A Difficult Dream: Ending Institutionalization for Persons W/ Id with Complex Needs

Effective deinstitutionalization is the result of careful planning. The commitment involved in a successful deinstitutionalization process is to plan not just for the closure of institutions but to plan for an improved quality of life for each member from that institution. This book is written in three parts: History, Research and Practice. Part I reviews the history of deinstitutionalization and the impact it has had on the lives of persons with intellectual disabilities and their families. Part II explores recent research and lessons learned from the Facilities Initiative of the Ministry of Community and Social Services in Ontario, Canada. Lastly, Part III provides practice guidelines based on lessons learned from research and practice to aid jurisdictions still seeking to close the remaining facilities in their areas. Together with examples from the Facilities Initiative, this part of the book provides the reader with guidelines for planning that are individualized and value-based, and cautions for pitfalls that can create barriers to achievement of the difficult dream.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1572561378
• ISBN13: 9781572561373
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Nadd
• Length: 290 Pages