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Person-Centered
Planning for Later Life
- A Curriculum for Adults
with Mental Retardation
by E. Sutton, M.A., T.
Heller, PhD., H. L. Sterns,
PhD., A. Factor, PhD.,
& S. Miklos
This
curriculum is designed
to empower older adults
with cognitive disabilities
to make choices and decisions
about their future. Concrete
skills in making choices
and developing goals are
taught in 17 classroom
lessons and three field
trips. Opportunities are
provided for individuals
to experience available
options and make some
decisions about their
own lives.
Ultimately,
the intent of this curriculum
is for individuals to
develop and attain their
desired goals. The benefits
of this program have been
empirically documented
in research studies.
Major
Content Areas:
- Making
choices, knowing your
rights and responsibilities,
- Remaining
as healthy as possible
as we grow older,
- Expanding
free time options,
- Working
and retiring (including
volunteering),
- Developing
friendships and support
networks,
- Setting
goals and participating
in planning meetings.
Concepts
are taught through:
- Concrete
classroom opportunities
to make and evaluate
choices,
- Concrete
classroom experiences
of available options,
- Frequent
opportunities to talk
about personal preferences
and choices,
- Frequent
opportunities to set
and evaluate personal
goals,
- Weekly
assignment to practice
classroom concepts in
everyday environments.
The
Training Package includes:
- Curriculum
of 17 lessons and guidelines
for 3 field trips,
- Instructor's
Guide on how to plan
and teach the course,
- Graphic
Packet for illustrating
concepts taught in the
curriculum,
- Materials
for weekly assignments
for trainees,
- Student
Notebook, with written
and pictorial materials
for each lesson,
- Role
of the Trainee's Support
Person.
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The
Clearinghouse on
Aging
and Developmental
Disabilities
Department of Disability
and Human Development,
University of Illinois
at Chicago
1640 West Roosevelt
Road
Chicago, Illinois
60608-6904
Telephone: (312)
413-1860
Fax: (312) 996-6942
E-mail: rrtcamr@uic.edu
Web site: www.uic.edu/orgs/rrtcamr/index.html
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Description
of Resource: Curriculum;
148 pages Instructor's
Guide; 14 pages plus additional
addendums, graphics, Trainee
Notebook; 2 three-ring
binders.
Approximate
Cost: $55.00 (US)
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