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Download full textShoultz, Bonnie – 1989
Findings are presented from a site visit to a Raleigh, North Carolina, program that provides in-home support to children and adults with severe disabilities and their families. The program, the Wake County Community Alternatives Program for Persons with Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities, is administered by the North Carolina Department…
Descriptors: Community Services, Delivery Systems, Family Involvement, Family Programs
Peer reviewedDamiani, Victoria B. – Roeper Review, 1996
This article describes Project Mandela, a federally funded enrichment and family support program for special populations (such as culturally diverse and economically disadvantaged) of gifted learners. Eighty-seven families participated in development of Individual Family Support Plans to enhance children's educational progress. The project found…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedBeckman, Paula J.; And Others – Journal of Early Intervention, 1993
This paper describes Project Assist, a model for developing and implementing a flexible system of social support that can be individualized for families of infants/toddlers with disabilities. The model uses group support, individual support, and follow-up support to meet a variety of family needs and promote family adaptation. (JDD)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Family Involvement
McGrew, Kevin S.; And Others – 1990
The Families Involved in Schools and Community (FISC) Project was a federally funded project to develop and demonstrate the use of a model Individualized Family Service Plan process for young children with challenging needs and their families. The model emphasizes an individualized family systems perspective, informal nonintrusive assessment and…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Disabilities, Elementary Education, Family Involvement
PDF pending restorationThornton, Susan M. – 1990
This booklet, which is designed for Colorado families with children who have physical or mental disabilities or are at risk for such disabilities, outlines six support mechanisms for these families. The mechanisms include: (1) the early identification process, which is used to locate, evaluate, and identify eligible young children; (2) case…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Annual Reports, At Risk Persons, Developmental Disabilities
Mason, James L.; Young, Thomas M., III – 1990
This guide assists in establishing a collaborative unit or a task group to deliver services to children and youth with serious emotional disabilities and their families. The guide is not intended to be an exhaustive manual, but does address the primary activities of professionals using interagency collaboration to establish comprehensive systems…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Child Advocacy, Community Resources, Delivery Systems
