A Difficult Dream: Ending Institutionalization for Persons W/ Id with Complex Needs (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781572561373)

Rosemary Condillac, Ph.D., C.Psych., BCBA-D, is a Psychologist and Associate Professor in the Centre for Applied Disability Studies at Brock University, in St. Catharines, ON. Her research and practice foci include assessment, treatment, and well-being of people with a range of developmental and intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, and mental health issues, across the lifespan. Dorothy Griffiths C.M., O.Ont, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Child and Youth Studies Department and the Centre for Applied Disabilities Study and Co-Director of the International Dual Diagnosis Certificate Programme at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario. She has been involved in repatriating persons with intellectual disabilities from facilities since the 1970s. Her research and practice has involved working with persons with intellectual disabilities who display severe challenging behaviour and issues of human rights in treatment and support, including deinstitutionalization. Frances Owen, Ph.D., C.Psych., is a Psychologist and Professor of Child & Youth Studies and Applied Disability Studies at Brock University. She focuses on prevention and intervention approaches for children, youth and adults with exceptionalities, their families and care providers. Currently, she is working on projects related to the promotion of inclusion and human rights for persons with intellectual disabilities and on inter-professional collaboration related to service innovation.