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Fagan, Carol Anne; Gurry, Susan – 1981
A home-based respite care program for children and young adults with severe and multiple disabilities was conceived and developed by a group of parents and community members. A needs assessment revealed the scarcity of respite care in the Cambridge, Massachusetts area. A pilot program was begun to test the model on a limited basis. Evaluation of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Home Programs, Multiple Disabilities, Parents
Morse, Joan – Rehabilitation Literature, 1979
Presents a model for the care of multiply handicapped children (from infancy to about age eight). TEMPO (Training, Evaluation, Home Management, and Parent Orientation) is a program designed to increase understanding of the multiply handicapped child and to develop a combined family-community support system to ensure the child a quality life. (PHR)
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Family (Sociological Unit), Home Management, Home Programs
