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Download full textAmundson, Kristen – 1992
There is a growing awareness today of the critical impact of the preschool years on a child's later academic success. Some studies indicate that many children today are less well prepared for school than were children beginning school 5 years ago. This publication examines what is known about school readiness; discusses the reasons why some…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Welfare, Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education
Child Welfare League of America, Inc., Washington, DC. – 2003
This guide was developed to help child welfare professionals design an effective strength-base process for working mutually with kinship families to assess their ability and willingness to provide care for a relative child in their home. The guide, designed for use with an accompanying curriculum, is organized into four parts. Part 1 introduces…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Welfare, Childhood Needs, Family Characteristics
Cunningham, Laurie; Mathews, Joanne; Budlong, Michael; Brown-Manning, Robyn; Moore, Jane; Satterfield, Mattie; Watson, Janet; Zuskin, Ron – 2003
This facilitator's guide serves as a framework for a comprehensive 6-module, 9-session curriculum, providing kinship caregivers with 27 hours of information and support related to kinship care. Sessions are designed to facilitate interaction and the sharing of experiences and support among participants. Meetings utilize a task-based,…
Descriptors: Caregiver Training, Child Development, Child Welfare, Curriculum Guides
Berrick, Jill Duerr; Edelstein, Susan B. – 2001
As part of a series of reports designed to support the implementation of Proposition 10: The California Children and Families Act and to provide comprehensive and authoritative information on critical issues concerning young children and families in California, this report examines the current situation for children who have been maltreated by…
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Adoption, Agency Cooperation, Change Strategies
Cunningham, Laurie; Mathews, Joanne; Budlong, Michael; Brown-Manning, Robyn; Moore, Jane; Satterfield, Mattie; Watson, Janet; Zuskin, Ron – 2003
This workbook for kinship care providers is designed to be used with a comprehensive 6-module, 9-session curriculum, providing caregivers with 27 hours of information and support related to kinship care. Sessions are designed to facilitate interaction and the sharing of experiences and support among participants. Meetings utilize a task-based…
Descriptors: Caregiver Training, Child Development, Child Safety, Child Welfare
Alberta Education Response Centre, Edmonton. – 1989
This resource inventory is for the use of parent groups and others who are concerned with parent education and support services. The inventory contains the titles of articles, copies of which are available through the Alberta Education Response Centre. The articles and publications listed cover a wide range of topics related to child development…
Descriptors: Adoption, Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Development
Swenson, Janet, Ed.; Rosenthal, Gail, Ed. – 1980
A training manual, intended to foster cooperative, coordinated approaches to resolving Indian child welfare cases, uses the case study approach to help tribal social service and court workers recognize strengths of American Indian and Alaska Native families. The first chapter covers primary aspects and needs of children of all cultures, from…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alaska Natives, American Indians, Case Studies
