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Direct linkPetrowski, Nicole; Cappa, Claudia; Deliege, Antoine; Khan, Muhammad Rafiq – Global Studies of Childhood, 2022
Accurate data on the extent to which residential homes for children in Ghana are in compliance with national standards for quality of care and case management are lacking. To begin to address this gap, a census of residential homes and an enumeration of the child population were undertaken in 2019, followed by a survey on a representative sample…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Residential Care, Children, Compliance (Legal)
Beth McDaniel; Elissa Gitlow; Amy Dworsky – Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 2025
Home visiting may be particularly beneficial for families involved with the child welfare system. These families are often dealing with an array of interrelated challenges such as poverty, mental health problems, substance abuse, domestic violence, and housing instability, that may adversely affect parents' ability to address their children's…
Descriptors: Home Visits, Child Welfare, Prevention, Child Abuse
Lynch, Paul; Gladstone, Melissa; McLinden, Michael; Douglas, Graeme; Jolley, Emma; Schmidt, Elena; Chimoyo, Josephine – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2018
This is a first mixed-methods study, which created, adapted and tested the feasibility of a training programme targeted at parents, community professionals, specialist teachers and volunteers to provide advice on developmental stimulation for children with visual impairment in their homes in rural and urban settings of Malawi. The study followed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Visual Impairments, Feasibility Studies, Young Children
Ellenbogen, Stephen; Klein, Benjamin; Wekerle, Christine – Early Child Development and Care, 2014
The profound injuries caused by child maltreatment are well documented in the neurological, attachment, cognitive, and developmental literature. In this review paper, we explore the potential of early childhood education (ECE) as a community-based resilience intervention for mitigating the impacts of child abuse and neglect and supporting families…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Early Childhood Education, Resilience (Psychology), Intervention
Sulkowski, Michael L.; Wingfield, Robert J.; Jones, Douglas; Coulter, W. Alan – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2011
School psychologists often are involved with the provision of services to students with chronic physical health conditions and mental health problems. However, collaborative efforts between school psychologists and the medical professionals who treat these youth often are lacking despite the benefits that may result from interdisciplinary…
Descriptors: Physicians, School Psychologists, Health Conditions, Physical Health
Kilburn, M. Rebecca, Ed. – RAND Corporation, 2014
The Promising Practices Network (PPN) on Children, Families and Communities (www.promisingpractices.net) began as a partnership between four state-level organizations that help public and private organizations improve the well-being of children and families. The PPN website, archived in June 2014, featured summaries of programs and practices that…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Well Being, Web Sites, Child Development
Borisova, Ivelina; Coddington, Cathy – Young Children, 2010
The early childhood years (conception to age 8) are not only the most critical time for human growth but also for development and learning. Neurological and behavioral scientists document how inadequate stimulation and interactions can disrupt basic neural circuitry and cause long-term challenges for child's cognitive development. Yet, despite the…
Descriptors: Integrated Services, Early Childhood Education, Health Programs, Young Children
Lotze, Geri M.; Bellin, Melissa H.; Oswald, Donald P. – Journal of Family Social Work, 2010
Family-centered care (FCC) is widely acknowledged as supporting positive outcomes in children with special health care needs (CSHCN) and their parents. The intent of this mixed-method research was to enhance understanding of family-centered behaviors in professionals who had received specialty training in the principles of FCC and to explore…
Descriptors: Health Needs, Special Health Problems, Parent Participation, Educational Principles
Download full textDaro, Deborah; Dodge, Kenneth A. – Future of Children, 2009
Deborah Daro and Kenneth Dodge observe that efforts to prevent child abuse have historically focused on directly improving the skills of parents who are at risk for or engaged in maltreatment. But, as experts increasingly recognize that negative forces within a community can overwhelm even well-intentioned parents, attention is shifting toward…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Prevention, Community Responsibility, Cultural Context
Bakermans-Kranenburg, Marian J.; Bos, Karen; Bunkers, Kelley McCreery; Dobrova-Krol, Natasha A.; Engle, Patrice L.; Fox, Nathan A.; Gamer, Gary N.; Goldman, Philip; Groark, Christina J.; Greenberg, Aaron; Grotevant, Harold D.; Groza, Victor K.; Gunnar, Megan R.; Johnson, Dana E.; Juffer, Femmie; Kreppner, Jana M.; Le Mare, Lucy; McCall, Robert B.; Muhamedrahimov, Rifkat J.; Nelson, Charles A., III; Palacios, Jesus; Sonuga-Barke, Edmund J. S.; Steele, Howard; Steele, Miriam; Tieman, Wendy; van IJzendoorn, Marinus H.; Verhulst, Frank C.; Vorria, Panayiota; Zeanah, Charles H. – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 2011
This monograph reviews literature pertaining to children without permanent parents. Chapters review (1) the development of children while institutional residents; (2) the development of postinstitutionalized children transitioned to family environments (i.e., adoption); the effects of institutionalization on (3) attachment behaviors, (4) physical…
Descriptors: Evidence, Childrens Rights, Child Welfare, Young Children
Mano, Momoko – Educational Studies in Japan: International Yearbook, 2007
Meeting the diverse needs of young people who are coping with such problems as delinquent behaviors or poor academic performance is an urgent issue today. This paper aims to demonstrate the benefits of introducing intergenerational mentoring activities into educational programs for supporting "at risk" adolescents by highlighting some innovative…
Descriptors: Mentors, Demonstration Programs, Older Adults, Adolescents
Pennsylvania Univ., Philadelphia. National Center on Fathers and Families. – 2001
Issues of incarceration and its effects on parents, children, families, and communities are as much human development concerns as policy dilemmas. This report synthesizes the discussion of these concerns and their implications for policy, practice, and research as presented at the National Center on Fathers and Families'"Roundtable on…
Descriptors: Caseworker Approach, Child Development, Child Welfare, Drug Abuse
Staerkel, Fredi J.; Spieker, Susan – Journal of Family Social Work, 2006
The outcome results of home visiting programs have been mixed and modestly encouraging at best. To further understand this phenomenon it is important to understand what influences participation in home visiting programs. This study explores the relationship between housing stability and level of participation in an Early Head Start home visiting…
Descriptors: Housing Needs, Disadvantaged Youth, Home Visits, Participation
de la Rosa, Ivan A.; Perry, Joanne; Dalton, Lisa E.; Johnson, Victoria – Research on Social Work Practice, 2005
Objective: Using a theory of change framework, this study examines outcome measures of a home visitation program that provided services to first-born children and their parents living in southwestern New Mexico. Method: Home visitation workers conducted pretest and posttest assessments for prenatal and postpartum periods for 109 families receiving…
Descriptors: Home Visits, Pretests Posttests, Prenatal Care, Birth Order
Annan, Jean – Kairaranga, 2005
Educational psychologists in most parts of the world report that they take ecological approaches to their work. But what does working ecologically mean? How do we recognise ecological practice? This article discusses some salient aspects of the practice of psychologists who say they work ecologically. The first section of the paper presents a…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Global Approach, Foreign Countries, Ecological Factors
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