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Peer reviewedHoffman, Stephanie B. – Gerontologist, 1983
Describes a peer counselor training program for five older adult volunteers. Presents suggestions for advertising, screening, program format, and development of practica, and examines the role and helpfulness of the peer counselors who provided in-home counseling services. (JAC)
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Counselor Role, Counselor Training, Gerontology
Download full textCurtis, John A. – 1982
This extensive report describes and provides documentation on Special Communications Services for the Sensory Impaired (SCS), a Virginia-based telecommunications delivery system developed by the Center for Excellence, Inc. (CenTex), to provide information and entertainment broadcasting services to the visually handicapped, the hearing impaired,…
Descriptors: Deaf Blind, Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs, Guidelines
Peer reviewedTaylor, Vincent L.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1984
Offers three guidelines to aid teachers in selecting effective contingency management programs, based on degree of positiveness, effectiveness, and costs to teachers and parents. Describes how to use a simple home-based program, which resulted in successful reduction of mild classroom disruptive behavior. (JAC)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Classroom Techniques, Contingency Management, Elementary School Students
Children First, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1977
This status report is an attempt to provide a comprehensive picture of Head Start home-based programs which aimed at helping parents provide children with the same kinds of activities and support in their own homes that children would receive in any quality child development center. Data was collected through: (1) Children (1st) First, Inc.'s…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Demonstration Programs, Early Childhood Education, Field Interviews
Administration for Children, Youth, and Families (DHHS), Washington, DC. Head Start Bureau. – 1985
This guide for operating the Head Start home-based program option is based on experience gathered in the initial Home Start program and in the decade spanning 1974 through 1984. Its purpose is to offer the tested ideas and procedures gained in those years to organizations wanting to provide home-based child/family development services. The Guide…
Descriptors: Community Surveys, Early Childhood Education, Educational Objectives, Family Programs
