Enhancing Program Capabilities: The Status of Day and Other Non-Residential Services in Massachusetts. Final Report.

Autor/inn/en	Agosta, John M.; Howard, Anne
Institution	Human Services Research Inst., Cambridge, MA.
Titel	Enhancing Program Capabilities: The Status of Day and Other Non-Residential Services in Massachusetts. Final Report.
Quelle	(1986), (100 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Administrative Principles; Adults; Agency Role; Community Involvement; Data Analysis; Data Interpretation; Day Programs; Delivery Systems; Family Programs; Interviews; Mental Retardation; Program Development; Program Evaluation; Public Policy; Staff Utilization; Vocational Rehabilitation; Massachusetts + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Auswertung; Data evaluation; Datenauswertung; Auslieferung; Family program; Familienprogramm; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Geistige Behinderung; Programmplanung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Öffentliche Ordnung; Deployment of labor; Deployment of labour; Personaleinsatz; Berufliche Rehabilitation; Master-Studiengang
Abstract	The report describes activities and findings of an 18-month project which surveyed day and other non-residential services provided to persons with mental retardation in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. An introductory section describes project purposes, followed by a description of project methods (sampling plan, questionnaire development, conduct of interviews, and data processing and analysis). Results of the quantitative analyses are presented, categorized according to interview responses given by service consumers, family members, agency board and parent group members, administrative staff, and community area mental retardation coordinators. Results are then interpreted, focusing on the areas of service planning and delivery, community involvement, and administrative support. Thirteen policy and practice recommendations are presented in three major areas: availability of services, overall system flexibility, and direct care program staff. Recommendations include developing integrated vocational models, using existing resources for transportation and recreation services, identifying systemic barriers to program innovation, and improving the salaries of direct care staff. (JW)
Anmerkungen	Human Services Research Institute, 2336 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02140 ($11.00).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC