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Making life work : freedom and disability in a community group home / Jack Levinson.

Author/creator Levinson, Jack, 1965-
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoMinneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2010.
Descriptionxxii, 285 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subject(s)
Contents Locating the problem -- Intellectual disability: a brief history -- Governing disability in the community -- The work of everyday life -- How the group home works -- All in a day's work -- Endless, uncertain work -- The clinical problem of everyday life -- Group home technologies -- Expertise and the work of staff meetings -- Paper technologies: doing and documenting -- Goal plans and individual conduct -- At risk -- What everybody knows about Paul -- Conclusion: making life work.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2009016340
ISBN9780816650811 (hc : alk. paper)
ISBN0816650810 (hc : alk. paper)
ISBN9780816650828 (pb : alk. paper)
ISBN0816650829 (pb : alk. paper)

Available Items

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks HV1569.2.U52 N495 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold