Descriptor
| Social Agencies | 12 |
| Program Descriptions | 5 |
| Adoption | 4 |
| Child Welfare | 4 |
| Social Services | 4 |
| Adopted Children | 3 |
| Foster Children | 3 |
| Foster Family | 3 |
| Childhood Needs | 2 |
| Counseling Services | 2 |
| Day Care | 2 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Children Today | 12 |
Author
| Brown, John A. | 1 |
| Daniels, Robert | 1 |
| Frieman, Barry B. | 1 |
| Gallagher, Ursula M. | 1 |
| Horel, Lisa | 1 |
| Lourie, Norman V. | 1 |
| Middelstadt, Evelyn | 1 |
| Neilson, Jacqueline | 1 |
| Rex, Elizabeth | 1 |
| Saulter, Mae F. | 1 |
| Toogood, Roger W. | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 4 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 4 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
| Illinois (Chicago) | 1 |
| Maryland | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| Social Security Act | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedToogood, Roger W. – Children Today, 1973
Adoption philosophies and social service economics are discussed in this argument for keeping adoption service fees. (ST)
Descriptors: Adoption, Fees, Social Agencies, Social Services
Peer reviewedTurner, Emmett K. – Children Today, 1973
This argument against charging fees for adoption services centers on viewing the child as the agency's primary client. (ST)
Descriptors: Adoption, Fees, Parents, Social Agencies
Peer reviewedYost, Diane M.; And Others – Children Today, 1988
Discusses the Medical Foster Parent Program of the Children's Home and Aid Society of Illinois and La Rabida Children's Hospital and Research Center in Chicago. The program provides foster care for seriously ill children who are wards of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services who would benefit from staying outside of a hospital.…
Descriptors: Chronic Illness, Foster Care, Hospitalized Children, Program Descriptions
Peer reviewedMiddelstadt, Evelyn – Children Today, 1977
Reports on adoption placement services for older children provided by the Lutheran Social Service of Kansas and Oklahoma. (SB)
Descriptors: Adoption, Child Welfare, Elementary Secondary Education, Parent Participation
Peer reviewedGallagher, Ursula M. – Children Today, 1972
Discusses the changing role of social agencies and the need for a reexamination of the counseling services offered in the adoption process. (SP)
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Adoption, Agency Role, Child Welfare
Peer reviewedNeilson, Jacqueline – Children Today, 1972
Article describes the Older Children's Unit of the Adoption Services Section, San Diego Coutny of Public Welfare, San Diego, California. (CB)
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Child Welfare, Childhood Needs, Early Experience
Peer reviewedLourie, Norman V. – Children Today, 1972
Describes the opportunities for using Title IV-A of the Social Security Act in child care programing. (MB)
Descriptors: Child Care, Day Care, Day Care Centers, Federal Legislation
Peer reviewedHorel, Lisa – Children Today, 1987
Describes how a family community center in Milton, Vermont provides the "base" where rural families, formerly isolated from both agencies and each other by geography and economics, can gather and receive a variety of services under one roof. The program is illustrated with a case study. (Author/BB)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Case Studies, Family Problems, Family Programs
Peer reviewedDaniels, Robert; Brown, John A. – Children Today, 1973
Purpose of the Foster Parents Association is to develop effective communication and teamwork between foster parents and agency staff. (DS)
Descriptors: Community Services, Foster Children, Foster Family, Foster Homes
Peer reviewedRex, Elizabeth – Children Today, 1973
Mrs. Rex is secretary of the Foster Parent Association of Child Care Service, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. (DS)
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Child Caregivers, Child Welfare, Family Life
Peer reviewedFrieman, Barry B. – Children Today, 1995
Profiles the parenting seminars and counseling services for divorcing parents offered by the Children of Separation and Divorce Center, a community service agency in Maryland. The seminars are designed to help parents adjust to divorce and understand the needs of their children during and after the divorce process. (MDM)
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Counseling Services, Divorce, Group Therapy
Peer reviewedSaulter, Mae F. – Children Today, 1995
Provides an overview of the programs and activities of Parent Child Incorporated (PCI), a human services agency in San Antonio, Texas. PCI oversees or administers various Head Start, nutrition, family day-care, child-care, health, parenting, and adult education programs. (MDM)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Day Care, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities
