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National Committee for Prevention of Child Abuse, Chicago, IL. – 1983
Collected in this working paper are summary descriptions of 17 innovative community action programs designed to prevent child abuse. These programs were developed by individuals, community groups, hospitals, and/or state chapters of the National Committee for Prevention of Child Abuse, as well as by other groups and organizations. Located in…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Child Abuse, Community Action, Community Programs
Download full textAppell, Louise S.; Kramer, Marjorie Kohn – 1987
Intended to assist community groups in implementing similar projects, this illustrated booklet describes "Arts for Transition" which is a structured, sequenced program designed to use recreational arts groups and activities as a vehicle for developing the social and independent living skills of disabled youth in transition from the world…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Community Programs, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities
O'Toole, Brian John – 1991
This booklet is intended as an introductory guide to community-based rehabilitation (CBR) services in developing nations. The first section examines the magnitude of the problem; the failure of existing services to meet this challenge; and the need for a model appropriate to developing countries. The second section briefly describes the CBR…
Descriptors: Children, Community Programs, Demonstration Programs, Developing Nations
Ford, Elizabeth A., Comp. – 1991
The GOAL ONE Project of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is designed to ensure that children have access to an environment that provides a foundation for school success. GOAL ONE is a national project involving model, community-based, collaborative programs that provide a nurturing environment for children whose…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs
CSR, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1991
This document is divided into three volumes. Volume I describes what exemplary Private Industry Councils (PICS) do, Volume II explains why they are effective, and Volume III tells how to implement exemplary practice. Volume I contains case studies of 10 exemplary PICs organized by 7 topics areas (history and structure, policies and program…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Agency Cooperation, Case Studies, Community Programs
J.M. Foundation, New York, NY. – 1988
The monograph describes 11 exemplary programs selected in 1987 by the J. M. (Jeremiah Milbank) Foundation from 154 programs providing vocational services to persons with disabilities. Programs were selected in four categories: community-based work adjustment, consortium-based transition, supported work in small communities, and work services for…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Cooperative Programs, Demonstration Programs
Schaffer, Nancy K. – Notes from Workshop Center for Open Education, 1976
The development of a muralmaking project during a three-week summer institute in open education in Manhattan is described. Photographs and videotape provide a record to share with teachers and schools who wish to use muralmaking as a curriculum element. Preparation is recounted; participants' logs and community reactions are quoted. (AJ)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Community Relations, Demonstration Programs, Open Education
Carter, Susanne – 1994
This guide presents profiles of 26 state, regional, and local programs that have been effective in meeting the needs of students with emotional/behavioral disabilities and their families. Each of the programs reflects in varying degrees the care value, principles, and framework developed by the Child and Adolescent Service System Program (CASSP).…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Classroom Techniques, Community Programs, Demonstration Programs
Gordon, Elizabeth – 1990
This report outlines emerging paradigms of service for mentally retarded adults emerging from a nationwide search for innovative programs and practices. It was prompted by the consistent finding of a Pennsylvania longitudinal study that mentally retarded school completers tend to live indefinitely with parents or guardians. The study found the…
Descriptors: Adoption, Adults, Community Programs, Delivery Systems
Sawyer, Richard; Cosgrove, Susan, Ed. – 1989
This report describes briefly a number of highly effective educational programs in correctional settings. The programs are divided into three sections: juvenile correctional education, local detention/community correctional education, and prison education. Information provided for each program includes address and telephone number; type of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Programs, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions
Albert, Kate M. – 1989
Oregon has implemented a successful school-based clinic demonstration program. It was the first state to fund directly school-based clinics that provide comprehensive health services, including birth control counseling, to high school students. The program is administered through the Health Division of the Oregon Department of Human Resources,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Clinics, Contraception, Demonstration Programs
Lomax, Denise, Comp.; Mills, Ronnie, Ed. – 1984
This volume of the "Publications of the National Institute of Justice" encompasses all documents published for distribution by the National Institute of Justice from 1978 to 1982. This comprehensive bibliography, which covers all the annual supplements since the last cumulative volume (1978), provides criminal justice professionals with…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Correctional Institutions, Correctional Rehabilitation, Crime
Irwin, Marilyn, Ed.; Wilcox, Barbara, Ed. – 1987
The document consists of proceedings from the 1987 Leadership Conference on the topic of least restrictive environment (LRE) for severely disabled students. Contents include the following presentations: "The OSEP (Office of Special Education Programs) Plan for LRE" (G. Thomas Bellamy); "Bringing about Integrated Community-Based…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Administrator Role, Community Programs, Cooperation
Arterburn, Daniel; And Others – 1987
A community based (Conejo Valley, California) vocational program was designed to give handicapped junior and senior high school students a variety of real world experiences in the natural setting. Advantages of the community based approach include immediate transfer of learning, opportunities for generalization, provision of role models by other…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Cooperative Education, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities
City Univ. of New York, NY. Center for Advanced Study in Education. – 1987
The manual addresses the design and implementation of personnel practices for improving the preparation and performance of paraprofessionals who work with developmentally disabled persons in community-based settings. The first part of the manual describes components of a comprehensive system of career development (entry level positions, career…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Ladders, Community Programs, Community Services
