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Download full textButler, 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
Butler, Terry E.; Friesen, Barbara J. – 1988
In spite of the growing awareness and development of respite services, many families in need of them have little or no access. This is especially true for families whose children have emotional handicaps. A rationale for respite services supports parents' entitlement to respite care, its importance to all family members, and its help in improving…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Emotional Disturbances, Family Problems
Peer reviewedReid, Penny; Legaz, Mary Ann – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1988
Camp Fire's Special Sitters Project addresses the need for respite care experienced by parents of disabled children. The project trains teenagers to care for young handicapped children and links the teenagers with parents who call for babysitting service. The project has been successfully replicated in five communities. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Caregivers, Child Rearing, Day Care
Peer reviewedRoberts, Margaret; Siegel, Maxine – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1988
In a program developed at Merrywood School (Bellevue, Washington), four key components were identified as critical to successfully placing disabled children in foster care: identification and recruitment of stable, motivated, and qualified foster parents; preparation of foster parents; support for foster parents' needs; and development of creative…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Disabilities, Family Characteristics, Foster Care
Ownby, Lisa L.; Hooke, Amanda C.; Moore, Dee Wylie; Garland, Corinne W.; Frank, Adrienne – 1999
Four manuals on implementing the Partners Respite Model, which provides respite care for children with disabilities or chronic illnesses, comprise this document. The Community Planning Manual offers a step-by-step guide to replication of the Partners Respite Model and is divided into sections on developing the Partners program, implementing the…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Child Rearing, Community Programs, Disabilities
Peer reviewedDeiner, Penny L.; Whitehead, Linda C. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1988
This paper proposes an expansion of respite care for families of handicapped children to include early intervention services and informal social supports. The experiences of the Delaware FIRST Program are described, focusing on using family day care as a respite service, training for family intervention, and emphasizing family-oriented resources.…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Family Day Care, Family Involvement
Deiner, Penny L.; Whitehead, Linda C. – 1988
The Delaware FIRST Program is designed to meet the needs of handicapped infants and toddlers through trained family day care providers. The program is based on a developmental family systems approach. It strives to provide families with ongoing support by offering mainstreamed family day care or respite care, by developing and/or facilitating an…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Disabilities, Family Day Care, Family Involvement
