The functions of a residential rehabilitation center for the blind are outlined in this article, including its role as a therapeutic treatment center. The establishment and maintenance of a therapeutic environment is crucial to the efforts of the center; the heart of the dynamics of the therapeutic approach is the interaction between each staff member and student. Thus, careful staff recruitment, plus continuous, intensive staff training is crucial in developing a staff that is unified and consistent in approach, able to manage the rehabilitation process consciously, adapting it to the needs of each student.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
BlankH. R.Psychosocial problems of the blind and the rehabilitation system. Blindness and Services to the Blind in the United States; a report prepared by the Organization for Social and Technical Innovation, Inc., 1971.
2.
CarrollT. J.Blindness: What it is, what it does, and how to live with it.Boston: Little, Brown, 1961.
3.
National Accreditation Council.Self-study and evaluation guide.New York: Author, 1968.
