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Pracana, Clara, Ed. – Online Submission, 2014
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends 2014, taking place in Porto, Portugal, from 4 to 6 of April. Psychology, in our time, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and behavioral…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Foreign Countries, Intervention, Prevention
Virginia Developmental Disabilities Planning and Advisory Council, Richmond. – 1983
This report of proceedings includes a keynote address "Prevention of Mental Retardation Circa 1983" (G. Tarjan) and eight papers from a keynote panel. Papers include: "Genetic Issues" (G. Oakley); "Impact of Intervention on High-Risk Children" (J. Gallagher); "Perinatal Issues" (G. Avery); "Social Issues" (J. Mercer); "Feasible Goals for…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Developmental Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education
Ohio State Dept. of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, Columbus. Div. of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities. – 1976
Included are edited transcripts of three presentations by P. Ackerman, Jr. ("A National Perspective on Prevention in the Year 2001"), A. Eaton ("Ohio Prevention Strategies"), and G. Calvert ("The Lost Continent of Prevention"). Abstracted are workshops on the following topics: parent preventive strategies, genetic…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Counseling, Developmental Disabilities, Environmental Influences
O'Brien, John, Ed.; And Others – 1990
This monograph presents excerpts from discussions with participants in the Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Planning Council 1990 retreat, which focused on the creation of effective safeguards for people with developmental disabilities. The discussions note: the increased vulnerability of such people to neglect, abuse, and mistreatment; the…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Neglect
President's Committee on Mental Retardation, Washington, DC. – 1991
This document reports the proceedings of a summit to assess the adequacy of the U.S. effort to prevent mental retardation and related disabilities and to chart the course for future strategies to reduce the incidence and ameliorate the effects of these disabilities, particularly when caused by socioeconomic conditions. The document contains…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Change Strategies, Child Health, Cooperative Planning
Atkinson, Joan K., Ed. – 1980
The report contains 15 papers given at a 1979 Australian conference on prevention and intervention with young children at risk of developmental and learning difficulties. Papers have the following titles and authors: "Prevention and Early Amelioration of Developmental and Learning Disabilities: Progress, Problems and Prospects" (W.…
Descriptors: Communication Disorders, Developmental Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Emotional Problems
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2016, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 30 of April to 2 of May, 2016. Psychology, nowadays, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology