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Murray, Mary M.; Mereoiu, Mariana – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2016
This manuscript describes a statewide initiative to implement a training model for educators and parents of children with disabilities in more than 90 public school districts and 20 higher education institutions. The proposed model was designed to facilitate positive changes among families, teachers and administrators by increasing their…
Descriptors: Parent Teacher Cooperation, Partnerships in Education, Teacher Education Programs, Models
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Hjorngaard, Tina – Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 2011
This commentary is informed by the author's multiple perspectives as a parent of a 12-year-old girl with cerebral palsy, as a social worker, and as a critical disability advocate and activist. While the author occupies these subject positions simultaneously, they are not necessarily always confluent with one another. She struggles with, and is, at…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Disabilities, Social Work, Family Programs
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Carlson, Glenys; Armitstead, Clare; Rodger, Sylvia; Liddle, Gwen – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2010
Background: In recent years, community based therapy service providers have explored different service delivery models to optimize child and family outcomes. This qualitative study aimed to explore parents' experiences of one particular service team that adopted a strengths approach, utilizing natural learning environments. Materials and methods:…
Descriptors: Family Programs, Disabilities, Interviews, Content Analysis
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Power, Emma; Anderson, Alison; Togher, Leanne – Journal of Communication Disorders, 2011
Purpose: Huntington's Disease (HD) is a fatal, hereditary neurodegenerative disorder that is characterized by a triad of motor, cognitive and psychiatric symptoms that impact on both communicative effectiveness and the treatment techniques used to maximize communicative participation. The purpose of this article is to describe the application of…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Family Programs, Diseases, Communication Disorders
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Luecking, Debra Martin; Luecking, Richard G. – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2015
Recently, consensus among researchers and professionals has emerged about factors that contribute to postschool success of youth with disabilities. Prominent among these factors are targeted academic preparation, family involvement, youth empowerment, and service collaboration and linkages. Work experience and paid employment have been identified…
Descriptors: Models, Disabilities, Special Needs Students, Transitional Programs
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Sanders, Matthew R.; Prinz, Ronald J. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2008
Psychologists conducting interventions usually think in terms of assisting individuals, families, or small groups. Reaching large segments of a population is typically not the way most psychologists, in particular clinical and counseling psychologists, conceptualize intervention. In the parenting field, however, where large numbers of parents and…
Descriptors: Psychologists, Family Programs, Child Rearing, Disabilities
Bailey, Donald B., Jr.; And Others – Journal of the Division for Early Childhood, 1986
The article describes a functional model for assessing family needs, specifying family goals, implementing family services, and evaluating effectiveness. The model draws on the "goodness-of-fit" concept to individualize family services to optimize the "fit" between family, child, and services provided. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Family Programs, Intervention
Moore, Judith A.; And Others – 1982
The project, Extending Family Resources, was designed to assess the impact on 14 families of raising children with handicapping conditions and to implement a model program to reduce obstacles facing those families. The model emphasized incorporating under-involved relatives, friends, and neighbors into the family's support network. Performance…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Family Problems, Family Programs, Family Relationship
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Deal, Angela G.; And Others – Infants and Young Children, 1989
This approach to developing Individualized Family Support Plans for families of handicapped children is derived from a needs-based family systems model of assessment and intervention. The process and format are designed to be both flexible and functional in order to be continually responsive to the concerns and needs expressed by families. (JDD)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Family Counseling, Family Programs, Intervention
Butler, Terry E.; Friesen, Barbara J. – 1988
This annotated bibliography addresses issues, principles, programs, and research about respite care published in articles and books from 1978-1988. It covers a wide range of topics, from comprehensive overviews of respite issues, services, and policies to descriptions of specific respite care program models. A number of the bibliographic entries…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Disabilities, Family Programs, Models
Bloch, Judith Simon; Seitz, Martin – 1985
Intended for people interested in replicating the ideas contained in this manual in their own communities, the handbook describes the Family Exchange Center (FEC), an approach designed to support families with developmentally disabled children. Services offered include social, recreational, educational, mutual aid, support, and respite activities.…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Family Programs, Models, Parent School Relationship
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Simeonsson, Rune J. – Journal of Early Intervention, 1991
This article presents a framework for providing services to infants with disabilities and their families, by conceptualizing early intervention in terms of levels of prevention. Primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of prevention are proposed to prevent the manifestation, severity, or extended impact of developmental delays; and implications for…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Early Intervention
Loop, Bertine; Hitzing, Wade – 1980
The monograph provides an historical overview of services for families of disabled children and considers strategies for increasing family support. The historical analysis traces factors influencing the lack of priority placed on family services and describes trends in family resource services. Advantages and drawbacks of the continuum and array…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Community Support, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
Zeitlin, Shirley; And Others – B. C. Journal of Special Education, 1986
The article describes a support program for families of handicapped children (ages birth to 3) involved in an early intervention program. A cognitive-behavioral "Coping with Stress Model," used as the basis for intervention planning and programming, helps families assess their coping effectiveness and identify unmet needs. (JW)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Cognitive Restructuring, Coping, Disabilities
National Center for Early Development & Learning, Chapel Hill, NC. – 1999
Noting that the focus of early intervention has expanded to include family-oriented programs and services, this report proposes a framework for evaluating outcomes for families. The framework is offered as a vehicle for further discussion and is based on current values, theories, and models of family functioning, and relationships between families…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Intervention, Family Programs, Family (Sociological Unit)
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