are lost to disability and death. Such conditions exact both personal and economic costs on families, communities, and nations. The report describes the causes and risk factors associated with brain disorders. It focuses on six representative brain disorders that are prevalent in developing countries: developmental disabilities, epilepsy, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, and stroke. The report makes detailed recommendations of ways to reduce the toll exacted by these six disorders. In broader strokes, the report also proposes six major strategies toward reducing the overall burden of brain disorders in the developing world.

Download or read book The Future of Disability in America written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2007-10-24 with total page 619 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The future of disability in America will depend on how well the U.S. prepares for and manages the demographic, fiscal, and technological developments that will unfold during the next two to three decades. Building upon two prior studies from the Institute of Medicine (the 1991 Institute of Medicine's report Disability in America and the 1997 report Enabling America), The Future of Disability in America examines both progress and concerns about continuing barriers that limit the independence, productivity, and participation in community life of people with disabilities. This book offers a comprehensive look at a wide range of issues, including the prevalence of disability across the lifespan; disability trends the role of assistive technology; barriers posed by health care and other facilities with inaccessible buildings, equipment, and information formats; the needs of young people moving from pediatric to adult health care and of adults experiencing premature aging and secondary health problems; selected issues in health care financing (e.g., risk adjusting payments to health plans, coverage of assistive technology); and the organizing and financing of disability-related research. The Future of Disability in America is an assessment of both principles and scientific evidence for disability policies and services. This book's recommendations propose steps to eliminate barriers and strengthen the evidence base for future public and private actions to reduce the impact of disability on individuals, families, and society.

Download or read book From Being in the Community to Being Part of the Community written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Friendships and Community Connections Between People with and Without Developmental Disabilities written by Angela R. Novak Amado and published by Brookes Publishing Company. This book was released on 1993 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: True community integration is much more than placing an individual with a disability in a community setting ... it also means belonging and being in close friendships with other community members without disabilities. Now, this perceptive book gleans principles from successful experiences to help others build relationships of their own through natural social connections. The authors of this heartening guide to relationships and community connections combine the wisdom gained from their varied backgrounds in advocacy, service provision, parenting, and research to explore how friendships can enhance the lives of every individual in the community. Each author considers a different facet of friendship, such as: work and leisure relationship; gender-related expectations; community associations and groups; the roles of love, affection, and intimacy.

Download or read book Developmental Disabilities written by David A Ethridge and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-11 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This significant volume provides broad coverage of the spectrum of problems confronted by patients with developmental disabilities and the many kinds of occupational therapy services these individuals need. Experts identify exemplary institutional and community service programs for treating patients with autism, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and mental retardation. A welcome contribution to the meager professional literature on the subject, Developmental Disabilities: A Handbook for Occupational Therapists will be an enormously helpful resource for therapists who work with both children and adults, ranging from mild to severe levels of impairment. You will learn how to establish a therapeutic environment for children with autism, develop a pre-vocational program in a pediatric skilled care facility, use qualitative research to obtain insight into the world of adults with significantly limiting cerebral palsy, and provide early intervention for your developmentally disabled patients.

Download or read book A Transformatory Ethic of Inclusion written by Jayne Clapton and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inclusion, is a topical notion which underpins contemporary human service practices and policies within Western Judeo-Christian societies. Inclusion is most often considered within socio-historical and socio-political contexts, whereby technical and legislative responses are sought. However, this book explores the question, "How ethically defensible is the notion of inclusion in relation to people with intellectual disability?"

