title: Out-of-home placement for children with mental retardation: dimensions of family involvement.
abstract: The involvement of families with a child who has mental retardation in residential placement was studied. Sixty-two families who had placed their child out of the home within the previous 2 years were interviewed about behavioral and emotional aspects of involvement. Involvement was high, with 81% of families having at least a monthly visit with their child. There was only marginal evidence for detachment, a lessening of involvement over these 2 years. Although family involvement related to several child and family characteristics, the strongest relation was with facility characteristics, especially opportunities for involvement in the facility.
authors.affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles.
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Blacher
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006276:Health Facility Size; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D007360:Intelligence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009769:Object Attachment; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010552:Personality Assessment; D012114:Residential Treatment; D012931:Social Environment; D014789:Visitors to Patients / Q000523:psychology