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Direct linkEdwards, Carolyn Pope; Cotton, Janice N.; Zhao, Wen; Muntaner-Gelabert, Jeronia – Young Children, 2010
In 1998 a group of American adoptive parents led by Jenny Bowen created Half the Sky Foundation (HTS) to provide nurturing care and education for children living in Chinese orphanages (known as children's welfare institutions). Jenny, a former screenwriter and film director, and her husband Richard wanted to ensure that the children still waiting…
Descriptors: Young Children, Foreign Countries, Professional Development, Child Welfare
Holden, Martha J.; Izzo, Charles; Nunno, Michael; Smith, Elliott G.; Endres, Thomas; Holden, Jack C.; Kuhn, Frank – Child Welfare, 2010
This paper describes an effort to bridge research and practice in residential care through implementing a program model titled Children and Residential Experiences (CARE). The strategy involves consulting at all levels of the organization to guide personnel to incorporate CARE evidence-based principles into daily practice, and fostering an…
Descriptors: Evidence, Residential Care, Organizational Culture, Program Implementation
Peer reviewedAnd Others; Retish, Paul – Mental Retardation, 1978
The development of Systems Unlimited is summarized; a normalization program that provides community residential living for moderately to severely handicapped individuals, who usually were institutionalized. (Author/BD)
Descriptors: Group Homes, Handicapped Children, Normalization (Handicapped), Program Descriptions
Peer reviewedWilliams, Carol J. – Child Welfare, 1972
Describes the Merrifield Program of the Worcester Children's Friend Society which was designed to meet the needs of a small number of emotionally disturbed, school-age children untreatable while living in their own homes. (Author/MB)
Descriptors: Caseworkers, Emotional Disturbances, Handicapped Children, Home Visits
Peer reviewedKrona, David A. – Child Welfare, 1980
Describes a residential care program for children that involves parents in the role of treatment partners in making assessment, treatment, and discharge decisions for their children. (CM)
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Children, Clinical Diagnosis, Decision Making
Peer reviewedBrown, Ralph A.; Hill, Betty Anne – Child Welfare, 1996
Describes the development and evaluation of a community-based program that provided an alternative to residential care by providing "wraparound" services to children with moderate to severe emotional difficulties. Program goals were preventing admission to residential care, maintaining children in the area, and assisting in early…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Community Programs, Emotional Disturbances, Foreign Countries
