An Evaluation of Connecticut's Community Training Home Program.

Autor/inn/en	Taylor, Steven J.; und weitere
Institution	Syracuse Univ., NY. Center on Human Policy.
Titel	An Evaluation of Connecticut's Community Training Home Program.
Quelle	(1986), (86 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Community Programs; Family Environment; Foster Care; Mental Retardation; Needs Assessment; Program Administration; Program Evaluation; Program Improvement; Residential Programs; Respite Care; Severe Mental Retardation; Connecticut + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Familienmilieu; Pflegehilfe; Geistige Behinderung; Bedarfsermittlung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Sozialer Wohnungsbau
Abstract	The report contains the findings and recommendations of an evaluation of the Community Training Home program operated by the Connecticut Department of Mental Retardation. The section on background information provides details of the history of the program which currently provides foster care services for 478 people with mental retardation of which 164 were children and 155 were labeled severely or profoundly retarded. The strengths of the program are identified next and include the program model based on placing retarded persons into typical homes and families. The next section identifies problems and offers recommendations. These include redefining the training home; division into separate programs for adults and for children, with distinct policies for each; adoption of permanency planning as a formal policy for children with an increased subsidized adoption rate; clarification of the authority of the Central office vis-a-vis the regions; development of an annual plan for program operation; development of a single, simplified rate level system for the program; establishment of a standard personal allowance; allocation of additional funds to respite and support services; development of separate training programs for home service providers; improved monitoring of the homes; intensive training for professional staff; development of a statewide quality assurance system; and expansion of the Community Training Home program. (DB)
Anmerkungen	Syracuse University, Center on Human Policy, Research and Training Center on Community Integration, 724 Comstock Ave., Syracuse, NY 13244-4230 ($5.25).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC