Deinstitutionalization and people with intellectual disabilities [[electronic resource] ] : in and out of institutions / / edited by Kelley Johnson and Rannveig Traustad?ottir

• Pubblicazione: London, : Jessica Kingsley, 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (295 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.2
• Soggetto topico: People with mental disabilities; People with mental disabilities - Deinstitutionalization
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: Rannveig Traustad?ottir <1950-> JohnsonKelley <1947->
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Deinstitutionalization and Peoplewith Intellectual Disabilities:In and Out of Institutions; Contents; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Introduction:In and Out of Institutions; PART I:Living Inside; 1.Sixty Years in the Institution; 2.Institutionalization:A Historical Perspective; 3.Containing Uncontainable Women; 4.Institutional Death:The Coronial Inquest into the Deaths of NineMenwith Intellectual Disabilities; 5.I've Been in Hospital All My Life; 6.The Institutions Are Dying,but Are Not Dead Yet; PART II:Moving Out; 7.It's Never Too Late ; 8.The Impact of Policy:Tensions and OrganizationalDemands on the Process ofMoving Out of an Institution9.The Cost of Moving Out; 10.Rowan's Choices; 11. Moving Out:A Reflection; PART III:Living Outside; 12.In the Community; 13.'I've Got My Freedom Now':Memories of Transitions Into and Out of Institutions,1932 to the Present Day; 14.'Gone Fishin'':From Institutional Outing to Real Life; 15.'Lady of the Well':Memories of Vicki; 16.Reflections on Living Outside:Continuity and Change in the Life of 'Outsiders'; PART IV:Moving On; 17.A New Life ; 18.Conquering Life:The Experiences of the First Integrated Generation19.New Forms of Institutionalizationin the Community; 20. Returning to One's Roots:Haki Titori's Story; 21.Becoming Contractual:The Development of Contractsand Social CareMarkets in England; 22.The Dignity of Risk:My Son's Home and Adult Life; 23.Out of the Institution Trap; Epilogue to Thomas F. Allen'sLife Story; CONTRIBUTORS; SUBJECT INDEX; AUTHOR INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: This collection of personal and professional perspectives addresses the key steps towards deinstitutionalization as they have been experienced by people with intellectual disabilities: living inside total institutions, moving out, living in the community and moving on to new forms of both institutionalization and community life.
• Titolo autorizzato: Deinstitutionalization and people with intellectual disabilities
• ISBN: 1-280-34940-9; 9786610349401; 1-84642-134-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910450361403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II