Firth H, Short D
Northumberland District Psychology Service, Prudhoe Hospital.
Child Care Health Dev. 1987 Sep-Oct;13(5):341-54. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.1987.tb00550.x.
A small-scale evaluation was made of the activities and social contacts of a group of young mentally handicapped people in one project, leaving hospital to a house in the community. The results are consistent with other recent work in suggesting that residential provision in small homes for people with severe or profound intellectual or multiple handicaps is likely to lead to increased family contact, increased participation in activities outside of the residence, and an increased frequency and duration of contact with non-handicapped people. The study suggests that many of these benefits of life in the community are dependent in various ways upon the staff employed. The nature of the young people's social contacts is examined and conclusions are drawn about specific issues, including staff selection and training, and attention to the maintenance as well as the provision of social contact.
在一个项目中，对一群从医院转到社区住所的年轻智障人士的活动和社交接触进行了小规模评估。结果与近期其他研究一致，表明为重度或极重度智力障碍或多重残疾人士提供的小型家庭住所，可能会增加他们与家人的联系，增加他们参与住所外活动的机会，以及增加与非残疾人士接触的频率和时长。该研究表明，社区生活的许多这些益处以各种方式依赖于所雇佣的工作人员。研究考察了年轻人社交接触的性质，并就包括员工选拔和培训以及对社交接触的维持和提供的关注等具体问题得出了结论。
