"We Care for Our Own'" Georgia Citizen Advocacy in Savannah and Macon.

Autor/in	Bogdan, Robert
Institution	Syracuse Univ., NY. Center on Human Policy.
Titel	"We Care for Our Own'" Georgia Citizen Advocacy in Savannah and Macon.
Quelle	(1987), (32 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adult Foster Care; Advocacy; Community Programs; Developmental Disabilities; Friendship; Helping Relationship; Placement; Severe Disabilities; State Programs; Georgia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sozialanwaltschaft; Entwicklungsstörung; Freundschaft; Helfende Beziehung; Betriebspraktikum; Praktikum; Severe disability; Schwerbehinderung; Regierungsprogramm
Abstract	The report describes the Georgia Citizen Advocacy program which links developmentally disabled persons with persons in the community who will look out for their interests. The program is commended for its emphasis on development of "advocate/protege" relationships which are often just the starting point for involving the disabled individual in a network of relationships. Three specific relationships are highlighted in the report. Conclusions include the following: the program capitalizes on aspects of Georgia culture such as neighborliness, helping your own, and independence; the staff's close relationship to the community is an important aspect of the program's success; a relationship between a disabled and nondisabled person is likely to expand to other relationships in the community; strong ideological commitment by an agency is likely to improve the quality of life for disabled persons; and people in meaningful relationships with disabled persons grow to take them for granted and derive gratification from them. (DB)
Anmerkungen	Syracuse University, Center on Human Policy, Research and Training Center on Community Integration, 724 Comstock Ave., Syracuse, NY 13244-4230 ($2.25).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC