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Wisconsin Council on Developmental Disabilities, Madison. – 1983
The booklet is designed to help people interested in babysitting for children with special needs. A brief explanation of each of the four disabilities covered by this guide (autism, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and mental retardation) is followed by a checklist designed to elicit information on practical issues from parents, such as communication…
Descriptors: Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Child Caregivers, Child Rearing
Lukenbill, Ron; And Others – 1977
The manual is intended for use in training institutes for persons providing respite care for families of children with developmental disabilities in Montana. Expectations for participants and objectives for training are outlined in preliminary sections. Each chapter contains a brief statement of the chapter's main point or points, a selected…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Drug Therapy, Institutes (Training Programs), Normalization (Handicapped)
Ross, E. Clarke – Word from Washington Analysis, 1980
The report discusses financing respite care (short term care of the handicapped to provide family relief) services for the developmentally disabled (DD). Respite care is examined as a component of a comprehensive service delivery system for the DD, and the scope of respite care services as conceptualized by its advocates is reviewed. Nationally…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Family Problems, Financial Support, Personal Care Homes
Moore, Cory; Seashore, Charles N. – 1977
The role of support services in providing respite care for families of handicapped children is discussed. Areas in which families need assistance are explained to include basic tasks of family living and crisis management, while sources of support are seen to include role models, close friends and information agents. Exercises are described to…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Community Services, Exceptional Child Services, Family Attitudes
Peer reviewedBernard, Miriam – Gerontologist, 1984
Describes the Potteries Elderly Support Group, a small-scale, locally based initiative in England, which relieves relatives, one day a week, of some of the pressures associated with caring for an elderly mentally infirm person. Details the rationale for the group and describes how it has been funded, staffed, and operated. (JAC)
Descriptors: Adult Day Care, Foreign Countries, Geriatrics, Mental Disorders
Peer reviewedUpshur, Carole C. – Mental Retardation, 1982
Findings of an evaluation of a pilot home-based respite care program designed to serve 35 severely mentally retarded and disabled persons were reported. Results indicated that respite care services had never been previously received by 51.8% of the families. (Author/SB)
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs, Home Programs, Program Evaluation
Peer reviewedFriss, Lynn – Gerontologist, 1990
Profiles statewide program to support family caregivers of brain-impaired adults. Identifies major needs and problems of family caregivers and delineates service interventions to meet needs. Presents demographic data on major characteristics of over 3,000 family caregivers and cognitively impaired patients. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Family Caregivers, Neurological Impairments, Older Adults, Respite Care
Peer reviewedAbelson, A. Geoffrey – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 1999
A respite care needs assessment survey was completed by 574 Iowa families of children with developmental disabilities. Results documented a void in the availability and accessibility of respite services regardless of demography, income level, or extent of disability. Respondents generally perceived that the availability of respite care service…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Developmental Disabilities, Family Needs, Family Problems
Peer reviewedAldgate, Jane – Children & Society, 1998
Explored use of respite care by 60 families to help prevent family breakdown. Found that after nine months, parents were more in control of their lives and had reduced family problems. Ninety-two percent of families remained intact. Social workers were more satisfied with the intervention in less-complex than in more-complex cases. Children…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Case Studies, Children, Family Programs
Helping Each Other Help Others: Principles and Practices of Collaboration. ARCH Factsheet Number 25.
Download full textHimmelman, Arthur T. – 1993
This fact sheet focuses on principles and practices of collaboration, especially between community crisis nursery and respite care services for families of children with special needs. First, the paper distinguishes among various ways to share resources, including networking, coordination, cooperation, and then collaboration, which is seen as…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Programs, Cooperation, Cooperative Programs
Sturtevant, Judith; Elliott, Sandra – 1994
This fact sheet summarizes issues in the provision of respite services for families with children suffering from severe emotional disturbances. Background information supports the unmet need for respite care services to families caring for such children at home. A definition of "serious emotional disturbance" is provided and typical…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Emotional Disturbances, Family Problems, Legal Responsibility
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1990
This directory offers a list of providers, planners, and researchers involved in respite care services for families with children who are mentally retarded, behaviorally disturbed, or physically disabled. The directory, based on information available as of October 1989, lists over 1,800 respite care providers and their addresses and telephone…
Descriptors: Children, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Family Programs
Arizona State Dept. of Economic Security, Phoenix. – 1980
The manual is designed to provide basic information on disabilities to future respite providers. The first chapter examines the nature and characteristics of handicaps in general as well as specific types, such as cerebral palsy, deafness, mental retardation, and behavioral disabilities. The chapter also introduces changing social notions…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Communication Skills, Disabilities, Discipline
Focal Point, 1988
The newsletter offers perspectives on the provision of family support services for families with disabled members. An introductory article by Madeleine Will, Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, stresses the impressive coping skills exhibited by many such families and their relationship to service professionals.…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Coping, Disabilities, Family Problems
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
