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ERIC ED402728: Jay Nolan Community Services: The Advantages and Dil... |
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This report describes the experiences of one California |
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nonprofit agency which evolved, in less than 3 years, |
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from supporting 65 people with autism and other |
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challenging behaviors in 13 group homes to supporting 57 |
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people who live in their own homes. The report describes |
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the program's initial focus on providing integrated |
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services in the group homes and providing community |
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living services for individuals desiring them, and then |
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the eventual decision to close all the group homes. |
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Opportunities and strategies which contributed to this |
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rapid transition are briefly summarized, noting the |
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agency tradition of parental involvement, willingness to |
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consider many alternatives for individuals, and |
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utilization of diverse sources of funding. Current |
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efforts in the evolutionary process are explained, |
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including implementation of "circles of support" (in |
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which the individual, family, and staff meet regularly |
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and share decision-making); rearranged staff |
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responsibilities (with emphasis on matching living |
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assistants with clients); and continuous formal and |
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informal staff development activities. Two case studies |
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of individuals who live independently but receive support |
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24 hours a day, 7 days a week are presented to illustrate |
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the positive effects of the change on the lives of |
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individuals. (DB) |
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Date Published: 2015-12-19 04:31:36 |
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Identifier: ERIC_ED402728 |
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Item Size: 22835917 |
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Language: english |
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Media Type: texts |
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