Research Into Services for the Mentally Handicapped: Science and Policy Issues

Tizard, Jack

doi:10.1179/bjms.1972.003

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“…Gunzburg, 1960;Gold, 1973;Whelan, 1985); and services for the handicapped (e.g. Tizard, 1972;Mittler & Serpell, 1985). Special mention must be made of the advances in behaviour modification which characterize our period (Kiernan, 1985a).…”

Section: Theme 6: Mental Handicapmentioning

confidence: 99%

Thirty Years of Child Psychology: A Selective Review

Clarke

1986

Child Psychology Psychiatry

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A selective review of the literature in child psychology over the last 30 years reveals substantial changes in methodology, in analysis and the interpretation of findings. Evidence on the multifactorial nature of development is drawn from genetic/environmental research, longitudinal studies and a consideration of potential long-term effects of early experience, including planned intervention. It is increasingly recognized that individuals play some part in causing their own development, via ongoing transactional processes. Eight themes form the basis for discussion, including the belated emergence of Piaget's theory and the changing outlook for the mentally retarded. In addition, the explosion of research upon infancy and the growing influence of behavioural psychology are noted.

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Section: Theme 6: Mental Handicapmentioning

confidence: 99%

Thirty Years of Child Psychology: A Selective Review

Clarke

1986

Child Psychology Psychiatry

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“…Not only did he believe that there is nothing so practical as a good theory, but also that the best theories are ones forged in the heat of tackling practical problems. Indeed, he went so far as to say: "It is through a proper consideration of practical issues that social science is most likely to make theoreticzil advances during the present century" (Tizard, 1972). When the history of the social sciences in this century comes to be written I believe that this will prove to be a prophetic statement.…”

Section: Implications For Policymentioning

confidence: 99%

Jack Tizard Memorial Lecture Delinquency, Environment and Intervention

Clarke

1985

Child Psychology Psychiatry

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Twenty years of Home Office research into delinquency prevention support Jack Tizard's belief that greater improvements in performance and behaviour are likely to attend efforts to change environments rather than inner dispositions. Situational measures which reduce opportunities for crime seem more effective than attempts to reform delinquents. Moreover, given that most delinquents desist from crime in early adulthood, minimal interference in their lives may be the best policy. For those requiring institutional placement, humane care rather than reform should be the goal.

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“…Anne Richardson and I became interested in the work of Tizard and his colleagues, (Tizard, 1972;1976;King et al, 1971). King, Raynes and Tizard (1971) had addressed themselves to the issue of staff organisation and management practices in residential homes for mentally handicapped children and how these variables related to the nature and quality of the observed interactions between the staff and the children.…”

Section: Organizational Influencesmentioning

confidence: 99%