Deinstitutionalisation

Authors:
EMERSON Eric, HATTON Chris
Journal article citation:
Tizard Learning Disability Review, 10(1), February 2005, pp.36-40.
Publisher:
Emerald

Over the last 50 years deinstitutionalisation has dominated social policy development for people with learning disabilities in most of the richest countries. This commemorative issue attempts to place what we have learned about the successes and failures of deinstitutionalisation in the light of 3 themes clearly evident in the work of Tizard and his colleagues: the unrealised potential of people with learning disabilities, the importance of measuring and analysing quality in residential services and the value of applied research.

Subject terms:
learning disabilities, residential care, social policy, deinstitutionalisation;
Link:
Journal home page
ISSN print:
1359-5474

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