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Jaffe, Rivka – Child Welfare, 1979
Describes an Israeli experimental program in which homemakers are trained to assist in the care of retarded children remaining at home. (CM)
Descriptors: Child Care, Children, Experimental Programs, Foreign Countries
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Pufahl, Elisabeth – Child Welfare, 2007
Nonprofit family-run organizations, such as Tennessee Voices for Children (TVC), are providing leadership in advocating for and delivering services to children and families in need. Utilizing a family-driven approach and a staff partially comprised of parent-professionals, TVC's Nashville Connection and Family Connection programs have strengthened…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Child Welfare, Mental Health, Delivery Systems
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Pomerantz, Phyllis; And Others – Child Welfare, 1990
Describes a home-based intervention program that provided time-intensive, supervised, paraprofessional services to a family in which parents and infant had serious disabilities. Programmatic needs and delivery of services to disabled parents and families are discussed. (NH)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Case Studies, Child Welfare, Disabilities
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Bribitzer, Marjorie P.; Verdieck, Mary Jeanne – Child Welfare, 1988
Evaluates the Family Program, a family-centered program in northern Virginia which provides intensive in-home support and treatment to families with children in the custody of county child welfare departments. The sample comprises 42 closed cases. Results show that families that are at risk benefit significantly from extensive support systems.…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Welfare, Children, Family Characteristics