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Topuzova, Lazarina N. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Because child welfare workers serve the most vulnerable children and families, it is necessary that they have sufficient knowledge, skills, and values (competencies) to provide quality services. This study focuses on competencies that the Division of Child and Family Services, Utah (DCFS) views as essential for entry-level child welfare work, and…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Focus Groups, Child Welfare, Disproportionate Representation
Knight, Catherine Berger; And Others – Applied Research in Mental Retardation, 1986
The article describes the implementation and components of a program to train direct care staff working on community adjustment of developmentally disabled persons. Developed in response to local needs and respresenting an ongoing collaborative effort, the program also illustrates the role of the University Affiliated Facility in promoting…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Associate Degrees, Community Programs, Community Resources
Shuster, Susan K., Ed.; McBride, Susan L., Ed. – 1979
Three papers and four task force reports from a 1979 conference on the state of the art in early intervention for developmental disabilities are presented. J. Gliedman, in "Social, Psychological, and Ethical Foundations for Early Intervention for the Developmentally Disabled," applies a minority group model to the education of handicapped…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Developmental Disabilities, Infants, Intervention