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Jamieson, Shirley; Wendt, Sarah – Rural Society, 2008
This paper outlines the findings of an exploratory study conducted in a small rural community in South Australia in 2006. Human service providers, experienced in working with victims and/or perpetrators of domestic violence, were asked about their experiences and perceptions of perpetrator programs in small rural communities. Specifically,…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Community Attitudes, Rural Areas, Foreign Countries
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Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1986
The Early Intervention Effectiveness Institute established by Utah State University will increase the knowledge base concerning efficacy of various types of early intervention with handicapped children. Let's Play to Grow is a recreation and support program for disabled children and their families with approximately 200 clubs and 6,000 members…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Research, Play, Preschool Education
Winton, Mark A. – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 1990
Twenty-seven parents with sexually abused children evaluated the effectiveness of a parent support group. Results indicated significant decreases in some of the children's dysfunctional behaviors, increased parental perception of coping skills and confidence as parents, but no change in parents' stress levels. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Child Abuse, Coping, Parent Counseling
Stein, Alan R.; Haggard, Molly – 1988
The Parent Services Project (PSP) is a family resource program which provides supportive activities for highly stressed and socially isolated parents based on the "social support as a stress-buffer" model of primary prevention. A PSP evaluation followed parents as they went through the PSP program and compared them with a matched control…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Comparative Analysis, Family Health, Family Programs
Osterkamp, Marilynn B.; And Others – 1983
Although informal assessments of caregiver training and support groups have been positive, empirical evidence of their beneficial impact is needed. To evaluate a group program for families of elderly parents, a pre/postmeasure, experimental/control group design was implemented. Adults participating in two workshops on "Your Aging…
Descriptors: Adults, Aging Education, Aging (Individuals), Control Groups
Brown, Margaret Elizabeth – 1992
This practicum provided support to isolated parents whose institutionalized children with mental handicaps were being returned to the community. It focused specifically on an isolated single parent father with a teenage daughter. The father joined a parent group for support. Support was provided to the father by assisting him in accessing…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Advocacy, Community Programs, Counseling
Duff, Grace; And Others – 1987
The project described in this report was designed to provide a delivery system serving single parents/homemakers by developing a strong network among the area's social service providers and project collaborators that could be sustained following termination of project funding (June 30, 1987). During the first phase of the project, plans were made…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Delivery Systems, Displaced Homemakers