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Client Satisfaction and Normalization of Residential Services For Persons With Developmental Handicaps

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
April 1989

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This study reports perceptions of residential services in larger group homes and smaller, integrated housing for 24 developmentally handicapped adults and 29 members of their families. Criteria employed in judging quality of life and community integration differ in some cases from those used by professionals. The data indicate the enhancement of individual dignity and increased community involvement are more successfully realized in smaller, integrated settings.

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Vingt-quatre personnes ayant un handicap intellectuel et vivant dans des résidences intégrées de mème que 29 membres de leurs familles ont participé à une étude visant à comparer leurs perceptions des services dans les petites et les grandes résidences. Les critères utilisés par les répondants pour juger de la qualité de la vie et de l'intégration sociale sont, en certains cas, différents des critères utilisés par les professionnels. Les résultats indiquent que, dans les groupes de petite taille, la dignité individuelle devient plus profonde et la participation communautaire plus grande.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 8Number 1April 1989
Pages: 63 - 73

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Version of record online: 29 April 2009

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Alan D. Bowd

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