SOCIAL ECOLOGY OF SUPERVISED COMMUNAL FACILITIES FOR MENTALLY-DISABLED ADULTS .1. INTRODUCTION

  • 1 January 1980
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 85  (3) , 219-228
Abstract
This is the first of a series of papers in which describe social relationships among mentally disabled (retarded) adults who worked in 4 sheltered workshops. Procedures for observing and interviewing clients and for interviewing staff members were described and data on reliability and general levels of social behavior were reported. Relability of social behavior was significant across time and situations. Social-choice estimates were not very consistent across staff, clients and observations. Clients spent about 40% of their time in informal socializing, primarily in conversation.

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