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The CUIDAR Early Intervention Parent Training Program for Preschoolers at Risk for Behavioral Disorders: An Innovative Practice for Reducing Disparities in Access to Service
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Lakes, Kimberley D.; Kettler, Ryan J.; Schmidt, Janeth; Haynes, Marche; Feeney-Kettler, Kelly; Kamptner, Laura; Swanson, Jim; Tamm, Leanne – Journal of Early Intervention, 2009
Researchers report mental health disparities that indicate that children and families with the highest need for services often are less likely to use them. Only a few investigators have focused on service delivery models to address underuse of services. This study examines the Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC)/University of California,…
Descriptors: Health Services, Behavior Problems, Early Intervention, Mental Health Programs
Current Service Ideologies and Responses to Challenging Behaviour: Social Role Valorization or Vaporization?
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Shaddock, A. J.; Zilber, D. – Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 1991
This paper examines the principles underlying normalization and social role valorization with respect to the values and directions they offer service providers and the social structures they impose on individuals with disabilities who exhibit challenging behaviors. The paper argues that versions of normalization presented by Bengt Nirje and Wolf…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Humanism
Performance Targets and Stability of Placements for Children Long Looked after Away from Home.
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Ward, Harriet; Skuse, Tricia – Children & Society, 2001
A longitudinal study of 249 English children in out-of-home care demonstrated that improving the stability of placements is more likely if agencies can identify which children move frequently and why. Findings showed that the majority of moves were planned transitions from one temporary placement to another. Behavioral difficulties and absence of…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Change Strategies, Children, Delivery Systems
A Report on the Challenging Behaviour Services in an English Health Region.
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Chung, Man Cheung; Cumella, Stuart – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 1996
A survey of 20 health districts in England identified specialist services for individuals with intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviors. Great diversity was found in such services as specialized teams, staffed housing, assessment and short-term admission, and respite care facilities. Entitlement to appropriate treatment was more…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Behavior Problems, Delivery Systems, Foreign Countries
A Case Study of a Lithuanian Foster Family
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Bankauskiene, Nijole; Staskeviciene, Vilma – European Educational Research Journal, 2005
The authors discuss the problems of children's foster care in Lithuania in the context of European dimensions. The article consists of two parts. The first part presents the main changes in the children's care system in Lithuania. The first part reveals the discussion of the paradigm of children's foster care in both the Western and Lithuanian…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Foreign Countries, Foster Care, Child Welfare
Human Services for Adolescents in a Rural Community: A Systems Perspective.
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Benswanger, Ellen G.; And Others – Journal of Rural Community Psychology, 1986
Describes a two-year (1983-1985) systems study of the human services provided adolescents aged 10-17 and their families in one rural Pennsylvania community. Describes teacher/student survey, human services utilization survey, case reviews, and development of community-based advocacy plan. Discusses study's impact on local human services network…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Behavior Problems, Client Characteristics (Human Services)