E. R. Johnstone Training and Research Center
- E. R. Johnstone Training and Research Center
The E.R. Johnstone Training and Research Center was a mental institution in Bordentown, New Jersey that housed people with developmental disability. It was posthumously named in honor of Edward R. Johnstone. The building was damaged in a 1983 fire. Herman H. Spitz was director until he retired in 1989. It was operated by the New Jersey Division of Developmental Disabilities until its closure in 1992.
Johnstone became the first large institution shut down by the state amid controversy over whether institutional residents could survive in a community setting. Follow-up quality of life information was collected about 225 former residents, and they were found to have fared better in group homes or supervised apartments than residents sent to other hospitals. Those who moved into community-based housing were more likely to get jobs, ride public transportation, go to restaurants and otherwise integrate into society. The study has been cited as an example of the benefits of deinstitutionalization.
References
United Press International (July 8, 1983). Fire Damages Building at State Home in New Jersey.
*Staff report (January 22, 1998). [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9D05E2DB163BF931A15752C0A96E958260 Study Shows That Some Do Better in Group Homes.] "New York Times"
*Apgar DH, Cook S, Lerman P. [http://www.ddpi.njit.edu/Life_Aft.pdf Life After Johnstone: Impacts on Consumer Competencies, Behaviors, and Quality of Life.] (PDF)
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Vineland Training School — The Vineland Training School is a non profit organization in Vineland, New Jersey with the mission of educating the developmentally disabled so they can live independently. It has been a leader in research and testing. The Training School changed … Wikipedia
Natural scientific research in Canada — This article outlines the history of natural scientific research in Canada, including mathematics, physics, astronomy, space science, geology, oceanography, chemistry, biology, medical research and psychology. The social sciences are not treated… … Wikipedia
Sexual orientation and military service — Homosexuals and bisexuals allowed to serve in the military … Wikipedia
Scientific research in Canada — This article outlines the history of natural scientific research in Canada including, mathematics, physics, astronomy, space science, geology, oceanography, chemistry, biology, medical research and psychology. The social sciences are not treated… … Wikipedia
Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… … Universalium
The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy — Established 1933 Type Private Dean Stephen W. Bosworth … Wikipedia
Mainstream Science on Intelligence — The article as it appeared in the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday December 13, 1994 Mainstream Science on Intelligence was a public statement issued by a group of academic researchers in fields allied to intelligence testing that claimed to… … Wikipedia
Herman H. Spitz — is an American psychologist known for his work measuring intelligence among those with developmental disability. He was director of the E.R. Johnstone Training and Research Center until he retired in 1989.He studied concepts such as mental age,… … Wikipedia
Institutions for the mentally disabled — This is a list of historic institutions for the mentally disabled.Canada*Child and Parent Resource Institute, London, OntarioUnited States*Walter E. Fernald State School, 1848 *Massachusetts School for the Feeble Minded, Perkins Institute for the … Wikipedia
Women in Psychiatry — Several of the women involved with psychoanalysis, such as Anna Freud and Melanie Klein, are familiar figures. Yet, the lives of many other women who also made distinguished contributions to the fields of psychoanalysis, psychiatry, and… … Historical dictionary of Psychiatry
