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Download full textAmerican Humane Association, Englewood, CO. Children's Div. – 1995
The second annual roundtable represents an on-going effort to share knowledge and information and to develop a common agenda and measure the achievement outcomes in child welfare. This roundtable's goals included: (1) reviewing and selecting appropriate outcomes for children and families in child welfare systems; (2) building understanding of a…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Welfare, Children, Family Programs
Le Prohn, Nicole S., Ed.; Wetherbee, Kathleen M., Ed.; Lamont, Elena R., Ed.; Achenbach, Thomas M., Ed.; Pecora, Peter J., Ed. – 2002
A key tool that is available to child welfare agencies is the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), which has been used for several years in mental health settings. This book provides many examples of how the CBCL may be used in practice and research, including chapters that highlight different statistical techniques for analyzing data and presenting…
Descriptors: Adolescent Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Child Welfare, Family Programs
European Forum for Child Welfare, Brussels (Belgium). – 1992
This conference report presents papers delivered during the three sessions of the conference. The first session concerned violence against children. In this session, two papers discussed the goal of achieving a healthy childhood for all children. The second session addressed the topic of early child care and education. Papers presented in this…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Welfare, Childrens Rights, Day Care
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1977
This document is the official record of hearings held September 8 and 12, 1977, dealing with the reorganization of the Office of Human Development. The hearings were held before the Subcommittee on Select Education of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor. Included in these proceedings are statements, prepared…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrative Organization, Agencies, American Indians
Administration for Children, Youth, and Families (DHHS), Washington, DC. – 1993
The papers in these proceedings focus primarily on features of the Head Start Program, contributions made to its research and its future direction. The first part of the proceedings contains presentations from the nine symposia, dealing with the following topics: (1) Head Start demonstration projects; (2) issues relating to education and the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Health, Child Welfare, Demonstration Programs
National Association for Welfare Research and Statistics, Olympia, WA. – 1993
The presentations compiled in these proceedings on welfare and self-sufficiency reflect much of the current research in areas of housing, health, employment and training, welfare and reform, nutrition, child support, child care, and youth. The first section provides information on the conference and on the National Association for Welfare Research…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Support, Child Welfare, Day Care
Hooper-Briar, Katharine, Ed.; Lawson, Hal A. , Ed. – 1996
Drawing on testimonials and case studies, this collection of conference papers describes a variety of professional associations, organizations, and individuals working together for the benefit of our most fragile families and children. The 48 papers are divided into sections that: (1) express the vision at the core of partnerships phenomenon; (2)…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Agency Cooperation, At Risk Persons, Child Welfare
Fish, Sue, Ed.; Holloway, Carolyn, Ed. – 1991
These conference proceedings contain presentations related to child abuse and neglect among American Indians and mental health issues for emotionally disturbed American Indian children and adolescents. Specific topics include: (1) tribal mental health programs; (2) child abuse prevention and intervention; (3) child rearing programs to fight child…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, American Indians, Child Abuse, Child Rearing
Johnson, Troy R., Ed. – 1993
This proceedings contains edited transcripts of speeches and workshops given at a conference on the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), held at UCLA in January 1992. Workshop titles were: fetal alcohol syndrome; responding to the family in Indian child welfare; joint in-service training for management of Indian Child Welfare Act cases; domestic…
Descriptors: Adoption, Alcohol Abuse, American Indians, Caseworker Approach
Florida State Mental Health Inst., Tampa. – 1996
Why, despite society's common understanding of the problems of children, have individuals failed to act decisively and powerfully to bring them security and hope? This report, which includes articles excerpted and adapted from presentations and discussions at a 1996 symposium, addresses this question. After an introduction by Rosalynn Carter, the…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, At Risk Persons, Child Advocacy, Child Development
Rosenthal, Elizabeth C.; And Others – 1984
The report of the fifth National Indian Child Conference (1983) contains a statistical portrait of the American Indian child, excerpts from the keynote address by J. Herman Blake, workshop topics, summary of a forum on the federal government's role in Indian affairs, conference resolutions, conference evaluation, and a directory of conference…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Child Abuse, Child Neglect
Save the Children, Albuquerque, NM. – 1982
The report of the fourth National Indian Child Conference (1982), sponsored by Save the Children, contains a statistical portrait of the American Indian child, synopses of 7 major presentations and 64 workshops, recommendations, a conference evaluation, and lists of conference staff, presenters, and tribal representation. Topics of major…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Alcohol Education, American Indian Education, American Indians
