Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Foreword V
3. Preface IX
4. Contents XI
5. Part I. The Broad View
6. 1. Mental Retardation 3
7. 2. Are We Retarding the Retarded? 19
8. Part II. The Family and the Formative Years
9. 3. Early Childhood Education Is Essential to Handicapped Children 29
10. 4. Group Approaches in Working with Parents of the Retarded: An Overview 41
11. 5. Present-Day Concepts of Family Life and Parent-Child Relationships 53
12. 6. Not All of One Mold 76
13. Part III. The Child and the Adult in Residential Care
14. 7. New Horizons in Residential Care of the Mentally Retarded 83
15. 8. The Lost Years 99
16. 9. The Team Approach in Daily Care and Management 109
17. 10. Medical Needs of the Displaced Retarded Child 113
18. Part IV. The Retarded Youth in Social Conflict
19. 11. The Problem of Institutional Placement for High-Grade Mentally Defective Delinquents 127
20. 12. Planning for the Retarded Delinquent 142
21. Part V. The Retarded Adult
22. 13. Rehabilitation for the Adult Retardate 153
23. 14. Administrative and Legislative Problems in the Care of the Adult and Aged Mental Retardate 164
24. 15. Developing Patterns for Aid to the Aging Retarded and Their Families 174
25. 16. Income and Social Services for the Mentally Retarded: A Specialized Task for Social Welfare 185
26. Part VI. Organizing for the Future
27. 17. Trends and Issues in Mental Retardation 197
28. 18. Blueprints or Reality? 221
29. 19. Community Organization for the Mentally Retarded 233
30. 20. Cooperation Among Voluntary Health Organizations 247
31. 21. The Role of Public and Voluntary Services in Prevention and Treatment 270
32. Appendix: Mobilizing for Action Around the World 281