Descriptor
| Experimental Programs | 9 |
| Program Descriptions | 3 |
| Disadvantaged Youth | 2 |
| Foster Children | 2 |
| Foster Family | 2 |
| Handicapped Children | 2 |
| Home Visits | 2 |
| Social Workers | 2 |
| Adjustment (to Environment) | 1 |
| Agency Role | 1 |
| Aggression | 1 |
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Source
| Child Welfare | 9 |
Author
| Anderson, Richard J. | 1 |
| Berman, Yitzchak | 1 |
| Black, Samuel | 1 |
| Garber, Michael | 1 |
| Griffin, Patricia C. | 1 |
| Highfill, Thomas J. | 1 |
| Jaffe, Rivka | 1 |
| Jones, Mary Ann | 1 |
| Marcus, Ned N. | 1 |
| Pedosuk, Leona | 1 |
| Ratcliffe, Elizabeth | 1 |
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Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
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Peer reviewedBerman, Yitzchak – Child Welfare, 1971
Descriptors: Attendance, Dropout Programs, Dropouts, Experimental Programs
Peer reviewedJones, Mary Ann – Child Welfare, 1976
This demonstration program evaluated by the Child Welfare League of America indicates that intensive service to families is effective in elinating the need for foster care or in reducing the time spent in care by children of "at risk" families. (Author/GO)
Descriptors: Experimental Programs, Family Programs, Family Relationship, Foster Children
Peer reviewedGarber, Michael; And Others – Child Welfare, 1970
Placement of 20 minority group children in low income minority group foster homes proved highly successful in terms of family adjustment and child behavior modification. (NH)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Experimental Programs, Foster Children, Foster Family
Peer reviewedGriffin, Patricia C. – Child Welfare, 1973
A project carried out by a group of graduate social work students in a facility within a mainly black low-income area offers evidence of the effectiveness of innovative techniques, and discloses problems facing black and white staff members. (Author/ST)
Descriptors: Black Community, Caseworker Approach, Community Services, Disadvantaged Youth
Peer reviewedJaffe, 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
Peer reviewedHighfill, Thomas J.; Anderson, Richard J. – Child Welfare, 1975
Describes the role of the school social worker in Project Early Help, a demonstration program operated by the Peoria, Illinois, Public Schools for handicapped children, ages 3 through 8. (ED)
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Elementary School Students, Experimental Programs, Handicapped Children
Peer reviewedBlack, Samuel – Child Welfare, 1972
An experimental program combining pregnant adolescents and nonpregnant girls in group therapy indicated advantages in this approach over group therapy involving only pregnant girls. (Author)
Descriptors: Emotional Problems, Experimental Programs, Group Therapy, Illegitimate Births
Peer reviewedPedosuk, Leona; Ratcliffe, Elizabeth – Child Welfare, 1979
Describes a Canadian social service pilot program which employed experienced foster parents as foster family workers to recruit, screen, and train prospective foster parents. (CM)
Descriptors: Agency Role, Experimental Programs, Foster Family, Helping Relationship
Peer reviewedMarcus, Ned N. – Child Welfare, 1973
Psychiatric care for deprived children presents special problems if treatment is undertaken in the office of a private practitioner. An experimental program indicates the effectiveness of supportive measures made possible through special funding. (Author/ST)
Descriptors: Aggression, Ancillary Services, Case Studies, Disadvantaged Youth
