Understanding the Parents Who Are Mentally Retarded: Guidelines for Family Preservation Programs

This article reviews eight programs in New York State that provide parenting training and direct assistance to parents who are mentally retarded. Common lessons learned by the programs are discussed and guidelines are set forth on staffing, family enrollment and retention, service provision, and ris...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Child welfare 1994-11, Vol.73 (6), p.725-743
Hauptverfasser:	RAY, NANCY K., RUBENSTEIN, HARRIET, RUSSO, NATALIE J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Admission Criteria Adult Adults Advocacy Care and treatment Caseworkers Child Child of Impaired Parents Child Rearing Child, Preschool Community Relations Community Services Departments Developmental Disabilities Family Family (Sociological Unit) Family life, Education for Family Policy Family Preservation Services Family Programs Family Relationship Family Support Family Welfare Centers Group Unity Guidelines Home Visits Humans Individual Characteristics Infant Intellectual Disability Intellectual Disability - psychology Learning disabled people Mental disorders Mental Retardation Mentally Retarded Mentally Retarded Parents New York New York State Nonprofit Organizations Parent Education Parent Rights Parent Training Parenting - psychology Parenting Skills Parents Parents & parenting Parents - psychology People with disabilities Preschool Education Program Characteristics Program Descriptions PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT Program Evaluation Referral Sheltered Workshops Social Agencies Social policy Social service Social Services Social Support Social Work Supported Employment United States Volunteers Work with families
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Zusammenfassung:	This article reviews eight programs in New York State that provide parenting training and direct assistance to parents who are mentally retarded. Common lessons learned by the programs are discussed and guidelines are set forth on staffing, family enrollment and retention, service provision, and risk-management practices for work with similar clients. The families in these programs are briefly profiled, based on data collected on approximately half of the parents and children.
ISSN:	0009-4021