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Lewis, Ann; Newton, Helen; Vials, Susan – Support for Learning, 2008
There has been lively and continuing interest worldwide about how best to ensure that all children, and, in particular, children with special needs or disabilities, have their views heard. In the UK, successive legislation across children's services has made this increasingly important. Children's views are even a part of the formal evaluation of…
Descriptors: Special Needs Students, Childhood Needs, Child Advocacy, Prompting
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). Early Childhood and Family Education Unit. – 2003
This monograph summarizes the issues discussed at an international workshop convened to identify strategies, lines of action, and innovative approaches to respond to the needs of young children faced by the African HIV/AIDS pandemic. The monograph provides background information on the HIV/AIDS pandemic; describes current initiatives and results…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Child Advocacy, Child Health, Childrens Rights
Hines, Mary L. – 1987
This manual is intended to assist individuals with disabilities or their families to protect their rights and solve their problems through developing appropriate advocacy skills. Chapter 1 defines advocacy, discusses different types of advocacy, and examines attitudes towards advocacy that may help or hinder its practice. Chapter 2 describes basic…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Assertiveness, Change Strategies, Child Advocacy
Mott-McDonald Associates, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1977
This paper describes the five-year Florida Foster Care and Adoption Plan which was developed to facilitate the provision of more effective services to children needing full time care outside the parental home. The paper is divided into five chapters plus an introduction and summary. The introduction outlines the problems facing the social service…
Descriptors: Adoption, Change Strategies, Child Advocacy, Child Welfare
Mauk, Gary W. – 1994
While the commitment to technology for neonatal and infant hearing screening in this country has come a long way and is evolving rapidly, the average age of 18-30 months, at which young children with auditory disabilities are identified, is still unacceptable. The promise of earlier detection, diagnosis, and habilitation of hearing loss is within…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Auditory Tests, Change Strategies, Child Advocacy
Linn-Benton Education Services District, Albany, OR. – 1995
This report describes achievements of a Linn County (Oregon) project to design, implement, and evaluate a county-wide comprehensive interagency model for achieving improved outcomes for children with or at risk of developing emotional/behavioral disabilities. The project stressed systems change, driven by full parent participation and interagency…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Behavior Disorders, Change Strategies, Child Advocacy
Thomas, Nancy E., Ed.; Friesen, Barbara J., Ed. – 1990
The Next Steps Conference was one of a series of meetings held for the purpose of increasing the capacity of family members, professionals, and other interested citizens to work together on behalf of children who have serious emotional disorders and to shape an agenda for improved services. The conference was organized around four major issues:…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Change Strategies, Child Advocacy, Child Custody