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Direct linkHurley, Kristin Duppong; Shaw, Tanya; Thompson, Ron; Griffith, Annette; Farmer, Elizabeth M.; Tierney, Jeff – Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, 2006
This study describes the development of the Staff Implementation Observation Form, an instrument to assess staff competence delivering an intervention to youth in group home care with behavioral or emotional disorders. This instrument assesses staff skill at implementing the key treatment components, including building relationships with youth,…
Descriptors: Residential Programs, Observation, Emotional Disturbances, Predictive Validity
Download full textSaginaw Public Schools, MI. Dept. of Evaluation Services. – 1994
Holland House is a residential program for neglected and delinquent youth in Saginaw (Michigan). In 1993-94, the program received Education Consolidation and Improvement Act Chapter 1 funding that was used toward the purchase of materials and toward teacher and aide salaries for a reading skills tutorial program in a special classroom at a…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adolescents, Child Neglect, Compensatory Education
Petr, Christopher G.; Barney, David D. – 1991
In focus group interviews, 39 parents of children (ages birth to 21 years) with developmental disabilities, emotional disorders, and technology-supported needs shared their perspectives regarding special needs, crisis situations, and parent/professional relationships. The purpose of the study was to determine what is necessary to keep children…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Rearing, Children, Crisis Intervention
Saginaw Public Schools, MI. Dept. of Evaluation Services. – 1993
Holland House is a residential program for neglected and delinquent youth in Saginaw (Michigan). In 1992-93, the program received Education Consolidation and Improvement Act Chapter 1 funding, which was used for materials and a teacher and an aide for a reading skills tutorial program. This product evaluation was conducted in 1992-93, and focuses…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adolescents, Child Neglect, Compensatory Education
Lybarger, William A. – 1990
This paper proposes and discusses, from a management point of view, application of specific outcome measurements to residential programs for mentally retarded persons and those experiencing long term mental health problems. These include: rate of restraint and seclusion; percentage of compliance with applicable standards; absenteeism/leave time…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Behavior Change, Evaluation Methods, Institutional Evaluation
Herz, Susan; And Others – 1991
This paper discusses the interagency collaboration between a clinical assessment and intervention program for toddlers offered through the psychiatry department of a large metropolitan west coast medical center and a group home for infants and young children who are positive for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The paper presents the case…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Agency Cooperation, At Risk Persons, Attachment Behavior
Leone, Peter E.; And Others – 1988
A drug and alcohol survey was administered to 283 secondary school students in a large suburban school district in the eastern United States. The survey covered demographic information, life events, coping strategies, and prevalence of substance abuse, asking students about initial and current use of a wide range of substances including alcohol,…
Descriptors: Age, Alcohol Abuse, Day Schools, Drinking
Cornell, Dewey G.; And Others – 1989
The paper reports on a 1-year study of 44 gifted adolescent females who chose to complete high school and college in 5 years. The students in the special residential program at Mary Baldwin College in Virginia received personality and family adjustment measures at the beginning of the year. Results were compared to the students' later…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Acceleration (Education), College Students, Dropout Research
Wolford, Bruce, Ed.; And Others – 1990
The 11 articles in this monograph, selected from more than 100 presentations made at the National Conference on Transitional Services for Troubled Youth, examine the history, current status, best practices, and future needs of troubled youth who are returning from residential to community settings. The papers are the following: "Transitional…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Community Programs, Correctional Institutions
PDF pending restorationHemp, Richard; And Others – 1986
A project entitled "Using Accreditation Results for Statewide Program Evaluation" reviewed agency and client characteristics and outcomes for surveys conducted between 1980 and 1984 by the Accreditation Council for Services for Mentally Retarded and Other Developmentally Disabled Persons (ACMRDD) and the Commission on the Accreditation of…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, Child Development, Daily Living Skills
Kentucky Univ., Lexington. – 1983
This publication describes 12 outdoor education programs/centers serving persons with disabilities in their program curriculum. Each program is described in detail and each description includes an overview of purposes and goals, facility/site description, administration structure, program emphasis for disabled populations, and source of funding…
Descriptors: Administration, Adult Education, Budgets, Cooperative Planning
Coyle, David A.; And Others – 1975
One of five supplements which accompany chapter three of "Mountain-Plains Handbook: The Design and Operation of a Residential, Family Oriented Career Education Model" (CE 014 630), this document contains specific infomration concerning the curriculum component of the research services division. The curriculum products are listed by…
Descriptors: Career Education, Curriculum, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
PDF pending restorationThurlow, Martha L.; And Others – 1978
The monograph reviews literature on issues related to deinstitutionalization and residential services for the developmentally disabled. Six main topics are addressed in the review (sample subtopics in parentheses): planning for deinstitutionalization (use of institutional facilities no longer in operation, training and job placement of displaced…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Community Services, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Developmental Disabilities
DEVLIN, LAURENCE E.; LITCHFIELD, ANN – 1967
IN THE PROGRAM RESEARCH PROJECT OF RESIDENTIAL ADULT EDUCATION CENTERS, DATA WERE COLLECTED BY QUESTIONNAIRE ON 25 ASPECTS OF 1,196 STAFF-INFLUENCED ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED IN 1966 AT RESIDENTIAL CENTERS OF TEN UNIVERSITIES. DATA WERE GROUPED BY NUMBER, LENGTH, AND DISTRIBUTION OF ACTIVITIES, NATURE OF THE ACTIVITY, ORIGIN AND SPONSORSHIP, ROLE OF…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Organizations (Groups), Participant Characteristics
LACHICA, GENARO; TANNER, DANIEL – 1967
A NEW YORK CITY PROGRAM TO IDENTIFY DISADVANTAGED YOUTH WITH UNDISCOVERED COLLEGE POTENTIAL AT THE END OF NINTH GRADE, TO IMPROVE THEIR MOTIVATION AND ACHIEVEMENT IN SCHOOL WORK, TO DEVELOP THEIR EXPECTATIONS FOR COLLEGE ENTRANCE, AND TO IMPROVE THEIR CHANCES FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE, IS DESCRIBED. DURING THE SPRING OF 1965, 579 DISADVANTAGED BOYS…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance Records, College Preparation, Comparative Analysis
