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Supervision of Child Care Staff
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Fant, Raymond S.; Ross, Andrew L. – Child Welfare, 1979
Presents basic concepts and techniques for developing an effective, supportive program for supervising child care workers in residential facilities. (CM)
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Program Descriptions, Program Development, Residential Care
Ingredients of a Creative Family Day Care Program
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Sulby, Arnold B.; Diodati, Anthony – Child Welfare, 1975
Discussed the following aspects of a well-functioning family day care program: (1) clustering of homes; (2) preservice and inservice workshops; (3) consultation; (4) family day care assistants; (5) stable method of payment; (6) alternative systems; and (7) agency attitudes toward day care mothers. (Author/SDH)
Descriptors: Agency Role, Child Caregivers, Day Care, Distance
A Direct-Service Volunteer Program in a Residential Setting
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Snyder, Florence D. – Child Welfare, 1975
Reviews the design and implementation of a direct-service volunteer program in the Boys and Girls Aid Society of San Diego, a private, nonprofit treatment facility for 56 emotionally disturbed teenagers. (Author/SDH)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Caregivers, Emotional Disturbances, Handicapped Children
Sex Education for Children in a Residential Center.
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Beckham, Cecilia Owens; And Others – Child Welfare, 1979
Describes the development and implementation of a sex education program for emotionally disturbed children aged 6 through 18 in a residential center. The training of child care workers and the worker's role as a teacher is emphasized. (CM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Caregivers, Children, Emotional Disturbances
What Does the Parent-Consumer Want from the Houseparent? A Survey and Recommendations.
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Corder, Billie F.; And Others – Child Welfare, 1981
A survey of parents, foster parents, and guardians whose children were group home residents indicated the need for programs with different levels of parent involvement. Written contracts between houseparents and children's parents are recommended. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Child Caregivers, Group Homes, Needs Assessment
Establishment of Day Care Programs for the Mentally Retarded
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Donohue, Daniel T. – Child Welfare, 1971
Describes Maryland's extensive network of day care centers for severely mentally retarded children. Specific characteristics, stipulated for all the programs, are reviewed. (Author/AJ)
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Community Cooperation, Community Organizations, Day Care
Philadelphia's Collaborative Process for Building a Responsive Agenda for Kinship Care.
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Danzy, Julia – Child Welfare, 1996
Describes the experience of the Philadelphia Kinship Care Task Force's collaborative process between political, public, and private communities to respond to the emergence of kinship care. Describes the achievements including a national summit, initiation of dialog on policy and program aspects, and formation of legislative and administrative…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Caregivers, Child Custody, Child Rearing
Family Preservation and Support Services: A Missed Opportunity for Kinship Care.
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Danzy, Julia; Jackson, Sondra M. – Child Welfare, 1997
Discusses historic significance of kinship care in preserving African American families, development of kinship care and family preservation programs, and importance of the natural relationship between the two. Presents findings on states' use of kinship care in plans for the Family Preservation and Support Services Act, and explores whether they…
Descriptors: Black Family, Blacks, Child Development, Child Welfare
Kinship Care as a Child Welfare Service: The Policy Debate in an Era of Welfare Reform.
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Gleeson, James P. – Child Welfare, 1996
Presents a case study of the development of kinship care policy in Illinois due to court decisions regarding the provision of financial support to relatives acting as foster parents. Compares recent reform of kinship care policies in Illinois with welfare reform efforts across the country and their national implications. (SD)
Descriptors: Agency Role, Child Advocacy, Child Caregivers, Child Custody