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Shelter-Based Community Libraries: In Search of Alternative Livelihoods for Pavement Dwellers in Dhaka City
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Nasiruddin, Md. – Online Submission, 2013
Each night, around 20,000 people--both adults and children--make the streets of Dhaka (the capital city of Bangladesh) their home. Living amongst the noise, rubbish, and traffic, thousands of families walk down the streets of Dhaka, looking for a safe place to rest for just a few hours each night. Trapped in a vicious cycle of poverty, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Homeless People, Emergency Shelters
Building a Parent Support Program and Learning Network.
Baker, David B; Pisecco, Stewart – Reaching Today's Youth: The Community Circle of Caring Journal, 1998
Describes a six-week training program developed for parents of children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD). Parents in the program obtain education and information about AD/HD, learn to develop and implement behavior-management strategies, and receive much-needed support from the workshop facilitators and other parents in the…
Descriptors: Adults, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Standards, Parent Counseling
Dental Education for Care of the Disabled at the University of Washington.
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Stiefel, Doris J. – Journal of Dental Education, 1980
The University of Washington's program of Dental Education in Care of the Disabled is described. It is designed to train dental and dental hygiene students to respect, understand, and serve handicapped patients with knowledge and skill, while meeting special patient needs and using effective inter- and intraprofessional collaboration. (JMF)
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Clinics, Dental Schools
An Attendant Operated Feeding Program for Severely and Profoundly Retarded Females
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Christian, Walter P.; And Others – Mental Retardation, 1973
Descriptors: Adults, Attendants, Behavior Change, Eating Habits
Strategies for Training Adult Counselors
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Waters, Elinor; And Others – Counseling Psychologist, 1976
Adult counselors can benefit from applied skill training to increase their effectiveness as helpers. This article outlines an eclectic training model developed to train paraprofessional counselors. It then describes three major training approaches in use today, and makes some comparisons among the four training models. (Author)
Descriptors: Adults, Comparative Analysis, Counselors, Educational Programs
Job Placement Training Program for Rehabilitation Counselors and Job Placement Specialists.
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Johnson, Gil L.; Maxson, John H. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 1998
Describes the Job Placement Training Program, a training program run by Southern Illinois University that is designed to teach rehabilitation counselors and placement specialists employed by state rehabilitation agencies the knowledge, techniques, and strategies necessary to help rehabilitation clients obtain employment. The program's curriculum…
Descriptors: Adults, Counselor Training, Disabilities, Employment Services
Self-Directed Career Planning for Persons with Disabilities.
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Anderson, Judith A.; Reardon, Robert C. – Journal of Employment Counseling, 1981
Describes a career development project that addresses the special needs of disabled adults by: (1) developing a multimedia-based, self-directed career planning program; (2) providing a training program for 15 disabled adults working as paraprofessional career guidance technicians; and (3) establishing linkages with educational institutions and…
Descriptors: Adults, Agency Cooperation, Career Development, Career Planning