The Origins of "Best Practices" in the Principle of Normalization and Social Role Valorization

Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 191-196

  Caruso, Guy A ^a   Osburn, Joseph A ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Indiana Safeguards Initiative   (United States)

Author keywords

Best practices; Intellectual disabilities; Social role valorization normalization; Wolfensberger

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052559906     PISSN: 17411122     EISSN: 17411130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-1130.2011.00309.x     Document Type: Article

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