Quality of Life: Application to persons with disabilities, Volume 2Robert L. Schalock Volume II focuses on how the concepts and research on quality of life can be applied to people with mental retardation. |
Contents
Changes in the Context and Quality of Life | 25 |
Facilitating Relationships of Children with Mental Retardation in Schools | 43 |
Emphasis on the Employee | 63 |
Beyond Conventional Thinking and Practice | 79 |
HealthRelated Application of Quality of Life | 95 |
Promoting Quality of Life Through Leisure and Recreation | 117 |
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE APPLICATION | 131 |
In Search of Competent Community Support Workers | 149 |
Lessons from | 165 |
Participatory Action Research as an Approach to Enhancing Quality of Life | 181 |
PUBLIC POLICY APPLICATION | 199 |
QUALITY OF LIFE CULTURE AND MAKING A DIFFERENCE | 223 |
Can the Concept of Quality of Life Make a Difference? | 245 |
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