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Community Vocational Success Of Institutionalized Mental Retardates As A Function Of Coping Style, Jane C. Schilling
Community Vocational Success Of Institutionalized Mental Retardates As A Function Of Coping Style, Jane C. Schilling
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In May, 1968, Fairview Hospital and Training Center (for the Mentally Retarded) located in Salem, Oregon, initiated its first Manpower Development and Training Program (MDT) coupled with an On-The-Job Training Program (OJT). The OJT portion of the training phase was eventually renamed and is now known as the Jobs Optional Program (JOP). Since the start of the program, a total of 273 residents have participated in the institutional phase and 131 in the JOP phase.
The purpose of this study was to develop a scale that would predict a trainee's (or potential trainee's) success or failure in the JOP phase …