Download or read book The Social Determinants of Mental Health written by Michael T. Compton and published by American Psychiatric Pub. This book was released on 2015-04-01 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Social Determinants of Mental Health aims to fill the gap that exists in the psychiatric, scholarly, and policy-related literature on the social determinants of mental health: those factors stemming from where we learn, play, live, work, and age that impact our overall mental health and well-being. The editors and an impressive roster of chapter authors from diverse scholarly backgrounds provide detailed information on topics such as discrimination and social exclusion; adverse early life experiences; poor education; unemployment, underemployment, and job insecurity; income inequality, poverty, and neighborhood deprivation; food insecurity; poor housing quality and housing instability; adverse features of the built environment; and poor access to mental health care. This thought-provoking book offers many beneficial features for clinicians and public health professionals: Clinical vignettes are included, designed to make the content accessible to readers who are primarily clinicians and also to demonstrate the practical, individual-level applicability of the subject matter for those who typically work at the public health, population, and/or policy level. Policy implications are discussed throughout, designed to make the content accessible to readers who work primarily at the public health or population level and also to demonstrate the policy relevance of the subject matter for those who typically work at the clinical level. All chapters include five to six key points that focus on the most important content, helping to both prepare the reader with a brief overview of the chapter's main points and reinforce the "take-away" messages afterward. In addition to the main body of the book, which focuses on selected individual social determinants of mental health, the volume includes an in-depth overview that summarizes the editors' and their colleagues' conceptualization, as well as a final chapter coauthored by Dr. David Satcher, 16th Surgeon General of the United States, that serves as a "Call to Action," offering specific actions that can be taken by both clinicians and policymakers to address the social determinants of mental health. The editors have succeeded in the difficult task of balancing the individual/clinical/patient perspective and the population/public health/community point of view, while underscoring the need for both groups to work in a unified way to address the inequities in twenty-first century America. The Social Determinants of Mental Health gives readers the tools to understand and act to improve mental health and reduce risk for mental illnesses for individuals and communities. Students preparing for the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) will also benefit from this book, as the MCAT in 2015 will test applicants' knowledge of social determinants of health. The social determinants of mental health are not distinct from the social determinants of physical health, although they deserve special emphasis given the prevalence and burden of poor mental health.

Download or read book Journal of Human Services Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Innovations in Practice and Service Delivery Across the Lifespan written by David E. Biegel and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1999 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text will introduce practitioners and students to recent strategies and innovations to effectively deal with a range of problems across the lifespan such as homelessness, alcohol and drug abuse, teen violence and mental illness.

Download or read book Activities With Developmentally Disabled Elderly and Older Adults written by M Jean Keller and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-11 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to effectively plan and deliver activities for the growing number of older people with developmental disabilities. Activities With Developmentally Disabled Elderly and Older Adults is an innovative new book that aims to stimulate interest and continued support for recreation program development and implementation among developmental disability and aging service systems. Particularly useful for human service professionals working in the areas of developmental disabilities and aging, this practical volume will also be of interest to researchers, educators, and students interested in recreation services with older adults who are developmentally disabled. The older adult population with developmental disabilities (DD) continues to grow rapidly, yet little is known about their needs and interests. In this book a wide variety of authors share innovative and creative strategies for programming activities with older adults with DD. They focus on diverse issues, services, and programs from researchers, educators, and practitioners, represented varied disciplines. Each chapter demonstrates the diversity that makes serving a growing number of older individuals with DD both challenging and rewarding. Among the wealth of information you will find in Activities With Developmentally Disabled Elderly and Older Adults are discussions on the characteristics of this population and challenge activity professionals to seek innovative program strategies to appropriately serve individuals with DD companionship/friendship, physical functioning, and retirement adjustment issues that confront older adults who have lived with lifelong disabling conditions how a continuum of recreational activities is needed to provide meaningful experiences to elders with developmental disabilities how to design therapeutic recreation programs survey instruments that can be used to gain information about the needs of elderly persons with DD how to find specific programs and services that are age appropriate and foster creative expression and positive self-esteem a rationale for the development of integrated recreation programs

Download or read book International Handbook of Community Services for the Mentally Retarded written by J. A. Stark and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-18 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook provides the reader with the applied knowledge essential for initiating, building, and continuing community service programs for the mentally retarded. Applied to specific populations, and to both urban and rural settings, the model also offers a blueprint for establishing successful service systems.

Download or read book The Illinois Community Integration Survey written by Glenn Fujiura and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Regulatory Impediments to the Development and Placement of Affordable Housing written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs. Subcommittee on Policy Research and Insurance and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: