Willowbrook Archives - Essay Quoll

How family members respond to having a child/sibling with a disability and how each of these three former Willowbrook residents, Patty, Luis, and Bernard, each adapted to being deinstitutionalized.

Posted on March 23, 2023 by Assessments

Sociology health and Illness Unforgotten: Twenty-Five Years After Willowbrook – Full Movie 2) To gain an understanding of what family members described in the documentary “Unforgotten: 25 Years After Willowbrook” view “Willowbrook: The Last Disgrace” – Willowbrook This documentary vividly depicts the conditions within this New York State institution ca. 1972. Note this documentary depicts […]

Why do you think most people today are unfamiliar with the history of these institutions? Do you think the staff and doctors at Willowbrook or Pennhurst were just as much victims of the institution as the residents? Why or why not?

Posted on February 2, 2023 by Assessments

Documentary reflection Choose one documentary to watch and consider the following: How you might feel if one of your close family members were institutionalized at a facility such as Pennhurst or Willow brook. Why do you think most people today are unfamiliar with the history of these institutions? Do you think the staff and doctors […]