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Jackson, Robin, Ed. – Wessex Studies in Special Education, 1981
Ten papers focus on aspects of special education in Britain, Canada and Sweden. "The Meaning of Handicap" by J. Bicknell presents a dynamic view of handicaps and discusses the effects of others' reactions to the disabled child. M. Cooley ("A Study of Parental Response to Pre-School Provision for Handicapped Children") reviews a…
Descriptors: College Programs, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Riddick, Thomas W.; Mesinger, John F. – 1979
Adventure Bound is a residential program for disturbed/delinquent adolescents designed to promote self discovery through physical activities that are demanding and stressful. The underlying theory of Adventure Bound is that many of the principles of Outward Bound can be modified and utilized in programs for delinquents. The initial 2-year program…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Change, Delinquency, Discovery Learning
Download full textRECKARD, E.C. – 1967
THIS PROPOSAL DESCRIBES THE ANTICIPATED OPERATION OF A PROJECT WHICH WILL OFFER COLLEGE COUNSELING AND ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT TO DISADVANTAGED SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH COLLEGE POTENTIAL. THE STUDENTS WILL BE SELECTED IN THE SEVENTH GRADE AND CONTINUE IN THE PROGRAM THROUGHOUT HIGH SCHOOL. THEY WILL PARTICIPATE EACH SUMMER IN A 5-WEEK…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College School Cooperation, Counseling Instructional Programs, Disadvantaged Youth
Allen, Harry E.; And Others – 1978
This program model focuses on adult residential inmate aftercare programs. Critical issues in halfway house operations, a model for evaluation, and innovative variations are discussed. The facilities discussed include public and private halfway houses that provide residential services to adult offenders as a transitional step between their release…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Administrator Evaluation, Adults, Community Programs
PDF pending restorationSallop, Marvin B., Ed. – 1977
Provided are the proceedings of an educational forum sponsored by the Parent/Professional section of the Office of Education for the Deaf in Texas. Included are the texts of the following presentations: welcome addresses, (G. Butler, A. Menchu, D. Pettingill, and G. Curtis); "Programming Towards the Least Restrictive Alternative" (D.…
Descriptors: Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Identification, Normalization (Handicapped)
Glaser, Edward M.; Ross, Harvey L. – 1974
The final report on facilitation of knowledge utilization by institutions for child development contains analyses of consultation-intervention in four different child care institutions (including psychiatric facilities and an orphanage), and a guide to providing individualized services in children's residential centers. Described in each case are…
Descriptors: Administration, Consultants, Evaluation, Exceptional Child Research
Bricker, George W., Comp. – 1969
Fifty-five university sponsored executive development programs in the United States and Canada are covered in this directory. Each item gives concise basic information on location, duration, dates, tuition, participants, faculty, and official program contacts, followed by descriptions of subject matter and curriculum materials, methods of…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Directories, Extension Education, Facilities
Wisconsin State Univ., Whitewater. School of Education. – 1974
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater's Learning Disability Residency Program is an interagency field-oriented teacher training program designed to meet the immediate and growing need for Learning Disabilities teachers in the state of Wisconsin. The specific objectives of the program include the following: (a) to provide a clinical year of…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Field Experience Programs, Inservice Teacher Education, Laboratory Schools
Training and Research Inst. for Residential Youth Centers, Inc., New Haven, CT. – 1970
This report describes and details the experiences of the Training and Research Institute for Residential Youth Centers (TRI-RYC) during its first year of operation. The TRI-RYC was established by the Department of Labor, Office of Special Manpower Programs, to provide a capability for initiating, training staff for, and evaluating the…
Descriptors: Job Training, Labor Force Development, Models, Program Descriptions
Peer reviewedAlson, Leila Bennett; Swidler, Arleen G. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1976
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Exceptional Child Education, Language Acquisition, Males
Peer reviewedLetulle, Leslie J. – Social Work, 1979
Family therapy theory has changed both the organization of residential treatment facilities and the treatment processes they use. This article describes the historical progression of those changes and presents clinical examples of the integrative use of the residential treatment program and family therapy. (Author)
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Family Counseling, Family Influence, Handicapped Children
Netick, Anne – Education of the Visually Handicapped, 1977
Presented is a design for teaching daily living, socialization, motor, academic, and language skills to deaf blind children in a residential setting. (SBH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Curriculum Design, Daily Living Skills, Deaf Blind
Peer reviewedHawkins, J. David; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1986
A test was conducted of a supplemental skills training and social-network-development aftercare program with 130 drug abusers from four residential therapeutic communities. The intervention produced positive effects on subjects' performance at the conclusion of treatment. Performance improved in situations involving avoidance of drug use, coping…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Drug Rehabilitation, Interpersonal Competence
Exceptional Parent, 1986
This article explains income tax credits and deductions, of particular relevance to parents of disabled children, which may be taken for 1986, covering medical expenses, education, residential programs, transportation, child and disabled dependent care, charitable contributions, special needs adoption, recordkeeping, explaining claims, and…
Descriptors: Adoption, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Disabilities, Donors
Peer reviewedSawyer, Robert N. – Journal of Counseling & Development, 1986
Discusses the rationale and validity for talent searches, with special emphasis on the Duke University Talent Identification Program (TIP). Describes the Precollege and Summer Educational Programs and notes typical results. Discusses the by-mail program and the efforts by TIP to serve as a resource to schools as they develop their own programs.…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Advanced Placement Programs, Children, Counselor Role
